15 October 2023
The big news! We won the meat raffle at the Nicco pub. We haven’t won a meat tray in years and it’s great to see this Australian tradition living on in the local pubs. We won’t be on starvation rations for at least a few days.
We are determined to ride some of the amazing rail trails in Victoria. It’s just a matter of logistics and questions of how to get back to the car after a one way ride.
This question was solved yesterday when we rode from Nicholson to Bruthen a distance of 21 kms and then I rode back to get the car. That was after a refreshing coffee and egg and bacon roll.
We shifted our camp to Bruthen and planned today’s ride to Nowa Nowa. This time we came up with a different strategy. We rode to the half way point and then we both rode back to collect the van. The first half going out was all uphill but riding back 22kms was a great joy as it was all downhill.
We drove to Nowa Nowa for lunch and then rode back to out to the mid point and then returned to camp. This ride was again up hill all the way out and a great down hill run back to town. Just as well it was downhill as we were both pretty tired, completing 50kms in the day. There was a time when a 50km ride was a short ride but those days are back in the mists of time.
No cars, very few other cyclists, no snakes and just one rider and her horse. Sunshine, no rain and only a slight breeze. A perfect riding day and tonight a good night’s sleep will be enjoyed by all. Tomorrow looks like rain.
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