Australia is a BIG country!!! After cycling up the hills to Jarrahdale only to find that the Munda Bidi mountain bike trail was really for mountain bikes (covered with little spherical stones which would have been deadly on the tandem), we joined the South Western Highway to make some progress south. It was TERRIBLE! These road trains that we had read about really do exist and are as dangerous as they sound: 2 or 3 trailers, huge and very very fast. The highway was in some places very narrow with no cylcing shoulder to ride on. It reminded me of India... we literally had to get off the road when we heard these monsters approaching from behind.
Apart from that we have found some lovely wild camping spots, picked our own oranges for our breakfast, saw a flock of pelicans, black headed ibises, pink headed and black and many other kind of parrots and last night went to sleep with the sounds of frogs croaking in the river next to our tent.
We are now on the old coast road past Harvey, much quieter and civilsed riding, hoping for some camping near the Indian Ocean. Unfortunately I have forgotten my swimming costume and still have my cold! John though can't wait to dip his toes. Must go and clock up some more kilometers before tonight.
Apart from that we have found some lovely wild camping spots, picked our own oranges for our breakfast, saw a flock of pelicans, black headed ibises, pink headed and black and many other kind of parrots and last night went to sleep with the sounds of frogs croaking in the river next to our tent.
We are now on the old coast road past Harvey, much quieter and civilsed riding, hoping for some camping near the Indian Ocean. Unfortunately I have forgotten my swimming costume and still have my cold! John though can't wait to dip his toes. Must go and clock up some more kilometers before tonight.
Just to encourage you - it's very cold here.
ReplyDeleteAfter a day's cycling yesterday in Norfolk Steven came back frozen!
Love from Mepal