Bicheno, 250km
Hi all, miss me yet? Well, got to Melbourne airport at 6am and the women charged me me $210 for excess lugage. Note to any cycle tourists: check the airline baggage charges; JETSTAR ARE CUNTS.
Anyway, got on a plane full of Tasmanian U2 fans and had to listen to drivel about whether Pride (in the name of Love) was better than Catch me, Thrill me, kiss me, kill me.
Got of the plane and got the bike set up and left the airport by 10am. Made the smart choice of only sleeping 4 hours but still managed to make it 95km. Got my first flat. Arrived outside of Orford in Spring Bay and set up tent in the backyard of someone's rental property.
Woke up on Tuesday at 7 and rode the 15km to Tribunna and took the Ferry across to Maria island. Realised I have broken two spokes of the back wheel so had to remove them and still havent found replacements. Spend the day on the island walking and cycling and seeing all mannor of wombats and ecidnas and some weird local goose. Much beach sitting was also done but the water was freezing.
Spent Wednesday night in a hostel in Tribunna where I reorganised my luggage, slept with a real pilliow and had the poor hostel owner wash my clothes. Some Italian guy made me pasta.
Thursday was the nicest ride yet. Followed the coast up to Swasea (went to the dump for spokes and the fricken scrappers had removed all metal from all East Coast Tips on Monday) and then organised the bike ferry from Pt Bagot, saving me 52km cycling. Arrived a Freycint national park and rested.
Friday I walked to wineglass bay (I hadn'nt realised it but we went there in year 10). and then biked to friendly beaches (where I got bit by ants and sea lice) but had the whold beach to myself
This mornign it was raining but I rode to Bicheno and have sheltered in this cafe eatting local made icecream and drinking coffe. The sun is out so I am off North. Peace until next time
Harris
Anyway, got on a plane full of Tasmanian U2 fans and had to listen to drivel about whether Pride (in the name of Love) was better than Catch me, Thrill me, kiss me, kill me.
Got of the plane and got the bike set up and left the airport by 10am. Made the smart choice of only sleeping 4 hours but still managed to make it 95km. Got my first flat. Arrived outside of Orford in Spring Bay and set up tent in the backyard of someone's rental property.
Woke up on Tuesday at 7 and rode the 15km to Tribunna and took the Ferry across to Maria island. Realised I have broken two spokes of the back wheel so had to remove them and still havent found replacements. Spend the day on the island walking and cycling and seeing all mannor of wombats and ecidnas and some weird local goose. Much beach sitting was also done but the water was freezing.
Spent Wednesday night in a hostel in Tribunna where I reorganised my luggage, slept with a real pilliow and had the poor hostel owner wash my clothes. Some Italian guy made me pasta.
Thursday was the nicest ride yet. Followed the coast up to Swasea (went to the dump for spokes and the fricken scrappers had removed all metal from all East Coast Tips on Monday) and then organised the bike ferry from Pt Bagot, saving me 52km cycling. Arrived a Freycint national park and rested.
Friday I walked to wineglass bay (I hadn'nt realised it but we went there in year 10). and then biked to friendly beaches (where I got bit by ants and sea lice) but had the whold beach to myself
This mornign it was raining but I rode to Bicheno and have sheltered in this cafe eatting local made icecream and drinking coffe. The sun is out so I am off North. Peace until next time
Harris
posted by Angel Ironhead at 1:29 pm
4 Comments:
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Man... Its 2am... i just finnished my 4th 15 hour shift in as many days... If i could be be anywhere right now it would probly be wine glass bay on the back of a bike... with a splif. Crank on bro, 2750 to go.. Peace n werd
Yo!
hey hman
got fukd up lastnight for hannahs bday.... lorenzo and i thought of u
wished u were there to join the festivities but ur gooonnnnnee
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