| Inverloch to Yarram | |||||
| Date: | 12-09-2014 | Time: | 04:19 h | Σ Time: | 472:50 h |
| Distance: | 100 km | Σ km: | 10019 km | Temp: | 11/24°C |
| Up: | 409 m | Σ Up: | 83947 m | Down: | 400 m |
| Calories: | 1663 kcal | Σ kcal: | 213696 kcal | ||
| Conditions: | Cold but dry in the morning. Fantastic rail trail ride away from the main road. | ||||
10000 kilometers done! Shortly before our current campsite, the 10000 kilometer EFI marker was passed.
It was a fantastic ride today. Although still cold but not raining anymore, with good supporting wind it was nice to ride. Everything covered in green and in numberless shades. Huge ferns along the trail and frog concerts wherever there was water. The old Southern Railway track is transformed into a bike & hiking trail, with a sandy, but compact surface that lets you fast advance. Too fast for a second breakfast in Fish Creek, as we arrived too early. I considered a detour to the most southern point of Australia, that we passed today. However, adding an extra ~70 kilometers on a cold day was too much to enjoy, thus I skipped this thought. The ‘signs’ at lunch indicated rain. A local farmer explained: “If all cows are standing it means ‘fine weather’, if there is a mix of standing and resting cows it means ‘drizzling rain’. However if the majority is resting in the grass it means ‘rain showers’. I asked Bob, who wasn’t riding today, but supporting Doug with lunch, to make sure that the majority of the cows will get on there feet! It seemed to work. On arrival in Yarram the sky opened and sunshine broke through. I did not go straight to camp, as the odometer showed just 98.5 km. Instead I continued to town, found a bakery and had tea and cake, before I turned and got to camp, ensuring I made another century (100km).
