On the road

Reward on a “short day”…

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Technically we only had to cycle 12 km to move locations – and this is what makes it a rest day. But given we were in Marion Bay it was best to take advantage of our location and go through Innes National Park.

As we had done this park of the ride before… we knew where we were heading. We entered the park the back way… and these bikes were certainly perfect for the terrain.

As expected- the views were stunning…

The dirt roads were smooth (oh if the whole ride was like this..)…

..no not sure what he was doing there either

And then the wildlife also did not disappoint…

… and the a proper road on the way back – just bliss!

…if all rest days could be as good.

Cycled the coast road…

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Here is the start…

… and got to the end

I can say the south coast road is certainly worth cycling. Not much traffic. However there are corrugations – so if you can cope with that (and I know many of you can) you would enjoy being on the road with your bicycle.

Third day on the bike is always the hardest…

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After years of bike touring I know this to be true. You realise you are on the seat for a number of hours.. and you haven’t quite adjusted to the pace. This is how I felt today – but the weather certainly made me feel better.

Just look at the road.. it was like this for the majority of the day

But despite the corrugated roads… of which there were many (seemed never ending) it was good. I made it up this hill without stopping… not that you expected anything less from me.

As you can see there certainly was not many people around. But on the ride we did manage to meet another cyclist on the road who was in an ebike. Brian was cycling from Edithburgh to the lighthouse and return. He stayed with us for a bit and we chatted about bikes and past rides. always good to meet a fellow cyclist on the road!

The cyclist route separated from the walking route… and rejoined for shelter, and it was where we ate lunch early afternoon…

Thankfully.. after this we had about 8+km to go… but it felt longer with all the corrugations! Apologies to my ride companions for the complaints today – here’s to a better ride tomorrow!

Abhaneri

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Abhaneri
Originally uploaded by kdt.

Of course I should be writing a blog entry about the beauty of the Taj Mahal and how the passionate love of a Mughal Emperor created this masterpiece. But how can a thumbnail do it any justice? So you’ll just have to make your own way to India to truly appreciate it… or perhaps with a small bribe we will show some photos on our return…

Anyway this photo is of Chand Baori in Abhaneri step. The guide that followed us around (without really asking whether we wanted one) told as a few things about it. It appears to have been built around 900 and is a huge step well – we think apparently a queen powedered her nose in one of the rooms and slept in in another or so I am led to believe. Of course, had I brought my trusty Lonley Planet with me I could have sounded authoritative. But trust me it has a lot of steps and is rather impressive.