It was quite a sight to see 2 grown men cry but it was time to move on from our luxury cabin which apart from rattling blinds, cheap fittings, a doona filled with air and an awkward opening front door was just about as good as it gets in a carvan park !
Once again Greyhound Murray shot out of the blocks while I was left on the starting line having handed in the keys waiting for the guys to come get me until Chris informed me that they'd ridden off earlier !
Marysia had planned the days route to avoid as much as possible the busy main highway (A1) while taking in the countryside scenery and confusing Henley as much as possible - on all 3 points she succeeded admirably !
After 20 kms we turned off the Highway and headed inland before cutting back cross country in the vicinity of the Mt Eccles National Park. The roads here were not only much quieter but also much narrower forcing us to keep an eye out for any oncoming traffic. With a gentle tailwind behind us we were able to keep up a goodish 20km / hr pace surprising Chris when we arrived just after mid day for our lunch break at the tiny town of Orford.
With full stomachs and Henley having resumed his love affair with Millie (Chris and Marysias' s adorable dog) we headed off again this time with thunderstorm like clouds rapidly closing in !
Making our way to Koroit was uneventful other than when Henley ignoring team instructions, started cycling off to Port Fairy instead of Warrnambool ! When Marysia yelled out Kev showed remarkable agility by throwing his bicycle around on a sixpence (he'd applied the brakes in soft debris) barely mainting control before heading off this time in the correct direction !
At Koroit we picked up the Port Fairy to Warrnambool rail trail . As far as rail trails go this one while scenic was pretty poorly maintained as it wound its way though fields and pastures in the general direction of Warrnambool. I say in the "general direction" as the last section took us on a pretty last circuitous route through wetlands (picturesque) on a very lose surface. This was not the only hazard we encountered as cycling around one corner we were confronted by a 3yr old car driver (sitting on her Dads lap) followed by 2 enormous huskies !
Winding our way out of the sand dunes and wetlands we came into the outskirts of Warrnambool where Marysia's I phone took over and guided us to the Warnambool Backpackers just as the rain arrived
Thinking we might have to disguise our age to gain entry we snuck into our bunk bedded room, deposited our gear, showered and then took in the lovely ambience of this place before finishing off the day with a healthy dose of Pizza and Beer (... read we were just too buggered to go out for a meal!)
Tomorrow we get to do it all over again ... yeh !!!!
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