3 Sep 2005

The YHA at Bundanoon has a fine kitchen facility, so I was able to quickly prepare my standard breakfast, this is;
half cup of porridge
quarter cup sultanas
condensed milk to taste.

Then we all gathered to the fray for a briefing and off we went, through Exeter, and onto the Illawarra highway and down to Barrawang for morning tea. Barrawang is in the middle of nowhere, sports a few shops including a real estate office where we were staggered at the prices of land and houses.

Next stop was Fitzroy Falls, fantastic 1000 odd foot falls. The viewing platform extends into the void, my legs trembled as I went out to see them. had lunch there, a vegetable lasange but despite waiting 20 minutes, it was still frozen in the middle, though steaming hot on the outside. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Fitzroy Falls

And after 70 Ks we were back at the YHA and great social evening in front of a log fire and dinner at the local pub.

2 Sep 2005

A ten kilometre ride to my lift and then a 2 hour, 160 K trip to Bundanoon.
On the way, at approximately 6pm, we passed Andrew riding there, he had left Canberra at 5pm.
Booked into the YHA sharing a room with Ian and Karen plus Larry. Cooked tea which was a simple meal;
2 Tblspns barley
2 Tblspns split peas
2 Tblspns brown rice
1 Tsp curry powder
Packet of noodles
90 gram tin of tuna
Boil the first 4 ingredients in water for about an hour, add noodles and boil for another few minutes then chuck in the tuna and after some stiring, eat the mush , it's really filling and tasty.
At 1am, I had to get up to go for a walk and there was Andrew, he had just arrived and the temperature was minus something. What a ride, and at night too!.

And Now it's Spring

The first day of spring in Canberra was a fine and calm day. It did in fact follow a day of violents winds and rains as a front passed through.

Tomorrwow I am away for a 10 days visiting Bundanoon in the Southern Highlands. One 70 K ride for a cup of coffee, and on the Sunday, a 40 K ride for some pumpkin soup. There's gotta be easier of getting a cup of coffee!

And then during the next few days will wend my way to Sydney, stay a couple of nights with my daughter and visit a storage expo at Darling Harbour. After that on to Newcastle and Dungog for a folk festival and riding experience in the Hunter area of NSW. Be taking the train for fair part of the way, City Rail have good facilities for taking bikes.

Hopefully after a safe return, I shall be able to bring you all the gory details.