DAY 31: Nov 20th Seymour 60kms in the heat.
The heat, the heat but glory, glory it’s now raining gently….maybe this’ll break this heatwaves back! At about 3pm ish we had a massive gusty wind session for half an hour (woke me up from my arvo sleep!) it has been so hot, and that statement is coming from a Northerner!
trying to take photo's of self, this was up a steep pull, with mega trucks attempt 10 at actually getting a vehicle in the shot!
We’re camped on the banks of the Goulburn River and Joe is keen for a fish tomorrow at the Goulburn River Top Tourist Caravan park, who the owners have very generously donated two nights site fee to ride4acure. The Top Tourist Van Parks have been awesome, no hesitation at any of them to donating site fees. I’m humbled.
Had a brilliant bike ride again averaged 18kms per hour on the huge undulating hills in places between Euroa and Seymour, after the last three days of riding on the flat it was great to have a few hills! Never thought I’d be saying that eh! I left Euroa at 6am pre sunrise and it was hot then! Kim Honan from Mid North Coast ABC rang in for a live interview just before 7am! It was fantastic to hear a voice from home. Kim was the first journo to interview me on radio about ride4acureack in Kempsey at our Celebrate the Macleay Field Day. I’m feeling seasoned now though having had about a dozen interviews on radio. The Wagga Wagga newspaper has ran a great story on ride4acure and Harden Cup, also the Wangaratta Chronicle has ran an article to today.
on track for Seymour
I got here had lunch time (had many ‘phone stops’ today, with about ten calls while I was riding, each of which I had to stop riding to take) and had a sleep for over nearly three hours in the sweltering heat! I didn’t realise I was so tired, it has been hot here of a night and daylight til 9pm so I haven’t been going to sleep til 10.30 then getting up at 4.30-5am each day. Whilst I was having my sojourn this arvo, Young Sam took a couple of very unglamourous shots of me sleeping sprawled out with a wet facewasher on my head! Joe let the cat out of the bag when I woke up, I quickly deleted evidence of my inglory much to the humour of the boys!
Joe is cooking dinner tonight we have nachos on the menu!
- this is a really long steady pull up! awesome ride down the other side:-)
Riding in Victoria is just beautiful. things I notice is that the roadsides in Vic are so much more cleaner and litter free than NSW! Next to no debris from vehicles on roadsie. Only the odd few bits of tyres and cables, nothing like the extensive array of spare parts I was seeing up til the border! And the other big thing is broken glass, it is everywhere, however I have seen less and less the closer I get to Melbourne. It amazes me that people could actually chuck glass out their windows with the intention of smashing it! On the bike constantly on the watch to avoid riding through it.
November 20th, 2009 at 10:45 am
hey maura ms murray from tuncurry here, so proud of you for mastering photography on the bike – great shots. I cant believe i read you were looking for some hills now, you just want to crack the 7okph milestone – you will. Very proud of you and your achievements your still the “solo legend”. Your nearly there love from us all xox
November 20th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Hey Fiona, Lexie and Dennis….I know I was chuffed when I could take the snaps riding along and totally thought I have to let Fiona know! Now I seriously dunno about them being great shots though! And you were right that day when I was in awe of your ability to multi task whilst riding, I am now drinking, eating, lipsmacking, taking shots, talking on my phone on my bike.. I am feeling so much confidence riding now….feeling so much more a part of my bike! And yeah the whole hill things happening! I never beleived I’d be saying it either…but I enjoy the challenge. I’m loving this ride….and this country and the people are/ is awesome! You in particular! I am so appreciative of the support that’s flowed my way from you, Dennis and Reg….your the massage queen though….your massages are awesome……looking forward to catching up when I head back up north.
lotsa love
Maura