Wednesday, April 6, 2016

April 6 - to Ilucka

Today was the kind of biking days that you should do when you are on a vacation. 😊  
We rode for only 66 kilometers and had only 78 meters of climbing.  Can you believe that, only 78 meters of climbing.  That tells you we are riding along at sea level.  It was such a pleasant ride coasting along and taking in the scenery.  We rode we stopped, we rode we stopped and on and on the day went.
We stopped at coffee shops and bakeries and pubs and anywhere that there was refreshments to be had.  What a wonderful change to our regular endurance agenda.  We saw an even more unique set of flora and fauna than the previous days.  
    This is a big fig tree.  It is massive with a root system that spreads across the ground.  
    Here is the little general store in Lawrence, New South Wales.  We descended upon the little store and it was like Christmas to the owner.  He instantly had a rush of customers and for the first time a que waiting to be checked out.  I got a bacon and cheese sausage roll and a Coke.  It was massive, over a foot long.  We caught a ferry in Lawrence across the river.  
Our next stop was the town of Maclean.  It was a very quaint Scottish heritage town.  The utility poles were all painted with the tartan colors of various Scottish clans.  It was really neat to see the colors and clans.  I got a blueberry muffin at a small bakery that was so good.  It melted in your mouth.  Of course with a Coke...  And then at the next town,Yamba, we stopped at a pastry shop and I got a meat pie, it was chicken and bacon and cheese.   Fabulous!  And of course a Coke!  With all the eating and the light side of distance riding, I became concerned that the input was seriously outweighing the output.  In other words, for the first time I was eating more than I was expending, a first for this trip.  ðŸ˜³
And of course we were treated to a welcome site...
    The ocean awaited us at Yamba.  What a beautiful site to see.  ðŸ˜„
    Here is a different site.  A swimming pool on the beach built into and out of the rocks.
We are having a rest day in Iluka, a ferry ride from Yamba.

We are in the home stretch and will be riding the coast for the last two days of the trip.


6 comments:

  1. Mike, Time to kick back, relax and enjoy a job well done. Scott.

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  2. Sounds like a wonderful day, now that is what I picture as a good biking day...the only thing missing was "shopping"...ha ha

    Stay safe, luv pam and dan

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  3. Sounds like a wonderful day, now that is what I picture as a good biking day...the only thing missing was "shopping"...ha ha

    Stay safe, luv pam and dan

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  4. The ocean is so beautiful. This is an amazing trip. Thanks for taking us on your journey

    Luv pam and dan

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  5. The ocean is so beautiful. This is an amazing trip. Thanks for taking us on your journey

    Luv pam and dan

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  6. Finally over the Great Dividing Range! Now you can relax and enjoy coasting along the coast. :) Debra

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