I’m at km 700!!! Whooop Whooop!!! It’s not going as quickly as I had hoped….but when I was planning this trip and I looked at the trail, I only looked at the distance and didn’t pay enough attention to the hills….and they are massive here.
I forgot to mention….yesterday I saw two male cyclists…wearing only sunscreen 😳. They had a nice even tan, unlike me 😂😂-and no I’m not considering it….i don’t have enough sunscreen in my tube!
I got up at 0700 this morning and quickly packed up…my tent was still quite wet from the dew so my plan was to air it out as soon as I arrived at the campground. Off I went into town in search of a good hardy breakfast….then I was off. More than half of today’s ride was on the rail trail. It is such an amazing trail…very well up kept and the bridges over the small streams and rivers are next level. I’m sure they would support the weight of a vehicle they are so well constructed.
The remainder of today was on paved roads….most were quiet with few vehicles which is nice….especially going uphill as I’m going so slow that it’s hard to stay straight, and going downhill because I’m usually going so fast that I need a bit more room….and well on the flats because I’m sometimes distracted that I veer off a bit….so really the less traffic the better!!!!
The endpoint for today is the town of Cambridge, and they are hosting a rowing competition this weekend so I was very lucky to have a campsite for tonight. I booked the last site last night. So glad I was lucky. Next door to me are two other TA riders, they took a rest day today.
The next day is huge, 80 km with over 1000m of gain, the boys are going to do it in one shot, but I’m going to split it up in two. We are headed into a remote area, with long distances….massive climbs and minimal service. I need to prepare a bit…do a bit of figuring out…and buy some extra food. I’ll have lots of time tomorrow to plan.
Oh….i didn’t get to hobbit town….it is 70km away. It looks like the route used to go by it, but this year it’s changed, and I’m not sure why. I’ll save it for my next trip 😀😀😀
The scenery is rolling hills…and lots of cows!!! Loving it here.
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