Do you ever have that feeling as you walk out of the door that you have forgotten something? Well, I did this morning and usually it’s just my imagination. Except half an hour after I left Kempsey, I reached out for my water bottle… What bottle… Oh yes, the one(s) sitting on the bench in the van. Rightioooo. Shop stop and problem solved 2 minutes later. Thankfully (??) the temperature was still in single digits, so zero drama until I met up with Justin in Nambucca Heads for a pit stop around 70km in. The Nambucca River is awesome and very rowable.
Rest day yesterday gave me some time to plan and study the best routes towards Brisbane. I was on the highway very little today, probably only 4-5km, had an awesome gravel section around Eungai, and then was backroads and small bridges over whatever you build a bridge for, and into Coffs Harbour. Those last 15km were a bit busy and noisy, though there is a nice cycleway for a long section (beside the Giinagay Way), so not all of it feels like you are about to get run over.
I clocked around 124km and I have been thinking whether I can sustain this or not. The coming days are going to be a bit harder, to test if I can recover quickly enough. Food (on the bike) seems to be my principal concern, and upper body tiredness. I guess I will get fitter – for purpose – as the days roll on. Heading into warmer weather now, I am sure I will miss the single digit temperatures in the morning.
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Yep. Le Tour riders eat each day to fuel up for the following days but you can eat whatever as you will burn it off.
Those/these views are incredible.
Laughing at the water bottle comment because. Yup. Been there so often. Very relatable feeling.
Have a good day 8, Anna
You rock Anna! Piece by Piece, just like a mosaic in Ravenna!