Its tour time again! I'd originally
planned to do this ride last year, but had a few less days available
so ended up opting for Adelaide – Melbourne at the time instead. So
now, this tags along rather nicely from where I'd left off anyway.
Departure day loomed a little too fast in
the end. I'd come down with a good hearty bout of man flu and was
feeling really very flat all week...not to mention all the other
delightful symptoms that come with flu. But loom it did, until
suddenly it was 'tomorrow' and I still wasn't ready. So one final
scramble as always, and got my crap together ok to roll out of the
door this morning on time...just.
I gave myself a kick start on this one
to ease into the trip. I got a train out to Frankston and started
from there, this way avoiding crossing the whole city with a laden
bike and limited camping options after doing those miles. So a
slightly late start from Frankston and the roads over to Crib point
were bloody busy. I ended up detouring off the planned route which I
hadn't remotely researched, and used a series of 'D' roads to cut
round the worst of it.
When I got to Crib Point the next Ferry was several hours away so I doubled back a bit to explore the
foreshore reserve about 10kms back, which was quiet and a nice place
to pause in the sun and get in touring mode.
Heading back to the boat, the banter
with the crew was good fun. Of course they thought I was a nutbag for
riding so far. They asked what I would do if I made a wrong turn and
had to ride extra. I to said standard procedure is to sit by the road
and have a bit of a cry.
Its a 30 min ferry ride from Crib point
to Cowes on Port Phillip Island. No cars are allowed but bikes were
cool. A nice trip to, especially nearer Cowes. The problem for me
now, though was that with the delayed departure it was now 5.30pm –
I 'd hoped to get much further along the coast before camping...but
only had an hour or so's light left to play with.
Having said that, on this trip I'm
aiming to spread out the riding a little more than my last
efforts...so just had to remind myself not to worry about it. The
camp grounds at Cowes were all closed up so I made sure I had plenty
of water for camping wild before leaving town.
The sun was going down on my back and
the land was bathed in beautiful twilight colours...it was all a bit
to open for what I needed right now...so I had to keep going. In the
end I got lucky hear at Kilcunda which has a beautiful view out
eastwards along the coast.
Quick and easy lentil curry for dinner,
and I look forward to seeing that view properly tomorrow in full
daylight. It looks like I have 2 good days then maybe some rain. Hell
what does it matter, will be pedalling either way!
Day 1: 93km
Route map
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