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A magnificent day’s riding, mostly along peaceful country roads through the Gippsland hills.
At one point we watched as a flock of twenty to thirty black cockatoos flew overhead, creaking mournfully as they called to each other, flying with their characteristic slow, floppy wing beat.
There was a long hard climb after the morning-tea stop at Meeniyan, then magnificent views down towards Wilsons Prom as we headed south to rejoin the Foster to Inverloch road. A brief run along this road and then a great lunch at the Orange Roughy café at Fish Creek.
For perhaps the first time in Deadly Treadly history, it didn’t rain at Tarwin Lower… not during the day anyway! Jo and some of the others have memories of being caught here in an enormous thunderstorm and hailstorm at Easter in about 1995! The weather was being spectacularly good to us, most unlike any of the Easter rides that I can remember, especially those around Gippsland!
Dinner at the Tarwin Lower pub was a breeze compared with , none of the ordinary menu was available, it was $13 per head, then pick what you want from a huge selection of dishes. No problems, no fuss, a huge queue of people both from the bike ride and the rest of the town, but all moving quickly and efficiently. A couple of bottles of red helped too, and a good night was had by all.
Where?
Mirboo North, Meeniyan, Fish Creek, Tarwin Lower
