45.62km / 2:17:09 / 666m / 19.0°C
Fairly windy today so I hadn’t wanted to head down the coast and have to ride back into it, rode up towards Aireys Inlet so I’d have it behind me and that mostly worked. Some minor detours around side roads to see – unsuccessfully – if they joined up with the Old Coast road, then up the Old Coast road itself and a little more exploring. I think its the first time I’ve ever gone up the hill to see where the paragliders launch, rather than just ride around it. Lots of side tracks and paths, some single track, some double, but far too many fences or gates marked “No Entry” and “Private Property” … although I’m not 100% sure that they all are, I suspect some may be to discourage traffic. Then off around the hill towards Painkalac creek, turning off on another unexplored dirt road back towards the coast. A very straight unexplored dirt road, parallel with the power lines and up and down the hills until I found myself back by the wetlands. Then it was up and down through town, try and grab a coffee at the markets but they were packing up, try and grab a coffee at the fish’n’chip shop but they don’t sell them so I had an icecream instead. Homewards along the GOR, the usual mix of too many drivers too fast and too close, depressingly always takes the enjoyment off a good ride
Few clouds, 19°C, Feels like 19°C, Humidity 61%, Wind 4m/s from SSE - by Klimat.app
My 1410th day in a row riding a bike; the last 6 days of 2019, my and all of 2021, 2022 and 2023 so far…
Garmin / Strava / ridewithgps
