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Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Wednesday 20th February Warrnambool to Yambuk
Had a brilliant day today after a good nights sleep. We were keen to get going on the well advertised rail trail. All started well but the trail surface soon deteriorated and although we could continue on the trail it was slowing us down so much that the flies were catching up with us easily. So we did about 10km on the trail and then got back onto the highway. This was a good decision as the wind was with us and we just sped along to Port Fairy by lunch time after having a morning stop at 'The Pantry Door at Basalt'. We had a good look around Port Fairy and went to the lighthouse on Griffiths Island just off the coast, via a wooden walkway. Then after a quick trip to the tourist info and a spot of lunch we decided to make our way about 20 km further on. We have set up camp on a lovely little site in Yambuk. We went for a stroll to the river mouth and the ocean and found a slide that we both enjoyed amongst the dunes. See photo.
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what a shame the rail trail surface was no good. ah well, never mind. sounds like you are skipping along nicely, with an easterly forecast for tomorrow too.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess we have small wheels which made the going harder. On the main road there was a good shoulder, you could see the coast and we called in to a roadside cafe which was handy. With the tail wind we had, it must have been three to four times faster than on the trail so the views,whilst not spectacular,soon rolled past.
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