Day 166: Beachport to Mt Gambier

November 10, 2022

Start: 7:40am
Distance: 99km
Ride time: 4:59hours
Average: 20km/hr
Max: 45km/hr
Finish: 2:20pm

It rained a little during the night and due to the wind my tent was dry in the morning.

There were dark clouds and lots of thunder this morning and luckily it never rained during the day.

I saw two donkeys. They weren't interested in coming over and saying hi.

Some artwork in Millicent:

Some baby dairy cows. This is the only dairy farm I saw.

And a few road trains were carting the timber to Mt Gambier. I couldn't get a good pic of them.

It was a bit hilly from Millicent to Mt Gambier. A tailwind helped me a lot.

On the edge of town, I took this old rail trail bike path for a few kms.

I rode up a hill to see the very blue Blue Lake. It's an old volcano crater.

I then rode a few more kms to see the Umpherston Sinkhole.

Someone had made a little garden in the bottom of it. One could walk to the bottom. I was too lazy to do it. I was hot and sweaty and needed a shower.

I checked into a caravan park right in the centre of town.

The town hall already has Xmas decorations.

I enjoyed the opportunity to have some flavoursome Thai food for dinner.

Today's ride: 99 km (61 miles)
Total: 9,530 km (5,918 miles)

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