Day 178: Stony Point to Inverloch

November 22, 2022

Start: 7:30am
Distance: 59km
Ride time: 2:43hours
Average: 22km/hr
Max: 60km/hr
Finish: 1pm

It was very cold last night. I wore my wool thermal pants and wool jumper in my sleeping bag.

My new mattress was bliss to sleep on. Better than any mattress in a fancy hotel.

It also rained overnight and stopped briefly for me to pack up the tent this morning.

Some wood ducks kept me company while I waited for the ferry.

This is a small ferry operation. There is no sheltered waiting area so I sat in the rain with all of my waterproof stuff on.

This ferry doesn't take cars. Only people and bicycles and dogs.

There were two dogs on today's trip. They sat in the cabin area with the humans.

The nice man only charged me $14.50 when he was meant to charge me an extra $4.50 for the bike.

We dropped off 4 passengers and then we went south to Phillip Island.

There were only two of us going to Phillip Island.

The crossing was rough and bouncy. It gave me a headache instead of nausea.

It was still raining when I arrived on Phillip Island so I found a coffee shop to wait it out.

If the weather was nice, I would have stayed on Phillip Island. There is a surfing reserve and little penguins and other fun stuff to do.

The rain stopped so I headed out. This bike path went for 8kms.

I had a good tailwind today.

This is a poor photo of a fantastic weather vane. It's a butterfly sitting on a flower, by David Kopelman. It was in a reserve.

Some Cane Barron Geese were checking me out.

And a left hander barrel. This is my favourite selfie pic of the trip.

I crossed the bridge from Phillip Island to the mainland.

From here it rained constantly.

Kilcunda Surf Beach was blowing an offshore.

I arrived at Inverloch at lunchtime. I was soaked through and cold. My jacket is waterproof but I sweat a lot and this is what has made me wet.

I sat in a warm coffee shop while I assessed my situation. I had two big coffees while I contemplated how tough I was feeling.

The rain radar indicated it would keep on raining all day. From all of the rain this morning I convinced myself the caravan park grounds would be saturated.

I made an easy decision to stay in a hotel and get warm and dry.

Today's ride: 59 km (37 miles)
Total: 10,214 km (6,343 miles)

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Ann HutchingWishing you all the best Vince, and some dry days! What a trip. Enjoying your diary, and admire your courage and tenacity! Kia kaha.
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Vince McCarthyHi Ann,

Thank you for your kind comments.
It always nice to hear from a Kiwi 😍
The weather should improve for the next few days.
Cheers
Vince
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