Day 19: Armidale to Wollomombi

March 5, 2021

Bill identified yesterday's frog as a Peron's tree frog. Thanks Bill.

Start: 9:00am
Distance: 45kms
Ride time: 3:11hrs
Average: 14km/hr
Max: 68km/hr
Finish: 3:30pm

It was a hilly day and the temperature was a warm 25C.

There was some roadworks again and I was nervous how it would play out. It all turned out fine. They gave me an escort for the 1km long section. Nice people.

I took a 2km detour to see the Wollomombi Falls.This is the first National Park I've visited on this trip.

The Falls drop 100 metres. They are the 3rd biggest in Australia.

I spent 2.5hrs here walking around to the other side of the falls.

There is a campground here. Unfortunately all of the sites are booked. I considered doing a stealth camp but a ranger was hanging around.

I knew there was another camping option 5kms further down the road so I headed for that.

Today my belt drive started making a knocking noise. I usually associate this sound with the belt being too tight or offline.

It does it on every right pedal stroke. I washed the belt and checked the tension. The pedals and EBB are all secure.

I welcome any ideas please. My next fix is to use some silicone spray on it when I get to Coffs Harbour. I've done about 4,000kms on this belt without any problems.

I rode to the Wollomombi township.

And had a huge burger! I was amazed at how quickly I consumed it.

I could camp for free right next to the shop but the nice shop man suggested it would be noisy with people drinking until 11pm because it's Friday night.

He suggested I camp in a small park 200m away. There is a toilet here and no water. The nice man let me fill my water bottles from his rainwater tank.

Today I climbed 600 metres.

Today's ride: 45 km (28 miles)
Total: 974 km (605 miles)

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