March 6, 2021
Day 20: Wollomombi to Ebor
Start: 8:50am
Distance: 43kms
Ride time: 3:52hrs
Average: 11km/hr
Max: 53km/hr
Finish: 2:30pm
The morning was overcast and a little chilly. I wore my rain jacket while I had breaky and packed up camp.
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That was a stationary engine, not a tractor which would have had lugs on the rear wheels. Used to be dragged around the farm to where it was needed by horses or bullocks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_engine
Mike
3 years ago
Edit: Mike corrected me that this isn't a tractor. It's a portable engine. I never noticed that there were no lugs on the wheels. Thank you Mike.
There were lots of hills today.
The temperature was about 15C. I would sweat profusely going up the hills and then get a chill going down the other side.
(It's 3:30pm as I write this and I'm snuggled in my tent under the sleeping bag to keep warm)
There were more roadworks. These people were friendly enough.
Once they realised I was travelling a lot slower than the cars, they started releasing vehicles from either end at their regular intermissions.
I was given instructions to ride on the side of the road that was under repair and "just go around the roller and the trucks".
It all worked out okay.
After a few hours of climbing hills, I arrived at Ebor. 667 meters of climbing today.
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I went into the town and had lunch and a big coffee to warm up.
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Then I investigated my camping options. They were to stay behind the pub. (Potentially noisy). Stay in the rest area next to a sports ground. (Muddy and messy). Or sneak into the sports ground and stay behind the building. (Privacy and lush grass). Of course I chose the latter.
I was in need of a good wash so I heated up some water in the trangia and cleaned my filthy body.
There was a water tap so I was able to give my clothes a wash too.
Today I climbed 682 metres and I passed 1,000kms of this trip. Wahoo!
Today's ride: 43 km (27 miles)
Total: 1,017 km (632 miles)
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3 years ago
It’s cool that you get to see so many places that you wouldn’t normally see!
😎👍
3 years ago