canberra to port macquarie
Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 9:47AM Well we're finally on the road. We met at the big fella's place at 8.45 and after a bit of a chat and a photo session we were off.
set and ready to get on the road
As Fi said to me this morning, It's a perfect day for a ride, cool, blue sky and no wind. and it was too, as we crested the hill out of canberra we were met with clear blue skys and a gently rising mist, really stunning.
First stop of the day was the green grocer in goulburn for the first coffe of the trip and a quick sqiz through the bike shop (yes it is a grocer and a cafe and a bike shop – heaven really) before hitting the road in earnest with the plan being to stop just shy of newcastle for lunch.
out the front of the greengrocer
The cruise through sydney was ok thanks mainly to the m7 bypass. However there is still quite a bit of traffic through the north western suburbs until you get back onto the freeway to newcastle and on to the pacific highway.
Lunch was at fast food chain that will remain unnamed and i was amazed by the number of people who came up to us to say that they had seen us earlier, or just to talk about the bikes. Jim, if you’re reading this, yes I would love the photo you took. From there we were aiming for port macquarie which was about 3.5 hours away. Due to an amazing amount of road works we arrived in port in the dark which wasn't a lot of fun it has to be said but we got here and are now settled in our accommodation.
After a quick feed of steak and veg and couple of beers at the local tavern, it was back to our digs to try to sort out some minor comms issues and to watch the tour.
Tomorrow is a relatively short 470kms to byron bay and the most eastern most point of the mainland.
Reader Comments (2)
Hi Guys,
Have a really safe trip. Looking forward to seeing your adventures!
See you in Adelaide in August Andrew
Wendy and Ken
cassawaries are ferocious strong and weigh in at 60kg so watch out for them in the far north. i tried to send this already bunot sure if it clicked.