Day 2 – 20 February 2015 - Seven Mile Beach
to Southport
Cycling Stats: Distance 125 klms
Average Speed: 24kms per hour
The guys were pumped and ready to go
although there was a little confusion regarding the direction to take !! Not
really. They left around 7am.
Walter tells me that there was a headwind
and quite hilly terrain with some of the climbs being from 5% to 8%. On the plus
side the scenery was magnificent especially around the small town of Franklin
where much of the ride follows the coastline so lots of stunning water views.
There were also dense forest areas and the highlight for Walter was being able
to pick fresh apples and blackberries from trees / shrubs from the side of the
road. The Huon Valley is famous for its fresh produce namely apples, berries,
pink eyes (potatoes) now in season, and the huge timber plantations in the area especially around Geeveston.
Gill and I left a little later, around
9.30ish after a morning walk on Seven Mile Beach with Sooty, Steve &
Gills 14yr old dog. There was some activity on the beach – with marquees being
set up, ropes marking areas. We enquired and were told that the local girls
secondary school would be holding their swimming carnival there today with 350
students taking part. The friendly teacher explained that since holding the
carnival on the beach the participation rate of students had risen
significantly. It seems that this beach holds much more attraction than a
swimming pool. This is not hard to understand.
We managed to navigate our way to the A3
and over the stately huge structure of
Hobart Bridge and then onto the A6 towards Huonville where we had a
great coffee and cake at The Internet Café, a great bubbly atmosphere with
friendly staff. A bit of a walk down the main street and then on to Southport.
We arrived there about 30 minutes before the guys after meeting them about
20kms before Southport.
We stayed in the Southport Hotel and
Caravan Park – the hotel is famous as being the most southerly hotel of
Australia. An interesting fact is that Southport is closer to the Antartic than it is to Cairns.
We opted for a meal in the Tavern and the
meals were huge and very tasty.
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| Which Way ? |
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| Seven Mile Beach beauty |
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| Yes it is |
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| Almost there and still pedalling hard |
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