(*Our bikes are so heavy, and all of the weight is on the back wheels, that sometimes if we are not careful they rear up, the front tire sticking into the air, and nearly flip backwards. It looks like that trick horseriders do to make the horses rear up. Except it's not horses, it's our bikes.)
We pedal until about 11, when we stop for a while to eat a snack, then about noon start looking for somewhere to have lunch. Sometimes we get a nice little town park, with electric grills and tables and water. Sometimes we get a barrier alongside the highway.
We go until about 3, when we start looking for somewhere to camp. A lot of the time we don't have a lot of choice in where we camp, but if we do have a pick we look for somewhere with grass (not always a sure thing in drought-stricken Australia) and a camp kitchen. These can sometimes be rather luxurious, with widescreen TVs, comfy seats, big windows, and all sorts of kitchen amenities (the best is a pot that boils water almost instantly). Camp set, we go to the grocery store and then come back and make dinner. I ususally have a cup of coffee later and then we dig into dessert, whcih is among the highlights of our day. Currently, I am addicted to Tim Tams, a sort of dark chocolate coated cookie made in Australia. I could easily consume a whole box at night, but we try to limit ourselves to three each.
We landed at a notsogreat campsite last night, which would not be a problem except they are forecasting an inch of rain today. With no cover and 40km to the next town (3 hours ride minimum, at our snail pace) we decided to take the train to Geelong, the next big town. For us it would be a two day ride. Guess what -- the train gets us there in an hour!
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