DAY 14 - YOUNG NSW

YOUNG NSW

DAY 14

COWRA – YOUNG

77.21 km

Total Time – 07.30 – 12.00 (4h 30m)

Time on Bike – 3h 40m 38s

Max. speed – 62.2 km/h

Av. Speed - 21 km/h


Nice ride today.

Good news also today - the on-board computer is back in action.

No flats, good stats and a happy camp all around.

And judging by those stats, things are beginning to flatten out – terrain wise, that is.

I’m heading south for the first time on this trip.

Cowra has marked the turning point – the end of 10 days of exploring Central West NSW and the beginning of exploring an area known as the Riverina.

The Riverina is so named because of the junction of 2 major river systems – the Murray-Darling and the Murrumbidgee.

This physically takes place a bit further on, but for now I have arrived in the “Cherry Capital of the World”, or at least of Australia, Young.

I’ll be here for a couple of days, although probably won’t be eating cherries.

I'm not a huge fan, even at Christmas time - although there are also lots of plums, prunes and other treats that will surely grab my fancy.

Tomorrow is the Lambing Flats festival in Carrington Park, so will be reporting on this next posting.

It so happens that Young hosts only 2 festivals per year and I’ve arrived in town for one of them.
“Something for everyone…” the posters about town guarantee.

We shall see.