DAY 26 - TOCUMWAL NSW

TOCUMWAL NSW

DAY 26

COLLEAMBALLY - TOCUMWAL

142.3 km

Total Time – 07.30 – 16.30 (9h)

Time on Bike – 6h 09m 37s

Max. speed – 30.4 km/h

Av. Speed – 23.1 km/h


Now, where was I?

Bike trip, Sydney to Adelaide, stuck for days on end in a remote outpost…..

OK.

Time to move on and I have made way to the border town of Tocumwal.

From here, it will be farewell to NSW Riverina after nearly 2 weeks of cycling through the towns and countryside of the region.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of following Australia’s biggest river, the Murray, from here in Tocumwal through to Mildura in north-west Victoria.

I will be taking to the Murray Valley Highway for the most part of 500 km, before the final 400 km run into Adelaide.

Today was over 140 km – all entirely flat although the terrain and road surfaces allowed little advantage for making fast time.

75 kilometres lie between Colleambally and Jerilderie - a flat and barren outback journey with no settlements along the way.

For information on the town of Jerilderie, it may be helpful to take a Google search on the bushranger Ned Kelly. This should tell you all you need to know….

South along the Newell Highway from Jerilderie is the town of Finley, most famous as the home town of the Aussie band Spiderbait.

I don’t think they were around as I passed through this afternoon, although I stopped in for a nice piece of pie and a drink.

From Finley, it is just on 20 kilometres through to Tocumwal and it is here where I have set up camp.

The net delay from the extended stay in Colleambally should only be about a day.

This is a good result, all things considered.

I have also saved time by coming to Tocumwal, instead of heading further west to the town of Deniliquin.

The ETA for Adelaide will still be between 2 – 3 weeks, because I am going to take the time to explore things along the way, just as I have done from the start.

Tomorrow, across the border into Victoria first thing and around 100 km into the river town of Echuca.