DAY 80 - ARDROSSAN SA

ARDROSSAN SA

DAY 80

WALLAROO – ARDROSSAN

79.23 km

Total Time: 09.45 – 15.15 (5h 30m)

Time on Bike: 4h 25m 57s

Max. Speed: 44.7 km/h

Av. Speed: 17.9 km/h


Around the world in 80 days?

Not quite, although I’m sure it is quite possible.

Still, I reckon I’ve covered a lot of territory in this time.

Better this than sitting at home watching television. Life is all about the experience, after all.

It’s not over yet either – life that is.

Nor this particular sabbatical.

There is still ground to be covered and discoveries to be made – all with my own unique sense of timing and according to the greater plan.

I’m looking forward to it all now, mainly because I’ve been a little flat for just a few days.

Not sure if I was wanting to keep it rolling or not and be putting in the extra effort to get around.

I think it was all the hills messing with my head.

They can do that, hills.

Especially ones the size of those I’ve been climbing.

Today was not exactly flat either.

I’ve got to keep it together though – hills are hills and they aren’t going anywhere and what else is there to do?

Turn around and go back?

Not in your life.

Anyway, this Yorke Peninsula is too nice to miss.

Just think of crisp, clean bright blue air and a gentle ocean breeze whispering through the pines with water quietly lapping away as you close your eyes and drift away.

Now is the best time to be here.

The air is fresher and the water bluer. It is difficult to imagine a more uncomplicated scenario.

Winter days are bright and short at present, the nights cold and heavy with dew.

Ardrossan is fairly famous for its red, glowing cliffs and not without good cause.

With an eastern frontage, they are going to look best around sunrise.

I’d best be up and around with a camera come early morn.

Tuesday is a good day to travel south and a good day to maybe reach Port Vincent.

And another day in the world.