Day 3: Tullah to Strahan
Posted by Melissa on | March 9, 2008
Tullah > Mt Murchison > Zeehan > Strahan
MC 80kms, BB 110kms
My knees ache all night. I ‘sag’ (climb into the bus) as the early morning cloud lifts from over the lake and ride the easy way for the first chilly 30 kilometres. As Ben and the other cyclists pedal over the saddle of Mt Murchison and down to Lake Plimsoll, Sam and I chat and take photographs. I jump on my trusty red steed at morning tea to tackle the heavy undulating roads that lead to Zeehan, a mining town famous for its 27 pubs. A patch of sun to enjoy another great lunch at the local Lions park. We are travelling along a busy tourist route used by winnebagos and hire cars driven wrecklessly by holidaying visitors who leave too little room for cyclists. A truck chases Simon, Ben and I up a hill and down over a shakey plank bridge for a 10-kilometre team ‘draft’ with a last minute sprint (won by Dash) into Strahan. Strahan is all about its waterways and people flock to it to appreciate its proximity to the Gordon River and wilderness areas, its location on the west coast, and the efforts of its fishing fleet (Peter bags a crayfish for an afternoon snack).
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