Tour Day Seven - 20 October 2011 - A Great Ride

Today we did a sixty kilometre loop around the Fleurieu Peninsula and it was great.  I got up early and after breakfast set out at 7.30am.  Most riders had the same idea and steady stream of us headed out of Goolwa.  There was hardly any wind and although the first thirty kilometres to morning tea at Mount Compass was all uphill it really wasn't difficult.  The scenery was lovely as SA has had good rain and the hills were green not their normal burnt colour.

Morning tea at Mount Compass was supplemented by a local selling real coffee and he did a roaring trade which was fair as he had let us use his property for the tea stop.

After tea we had a downhill run back to Goolwa but there was one steep hill which forced many riders to walk, including me.  However nothing could detract from the terrific ride.

I got back to Goolwa about 12.30pm where we had lunch made by the local football club.  it was a magnificent hamburger and salad.  It is now raining quite heavily and I am typing this in the marquee where we have our meals.

 

  

Mount Compass from the tea stop

 

The tea stop