First, what I ate last night, Lamb Shanks. Well I only ate one the other, with food left by Jo and Mark, got wrapped up and taken home for their dogs. It was even too much for the locals.
This morning I had poached eggs on toast for breakfast before packing up and exploring th sights of Yarck. Then it was off along the trail back by the intersection to Alexandra and on to Yea my next stop. The day was overcast and threatening rain. On the way I crossed the Goulburn River and rode along the Goulburn Valley parallel to the Goulburn Valley Highway. It was quite isolated and it was nice to see signs of civilization.
The highlight of the day was the long drag up to the Cheviot Tunnel which is over 200 metres long. It is unlit and very dark in the middle. Even my little bicycle night wasn't much good so I walked through the tunnel. Then it was a long drop down into Yea where I had a fish and chip lunch before checking into the Yea Motel for the night. This is a 1960s type motel but everything works and it is warm. My bicycle is locked in the shed.
I walked into town to get a small dinner and actually got a small, cheap seniors' serve which I managed to eat washed down by a couple of glasses of Chardonnay.
We have just had a couple of torrential rain showers which isn't ideal for ridinng a gravel rail trail. I will probably ride the Goulburn Valley Highway to Tallarook the end of the trail and the try riding back along the trail to Tarool my next night's stop.
If I am lucky with the weather I can then ride back along the trail to Yark my last night on the trail.
Today's distance 30Km.
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