Last night I had dinner at the Yarck Hotel. it was either Angel Flake or Butterfly Flake but anyway it tasted great. Of course in true country style the serve was enormous and I had to leave some. Then it was back to my B&B, 50 metres down the road for a good night's sleep in my huge bed.
This morning I went to the general store for breakfast where I had orange juice, scrambled eggs on toast and fruit loaf followed by tea served in an elegant tea pot. Again another big meal which I ate to make sure that I was properly fueled for the day's ride. I realize that yesterday I didn't eat enough.
It was a cold morning so I put on my fleecy thermal top and my rainnnnn jacket and woe my full fingered gloves. A I was returning to Yarck today I only had to pack one pannier for the day and set off at 10.00am. The trail started just across the road and I was soon meeting new friends. After a while I was too warm and packed the jacket and gloves away and put my mits on.
At about 7Km I came to the trail intersection where I turned left to Alexandra. The trail went through a small cutting which is the first one i can remember but it was soon followed by bigger one. As I rode over a little bridge I noticed a lovely little creek but stuffed up the shot with my finger. As the day was overcast and I could see the screen I had no excuse.
The countryside had become more open with paddocks with cows in them which also meant flies. They would settle if I rode below 8KPH.
I rolled along quite comfortably and soon began to climb on the way to Alexandra. At the top of the climb the trail ran close to the road where a steep downhill was indicated. I turned left through a big cutting and had a long sweeping descent into town.
Alexandra is quite a big town with a supermarket and I had a club sandwich for lunch. Iwalked up and down the main street but did not take any photos as I had left my camera with Bluetooth and it had been draining the phone's battery which was down to 25% and I didn't want to lose my method of contact in and emergency.
The climb out of Alexandra was quite a drag but I was feeling good and only stopped at the top where my bicycle needed a rest. The it was a lovely ride back back down the trail to Yarck.
My ride distance for the day was 43Km the longest since February this year when i broke my ankle.
In the evening my tour organizer, Mark , and his partner, Jo, took me out for dinner at an hotel following which I gave an interview on why I rode the trial and my impressions of my ride to date.
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