Day 9 Ride ReportI left my accommodation in Goodwood(not Glenorchy as I first thought) in the dark and headed for Richmond. I swear, I am convinced every state must have a Richmond. I have been to five of them now.
I know Williamson said he likes his bridges but I must admit I do too.
That’s a lot of Bull🤓
I saw that at Forcett and thought I need a photo of that. I traversed the same stretch of road yesterday and didn't see it then. Knowing I took this photo earlier in the morning seeing Jonathan's comment made me laugh.
Just prior to Dunalley I turned off the road I traversed yesterday and turned into Boomer Bay.
This strange alignment of wood was in Breaam Creek.
That's an unusual way to place your containers.
Possibly poor planning on my part but my planned route took me along gravel roads. The only day I intended to travel unsealed roads was when I went to Cockle Creek but I've run them every day except my first day on Tasmania.
Most of the road from Boomer Bay to the photo above in Kellevie was dirt. That said,it was smooth dirt. I missed my planned turnoff to Nugent and somehow ended up back in Copping so ended up riding back to Sorrell and the A3 to Orford. Looking at the map it was quite a long way round, but doing some twisties at speed was pretty cool. I rode into the roadhouse at Buckland but they didn't have any 95ron or 98 ron so rode back out again.
One thing I like about touring is stumbling across things other Ozstocers have posted in the "where is this?" thread. I've actually looked for a couple like the Red Rock lookout at Alvie (posted by Stinky Pete) and the Mia Mia propeller monument (posted by Williamson) but usually I fluke them. When I had a car travelling behind me leading up to an overtaking lane I waited for them to overtake me and despite me slowing down they remained behind me so they were still behind me when the lanes merged back to one. Not long after that there was a sign for a lookout so I turned into it to get them off my tail and as I swung around I recognised it immediately. Jdbiker had posted it in the "where is this?" thread.
I climbed up the lookout and had a good stretch of the legs and the view was well worth it. Who knew there were vineyards in Tasmania. Actually I've seen a few now.
Whilst I'd have missed that lookout had that car not been up my muscat my destination for the day was Swansea so I'd probably seen it on the way back from Coles Bay. I knew I'd get to Swansea too early for check in so had already incorporated a trip to Coles Bay into the day's itinerary. Coles Bay was nice and as you can see the sun was out.
Apparently there are deer here too. This another thing I have meant to ask people. Are there dawn to dusk speeds actual enforceable speed limits or are they just recommendations. I have notied they are always 45, 55, 65 (ie. end in 5) km/h.
Outside my accommodation in Goodwood was a school sign with flashing lights and I wondered if that changed the speed limit like they do in Adelaide or just flash to warn you children could be close by.
I'm now back in Swansea, where I'll be for the next three nights. I stopped at this IGA to pick up some supplies (milk, bread, crisps etc.) before going to my accommodation. Actually I also looked for more lime milk. I've looked every day after discovering it on day one but no one else has it.
The person in the reception of where I am staying gave me a map and marked a few things in town that I may need. She mentioned a different IGA so I asked here what the difference was between the one she said and the one I visited. She asked me if I went outside of the grocery part of the one i visited. I noticed other parts to it but didn't go it. She tells me it is something else. I might check it out tomorrow or monday.
With the bike unpacked and locked up I went for a walk along the beach and then into town.
It only dawned on me that is was saturday when I saw the local cricket team playing a game. That was unlikely to happen on a week day. It doesn't feel like cricket weather.
I was also recommend the Bark Mill tavern but with it being the other end of town I shan't be going there today.
The sun is out but the wind is picking up. I've avoided rain every day except the one I went to Cockle Creek, but that was a day that the rain added to the experience. Just about every night hail has been forecast but I don't know if it has done or not. Tonight is the first night my bike isn't under a roof since leaving Melbourne so I am hoping it doesn't.