Victoria Bike Ride 2022

The wind was still blowing quite strongly as we headed out this morning. And it was quite cold. After battling through the 35kmh headwinds for well over an hour, we were looking for any excuse to stop and rest for a bit. That's when we spotted the cows.  Don't those cows look cute - let's stop and photograph them So we took a few photos of cows, while resting our muscles for another go at the wind.  Taking photos of cows gave us an excuse to rest from the wind Eventually, we had procrastinated enough, and resumed our (very slow) progress. The wind was not relenting.  The grass bending in the wind. We were riding the other way.  We were heading due west. The wind was a westerly.  The road to Picola - heading due west. The wind was coming straight at us. Eventually, we made it to Picola. We admired the village's impressive silo art, before heading to the café for some refreshment.  Picola's silo art More photos of silo art. We figured as long as we were takin...

Well that was a hard day. We left our hotel quite early, as we were concerned that the forecast strong winds later in the day may prove a little tricky for cycling.  It was quite early when we left this morning The wind was forecast to be quite strong Because we left so early, we had to forego breakfast at the hotel. We grabbed a quick cup of coffee and a pastry at the Crusty Loaf in Yarrawonga, and hit the road.  Supporting a small business at breakfast time We then started pedalling. We rode into a strong headwind of about 35kmh, our plan being to ride as far as we could before it got even stronger. So we rode west to Katamatite without stopping for the usual photos (of the wonderful landscape, the iconic or unusual animal life, the quirky landmarks, etc) on the way.  We did find a small business in Katamatite to support on the way through After a short stop in Katamatite, we continued westward into an increasingly strong wind. We shared the headwind duties, taking turn...

We bade farewell to our friends and family, and continued our tour under rainy skies.  Ready for a day in the rain Farewell, family and friends The start of today's route saw us retracing our steps from a few days ago - on the rail trail to Wahgunyah and on to Corowa. In Corowa we enjoyed a morning coffee with friends, while supporting the local bakery.  Back on the Rutherglen to Wahgunyah rail trail Healthy fruit for morning tea - from the Corowa Bakery Spending time with friends while supporting a local business Moving on from Corowa, we found a bike path which took us almost all the way to Mulwala. We later discovered that the path is part of the Murray River Adventure Trail, a bike and kayak trail planned to extend the length of the river. We were unaware of its existence until we rode on it.  Bike path between Corowa and Mulwala  The path took us between the road and the Murray River. While the adjacent road was not particularly busy, the spray from the large tr...