life

3rd April
We’ve been on tour for over a month now and it’s really becoming a ‘way of life’. To that end a ‘bad day’ was inevitable. It all started in Tathra after a windy coastal day caused the beginnings of a cold, an early night was planned, but we were kept conscious by the incessant screaming of a child in the tent next-door. Bothered and early we packed up camp in record time, deciding to then relax and prepare for the day over a nice coffee. During this process John took most of the skin off his fingers with the scolding hot coffee pot and used some terms that would make Rab C Nesbit blush. Now we were feeling ready for anything. The cycling book described our morning route as ‘Medium climb 3km, medium climb 4km, hard climb 4km, steep climb 2.8km’; so we were looking forward to it.
Just under half way, two yappy Terriers came tearing out of a property towards us, the first going for John’s front tyre, the second clamping on to his leg.


Once we arrived in Bermagui, we hoped to report the incident but found the police station closed, we later found that they open at 3:30pm, and are closed by 5pm. We did however manage to get to a Doctor and $80 later, came out with a nice bandage and 2 weeks of antibiotics – hooray.
We celebrated at a Bar and Grill over a couple of beers and an enormous seafood platter. Isn’t it amazing that anything out of the sea can be deep-fried?


4th April
Over a leisurely breakfast we admired the dedication of some German cycle tourers who camped near us. They had delightful matching uniforms; Boy and girl lyrca outfits in elegant red and black.
They were packed up and ready to go in under 45min and all before 8:30am. Some time later we also hit the road. After acquiring a little local knowledge we headed along a picturesque coastal walk; which meant missing a few inland hills.
We arrived at Narooma after only 2½ hours of cycling, and headed into town for some food. We found a pleasant looking Noodle Bar and were soon tucking into some authentic Chinese cuisine. Ann had Noodles with Pork and John ordered a ‘combination’; this included beef, prawns, chicken and a safety pin. The first few mouthfuls were delicious. I must admit a slight shortfall in my etiquette knowledge here, so we simply returned the plate to the manager and politely asked, “Is anyone looking for this?”