Sunday, 16 December 2012

Inverleigh to Anglesea

The Ride

 I was having problems with the bike gears for the last 2 days, I was only getting about half the gears on the back cogs, so was looking forward to reaching Anglesea so I could visit the bike shop there and get this fixed.

See Full Ride Stats 
03:15:35    31.65 Milles   9.7 mph Av    27.2 mph Max       25.0C    W

Today's ride got off to a bad start when Google maps sent me down another non-existent road. I managed to correct it without too much of a detour, but I would never use Google maps again to plan a  route. After this mini-trip I would use OSM maps and Garmin Mapsource to plan rides. This took longer but guaranteed avoiding dirt tracks and used real roads that actually existed!

The Town - Anglesea

Anyway after a bit of a struggle on the soft dirt tracks near Anglesea, and 3 hours 15 minutes later I arrived at the beach.




 Finally made it to the Sea! Anglesea has a river and a few beaches.





 

 
 The town itself has plenty of shops and restaurants concentrated in a small area.


 It was during a walk here I encountered my first Echidna, a burrowing creature like a hedgehog but larger.





 Point Roadknight beach is the best one in Anglesea.



Trusty Beach Rug comes in handy
Ah the view! I needed the rest
 










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