The best ride of all, saved till last. All the way along the coast. No big hills, a long ride of 47 Miles but most enjoyable.
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| 04:09:21 | 47.08 | 11.5 | 30.3 |
The Camp Site - BIG4 St Helens Holiday Park
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I try to avoid BIG4 holiday parks wherever possible. They are great for families with children, but for a lone cycling tourist they are expensive and unnecessary. You are looking at $40 a night here. However there is no other choice within the town.
End of the Tour
My bike problem with the back wheel turned out to be loose spokes. I didn't carry a spoke tool to correct this, the whole back wheel was basically falling apart. The nearest bike shop was Launceston. Fortunately there was a bus from St. Helens to Launceston, and I could take the bike on it.
The spokes were coming loose because the wheels had been rebuilt at Castlemaine just before the tour of Tasmania. The mechanic warned this could happen but I didn't have any running in time before leaving for Tasmania.
So that was basically that, I had run out of time and after Launceston got the bus again back to Devonport and got a day ferry back which was much better than the outward night time ferry.
So by being forced to finish early, I avoided some murderous hills around Scottsdale ( I drove up this hill later!)
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