What A Day! Midland to Mundaring - 21kms

Today we woke at 6.00am and, after a quick breakfast, set off at 8.00am.
We knew that it would be hilly as we would be crossing the Darling Scarp. There would be a fair amount of walking, so we kept the day's mileage low. The first few days would be regarded as fitness building and bikes/trailers testing.

We took a route eastwards, out of Perth that bypassed the main highway, utilising country roads and taking us through woodland bursting with birdsong.
What a great find! 
But elation turned to realization when, at around 7 kms, we discovered the hills anyway and spent hours walking every one!
Walking? Well not exactly! If heaving our bikes and even heavier trailers up every steep slope can be called "walking", we did it!

The route finished on the busy Great Eastern Highway - and PANIC. There was not a cycleway or road shoulder in sight!
Del to the rescue! 
He discovered a mountain bike trail running through the woods, parallel to the road. He got both bikes and trailers, plus his panicky wife, across the busy highway and into the woods! 
Eventually we got back to the highway, and, to avoid holding up the traffic, we walked on the uneven roadside into Mundaring town.

We grabbed milk and something for dinner from the local Woolworths and by the time we reached the Travellers' Rest Motel, just out of town, we were absolutely pooped!

We'll sleep well tonight!




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  1. Simon HenleyAugust 1, 2022 at 12:24 AM

    And you're off! Sounds like a stressful day, hopefully there aren't as many hills (or highways) tomorrow. One day down, only 100+ to go!?!

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