My first riding day in the rain

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Kingston SE is home to the Giant Lobster. You can’t miss the stature it’s right on the Princes Highway. A seafood restaurant is located behind. The Giant Lobster is over 14 metres high. I had a ride around Kingston and searched for a supermarket. There are two, a Foodland and an IGA. I bought just a few sultanas, choc bits and bananas. A recharge voucher for my Telstra card was available at the post office. I had a look around at the Jetty before I made my way down to Wright Bay. Rain was forecasted but it was still dry.

Yes, finally off the main road, I hope the way to Robe and Beachport is a bit less frequented as the Princes Highway. Of course it is but that didn’t solve my problem with reckless driver. A coach nearly pushed me off the road. The driver past me very close because of oncoming traffic. Great – thanks for that!

I got to Wright Bay just after lunch time; it was a 34 kilometre ride only. There is a great place to camp for just 3 dollars per night on a private property. The place is managed by Ron who lives at the place in a blue bus. You have to be self sufficient; there is a pit toilet and drinkable water supply but no shower or power. To work a bit on my laptop computer Ron was so friendly and offered me an outside power point of his bus. He gets his power by solar panel and generator. Thanks Ron - that was great. If you like fishing, Wright Bay is the place to go. Beach access is right at the front door.

Rain was forecasted and during the night I heard the raindrops on my tent. It was the first day of rain and a wet pack up in the morning. I arrived in Robe which is definitely a nice place but with rain and clouds my pictures don’t look very exiting. Beachport was the same, but the rain stopped around 3pm.

I reached Millicent on late afternoon. The day was very efficient in regards of cycling. 117 kilometres were done on that day. I spread out my wet tent and a 4WD came around the corner. It was David who I met two days ago at 42 Mile Crossing. This time I met also his wife Sandra. The couple offered me some lamb chops, fried onions and salad, so we had a nice meal that night at the barbeque place. And of course more time to talk about our interests. It was really nice; I hope they had a safe trip home.

The Saturday morning was still overcast; a short cycle around Millicent and off I went towards Mount Gambier. I used the back roads again, came through Tantanoola, went a bit towards Kongorong before I turned east through endless pine plantations. Only the last 20 kilometres brought me along the Princes Highway which was not too bad that afternoon. Mount Gambier was easy to navigate; I looked the place of the caravan park up on my map. The way took me through the busy city and up the long hill along Bay Road towards the Blue Lake. Hey what a hill!! Not bad. Mount Gambier has many steep hills to offer. My place for the next two days is the Pine Country Caravan Park, a place which I can really recommend. Nice people, clean facilities and good value for money.

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