Thursday April 10, 2014

I was awake at 6:00 (first light) and was packed and ready for breakfast by 7:30.  Marie cooked us a wonderful breakfast of scrambled eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, beans and toast.  We were ready to go by 8:30 (ish), photos were taken of us with our loaded bikes and of we went along the continuation of the cycle path through Dalmeny and onto the A1 (Princes Highway).

The weather was rather grey and threatening rain.  Forecast for rain for the next couple of days.  Allan offered to drive us to Batemans Bay or we could stay with them for a couple of days until the weather cleared.  We declined both offers, although very tempting.  We need to press on.

We stopped in Bodalla to have a look at this lovely church.

The organ is only one of five that was shipped to Australia from England in the early 1900’s.  It is still used and is regularly serviced, which is why it is in good working order.

We met two touring cyclists on the road, they were from Quebec City – Pedro and Johanne.  They have been on the road for 4 years and will be back in Quebec in June of this year.  They have primarily wild-camped.  Not something I really want to do, but we may decide to do it, when the weather is better.

We had a lovely lunch in Moruya, baked potato, cheese, bacon and sour cream – it was huge.  Ralf and I shared one.  Unfortunately it was a lot of food to digest and both of us felt a bit stuffed for about an hour.

Of course by the time we had finished lunch it had started to rain and it continued to rain the rest of the afternoon.  We are staying in a cabin tonight.  It was awesome to stand under that hot shower and then put clean clothes on.  I could not imagine having to find a “safe” place in the woods, put up a tent while it is raining, prepare dinner in the rain and then snuggle down in a cool damp tent.  Not for me, I will spend the extra money and be warm and cosy.