Monday April 28, 2014

We left Port Macquarie early as the forecast was for more rain.  It was a lovely sunny morning and quite warm.  We joined the Princes Highway and realized that this section of the highway was built and designed by a New Zealander !! Cycling along on a nice shoulder and we came to a bridge and they take the shoulder away.  Same thing happens when the road is widened to two-lanes, they take the shoulder away.  We found this all the time in NZ, but had not come across it in Australia before now.

One of the things we have been disappointed in is the amount of garbage along the road side, especially glass. We saw a garbage bin today.  It was located in the most oddest of places.  At the top of a hill with absolutely nowhere to be able stop to use it.  It had a large sign above it which said “Please dispose of your rubbish responsibly”.  Ralf and I could not stop laughing.

It rained briefly on the way to Kempsey and we didn\’t take any photos.

We arrived in Kempsey at about 12:30.  We are staying at a warm showers again tonight. Adam and Colette have recently opened a bike shop in Kempsey and it looks awesome. We had lunch and a wander around Kempsey then went back to the shop. We had a lovely evening with them, chatting about their new venture and our trip.