Ride on 26/11/2019 to 28/11/2019
Twelve keen OYBers set off on a great three-day ride from Orbost to Bairnsdale for our spring tour.
Riding from Orbost to Nowa Nowa on day 1, we enjoyed rain nearly the whole way. The bad news was that we got a bit wet. The good news was that this dampened down a bushfire near Burthen so that we could do the rest of the ride. Oh, and at Nowa Nowa Tavern, they welcomed us with an open fire, perfect for drying off.
The first and second days of the ride were mostly through lovely open forest and past some spectacular and historic timber railway trestle bridges. While there were sustained climbs, these were offset by downhill sections. The third day was through gently rolling farming country.
As we rode, we enjoyed trying out the various pub meals and bakeries as we went. As always we enjoyed evenings of hilarity and companionship as we recovered from our day of exertion.
Special thanks go to Ruth who did a sterling job of being support driver.
Ross.