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Adelaide to Melbourne

Day 5: 42 Mile Crossing to Robe
Distance travelled: 120 km (75 miles) - Total so far: 501 km (311 miles)

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Kingston SE
Robe

After dinner yesterday I went for a walk across the sand dunes to the beach. The walk took about 20 minutes and I was fortunate to see a lot of emus and kangaroos. When I got to the beach I decided to enjoy the sunset. It was a great end to a perfect day.


Last night's sunset

This morning I woke up and it was pretty windy outside. Thankfully the wind was blowing the direction I was planning on going. I left camp at about 7am, thanks to the tailwind I got to Kingston SE just after 10am (about 70kms away).

Kingston is a reasonable size town and has two landmarks, an old lighthouse and a giant lobster. I stopped here for breakfast and relaxed for about a hour. As my destination is Robe, which is about anther 40km away.
The monster lobster at Kingston SE

And the other landmark of Kingston SE

When I left Kingston the lovely tailwind decided to turn into a mean crosswind. So the next 40km was a little bit slower than I had expected. But I still got to Robe just after 1pm.

Robe is a very pretty seaside town. It has kept a lot of its old buildings. So once I set my tent up at the campsite, I got myself a coffee and cake. The first good coffee since Adelaide. I then just relaxed around town before heading back to the campsite.

Tomorrow my distances being ridden should be a bit less than the last few days. As the towns are a little bit closer together. Hopefully it won't be as windy tomorrow.


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  • Home
  • Tours around Oz
    • Adelaide to Melbourne
    • Back to Lithgow
    • Bairnsdale to Canberra
    • Cairns to Darwin
    • Melbourne to Sydney
    • Mittagong to Dungog
    • Mount Victoria and around to Sydney
    • Perth to Adelaide
    • Port Augusta to Uluru
    • Tasmania
  • Rides around Sydney
    • Akuna Bay, West Head & Manly
    • A ride through Royal National Park
    • Southern Highlands to Kiama
  • Japan 2017
  • The equipment
    • The bikes
    • The luggage
    • The kitchen
    • The tent & sleeping bits
    • Location shots
  • Resources & Contact