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Day 6: Blayney to Canowindra
83 km (52 miles) - Total so far: 518 km (322 miles)

After breakfast, I was riding just after 8am. Currently sunrise isn't until after 7am, so I get a nice sleep in each morning. The weather is nice and cool and sunny. So I followed the back roads through various farms. After about 20kms I stopped to have a quick break. Whilst having a drink, this farmer stopped on his quad bike. He was planning on setting up a farmstay, as he keeps on seeing cyclists pass through. He also has another farm on the road I was on yesterday.

I then continued my ride to Canowindra. The ride from Blayney to Canowindra is mostly downhill. So I got to Canowindra at about 12.30pm.

Canowindra is a reasonable size town. It has a museum which has a display of 300 million year old fishes which were found in the area. The town itself has a few old pubs and shops. I stopped at one of the pubs for lunch.
Canowindra

After lunch I decided to stop here for the night. It was nice to give the legs a rest for the afternoon.
Once all setup I went for a walk to the Museum of Fishes. Got to watch an exclusive 8 minute video on how they found the 300 million year old fishes. They found 1000s of fishes, so the town is now famous for these fossilized fishes. After the museum I had a walk around the town and then headed back to the campsite.
300 million year old fishes

Today the weather was just perfect for riding. Tomorrow I'll be heading towards Forbes and Parkes.


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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