Distance - 90
Climbing - 455 metres
View the ride here:
Spent a great day in Rutherglen yesterday. Fantastic, friendly town. Reminds me of home. Kath also arrived last night to help out with the last few days of our adventure.
Tony and I felt a little guilty about leaving the "Kracka LFL's" in the team vehicle today, but "emphasis word starting with F", it was good. Nearly wore out the brakes trying to slow down. I now feel confident about tackling the next few days.
Stopped at a bike shop in Albury to buy some thin (and light) tyres. What a shop! Acres of bikes and even some spare parts. These tyres gave us a few extra kph on the ride out to Tallangatta. We followed a converted rail line. Can recommend this route. It follows the edge of the Hume reservoir. Bit rough on parts, but we enjoyed the absence of trucks and caravans.
We are now camped at a choice spot overlooking the lake and boat ramp. The bloke next door seems to be having some issues with the outboard on his fishing boat. Fair bit of swearing happening. All we need now is the hum of a power line over the the water. Ah, the serenity.
We must be at the height of the magpie breeding season. They have been going for Tony mostly. Tony says they go for the fastest moving object. One hit me repeatedly in the back today. Tony thought it was funny. We did manage to tame one here at our camp (may have been tame already).
The rail trail notionally finishes here in Tallangatta, but we will follow it as closely as possible tomorrow on the way to Corryong.
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| Trailers where they belong |
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| Must be one of the best Rail Trails around |
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| Warning to others |
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| On the Rail Trail |
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| Rail Trail |
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| Camping on Hume Dam |
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