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Mark Deasy 馃崏
@MarkDeasy@aus.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide. :-)

Day Two - Tarago to Sassafras. (The purple leg in the map below).

A beautiful cycling day. Pleasantly cool with light drizzle. Rather large hills though, and I suspect I have triggered some tendonitis in the knees.

Overnight was a lovely, remote campsite 4km off the main road. With no car noise and no mobile reception. Bliss!

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide

Campsite at Sassafras, bike in foreground and tent in the background.
Campsite at Sassafras, bike in foreground and tent in the background.
Campsite at Sassafras, bike in foreground and tent in the background.
A farmer's sign advising not to shoot native fauna as they are precious and worthy of protection
A farmer's sign advising not to shoot native fauna as they are precious and worthy of protection
A farmer's sign advising not to shoot native fauna as they are precious and worthy of protection
A map describing the two days of riding so far.
A map describing the two days of riding so far.
A map describing the two days of riding so far.
Bike leaning up against rusty old fuel bowzer
Bike leaning up against rusty old fuel bowzer
Bike leaning up against rusty old fuel bowzer
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Mark Deasy 馃崏
@MarkDeasy@aus.social replied  路  activity timestamp 2 days ago

The Tiring Ride to Rising Tide.

Day 3 - Sassafras to Nowra

'Age has wearied him, and the years condemned.'

Although another cracker of a day for riding, especially as it was mostly downhill, the knees are packing it in so I'll be catching the train from here to Newcastle. Booked in for a sports physio on Thu to do a 'bike fitting' as I am 99% confident the new seat was not installed in *exactly the same place as the previous. Hence .... angry tendons.

Am also confident I can pull volunteer shifts at Rising Tide (from Thu arvo, after the physio) doing 'stuff' ..... while not out paddling a kayak, taunting the constabulary.

Nowra is a lovely, sleepy town. And the campsite is awesome. $25 a night (that's Aussie dollars, not real ones) and full of laid back residents. Shoalhaven Caravan Park.

#cycle #cycletourism #BikeTooter #risingtideblockade #RisingTide2025 #Canberra #climatechange #risingtide #agingcyclist #kneesofbutter

A photo of the beer I am having in Nowra
A photo of the beer I am having in Nowra
A photo of the beer I am having in Nowra
The campsite in Nowra - a green tent next to a bike leaning against a tree.
The campsite in Nowra - a green tent next to a bike leaning against a tree.
The campsite in Nowra - a green tent next to a bike leaning against a tree.
Escarpment, vegetation and waterfall
Escarpment, vegetation and waterfall
Escarpment, vegetation and waterfall
Map showing the three days of riding so far, and how much further it is to Newcastle (a lot).
Map showing the three days of riding so far, and how much further it is to Newcastle (a lot).
Map showing the three days of riding so far, and how much further it is to Newcastle (a lot).
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