Day 93 - 99: Northam, WA
Distance cycled: 62km
As much as we were tempted to power through the last 156km into Perth, we decided to take it slow and have a rest in Northam before we comfortably ride into our final destination, Perth! We took our time to get ready in the hope that the sun will shine strong and bless us with warmth.
The road felt distinctly smooth for our ride most of the way. We also had the blessing of some tailwind and progressed well ahead in time. We saw a convoy of 5 cyclists heading east towards Melbourne and we exchanged waves and smiles as our paths crossed. In Meckering, more than half way to Northam, we took a short break at the park next to a rose garden. It still amazes us to see how well-maintained many of the small towns along our route are.
As we descended down the valley to Northam, part of us were excited that we made it and we were looking forward to lunch, while the other part of us knew that we would have some good workouts climbing uphill and out of the valley on our last ride to Perth. ;) Once again, we found ourselves a room (this one’s enough to accommodate a family of 5!) at the Commercial Hotel/Pub. We both liked Northam and so decided to stay for a week in Northam. With a river walk, supermarkets, bakeries, library and all there is that we need, time flew by almost as quickly as we could manually change the volume of the TV!
We could hardly believe that weeks and months have passed and we are so close to the end of our trip, the end of the ‘vacation’. As much as we are ecstatic to successfully make it to Perth on our push bikes, we knew we had a lot to do in preparation for the next stage of our lives and to make certain of the uncertainties that lay ahead of us. It is time to get down to business! ;=)
Destinations: [NSW] North Sydney - Heathcote - Coledale - Wollongong - Robertson - Moss Vale - Goulburn - Queanbeyan - Yass - Gundagai - Wagga Wagga - Narrandera - Darlington Point - Hay - Maude - Balranald - Euston - [VIC] Mildura - [SA] Renmark - Barmera - Morgan - Burra - Orroroo - Port Augusta - Kimba - Wudinna - Streaky Bay - Ceduna – Nundroo - Yalata - Nullarbor - Border Village - [WA] Eucla - Balladonia - Kalgoorlie - Coolgardie - Yellowdine - Southern Cross - Merredin - Cunderdin - Northam
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