It rained from midnight to 5:00 am. Fortunately I was snug and dry in my tent and when it came time to pack up the tent was mostly dry. I was lucky because 30 minutes later it was raining again. By then I was drinking coffee in the bakery after having a quick spin around town. Hopefully the rain is falling where it is needed.
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| There is no explaining this sculpture |
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| No explanation needed! |
Forbes has a small sculpture park opposite the post office. There is no explaining some things!
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| Forbes Post Office |
After coffee I headed out of town down the Newell Highway. I had been thinking about alternate routes but the weather forecast suggests miserable weather the next 2 days so I just want to bust out some distance rather than play tourist. Leaving Forbes it was drizzling and very gloomy. All the cars and trucks had their headlights on.
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| Melbourne appearing on signs tells me I am getting closer to home |
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| Newell Highway near Forbes |
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| blossoming fruit trees - possibly cherries |
Happily there was a broad shoulder for me to ride in and the traffic wasn't bad. Although there were trucks all day they didn't worry me. The rain stopped and the wind was mainly a crosswind and not slowing me down. By 10:00 am I had covered 45 km and was feeling hungry so stopped to eat the salad roll I bought at the bakery this morning.
Another 90 minutes and another 30 km it was time for lunch in the Rest Stop at Marsden. I was hoping there would be a shop there so I could buy a pot of tea however there is nothing. I boiled water for a cup-a-soup and a cup of tea. I'm running out if cooking gas so every use is carefully considered. I needed to warm up as most of the morning it has been less than 10 degrees.
I was amused as this Rest Stop has toilets which is less common in NSW than in Queensland - every grey nomad was stopping for a pee break and there was queue of caravans and camper vans lined up.
After lunch it was back on the road for another 30 km until I arrived at Wyalong. Another 5 km to West Wyalong. Last year when we drove through here we must have taken a bypass road because I was surprised to find really nice town with an interesting main street full of pubs and coffee shops. Unfortunately I couldn't find a shop with camping gas canisters. I really need to find one because I need hot water if I am camping.
As it was still windy and miserable I opted for a pub room rather than camping tonight. There were lots of choices but the Royal Hotel won me - $55 for a room.
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| Main Street - West Wyalong |
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| Royal Hotel - West Wyalong |
574 km to Melbourne.
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