March 23, 2024
Tarryn Stokes fever hits Harvey
Harvey rest day
Harvey is a dairy and agricultural town with a population of 2750. They clearly don’t have a water issue as every second house’s lawn sprinkler is on happily watering not only their grass but the sidewalk and the road. We are on the outskirts of this spread out town so we jump on our treadlies to find a cafe for breakfast. That proves not so easy. The only remaining cafe on Uduc St seems to be shut so we head to the bakery for a coffee, but they don’t do breakfast. They direct us out of town to Stirling Cottage, set in a vast rose garden by the Harvey River. They cook up a mean breakfast and happily donate $10 to the cause.
Harvey Beef looks an authentic olde worlde butcher shop so we call in and buy a juicy looking steak for a barbecue tonight before heading out on the town. The customer before us had his 3 and 5 year old sons with him. The elder one was picking out his first pocket knife as his birthday present from the impressive (but scary) range of hunting knives on display. Big Kev (the butcher) then gave the kids what I thought were lolly bags but in fact were filled with beef jerky. We are definitely not in Manuka!
We opt for a barbecue because the only 2 eating establishments in Harvey are shut for dinner because they all want to go to the concert. After shopping for the next few days we lingered at the cricket where the aging Harvey Benger cricket club were taking on a positively geriatric Donnybrook cricket club. It’s not a high quality affair but there’s no doubting each teams commitment and enthusiasm. I cannot imagine how they play in the height of summer.
We spent a lazy afternoon with a few beers on the verandah readying ourselves for a big night tonight. As usual I’ve left my outfit selection to the last minute. I’ll probably settle on my only pair of trousers, my only collared shirt and my only pair of shoes. I was thinking of going half sock half shoe but it still doesn’t sound comfortable.
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Today's ride: 5 km (3 miles)
Total: 289 km (179 miles)
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