Day 65: O'Connell River to Airlie Beach

April 20, 2021

Start: 8:15am
Distance: 54kms
Ride time: 3:27hrs
Average: 16km/hr
Max: 52km/hr
Finish: 12:30pm

After a little while I arrived in Proserpine. They have a small museum that I visited.

This rusty bike has a dyno like my bike.

A 2.6 metre wooden bowl made on a purpose-built lathe.

They used truck parts to make the lathe.

At Proserpine I turned off the highway and headed to Airlie Beach.

I had a headwind but I didn't mind as I only had 23kms to go.

And then checked in to the Seabreeze Tourist Park. The nice receptionist booked me on a snorkel day trip for tomorrow. 🐢🐠

$30. The pool is on the other side of the palm trees.

There were lots of these curlews in the campground.

The bush stone-curlew can grow to 60cm tall. They look similar to no other bird in Australia. They have a very loud wail which can be unpleasant to hear.

Today's ride: 54 km (34 miles)
Total: 3,116 km (1,935 miles)

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