November 12, 2022
Day 168: Portland to Port Fairy
Start: 7:10am
Distance: 85km
Ride time: 5:48hours
Average: 15km/hr
Max: 40km/hr
Finish: 1:30pm
I looked for the koalas this morning and couldn't find them.
Today will be a day of wood carvings.
It was generating a lot of electricity today. It was very windy. It started off as a crosswind and as I changed direction, it became a headwind.
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There was a good shoulder the whole way and there were no log trucks.
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There were a few small New Holland honeyeaters tweeting about in them.
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Bruce Munday
With photos by Kristin Munday
South Australia is blessed with beautiful stone – stone with colour, texture and light. Some of our stone structures have stood for 150 years, never touched by mortar.
The stories behind these stone walls are captured in this book, first published in December 2012 and launched by David Williamson.
The book sold out four times and was reprinted with revisions.
‘Those Dry Stone Walls’ is now out of print again. Wakefield Press and I have decided that rather than go to a fourth reprint I should write a second edition – a lot has happened since 2012 and there is a much more to say about this otherwise obscure topic. I have now completed this and expect that it will be published around mid-2022 (WhooHoo!). Should be good.
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If you are interested in purchasing a signed copy of the new edition or simply want to say hello, please contact Bruce as indicated below.
Bruce Munday
Ph: 0417 895 249
2 years ago
Today was a tough day. The headwind was persistent. I had to use low gears to make progress. The temperature was mild.
The town is very pretty with lots of old houses and commercial buildings.
The town was also known as Belfast. It's a little confusing to work out why the name is now Port Fairy.
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I had a coffee in town to warm up.
And then checked into the Gardens Caravan Park. There were several wood carvings by Mark Rosenbrock. I thought they were all very good so here they are:
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I went to the very windy beach.
Today's ride: 85 km (53 miles)
Total: 9,728 km (6,041 miles)
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called there regularly by the captain of that ship.
2 years ago