November 17, 2022
Day 173: Apollo Bay to Lorne
Start: 8:30am
Distance: 49km
Ride time: 2:45hours
Average: 18km/hr
Max: 46km/hr
Finish: 1:30pm
My mattress is getting worse. I inflated it 5 times last night.
I have a short day planned for today. It will be nice after yesterday's big effort. I was awake early. It rained so I didn't get up until it stopped. It would rain a few more times during the day. It wasn't much of a bother as it usually passed by in 15 minutes.
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The road to Lorne followed the coast all day.
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There were pretty views the whole way.
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It's Stylidium graminifolium and it can eat insects.
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It was a fabulous day's ride to Lorne. It was a little hilly but the constant beach views made up for it.
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Lorne is a nice small town with lots of shops set up for tourists.
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I chose this hotel because it has a pool so I can fix my mattress and also the two caravan parks here have bad reviews.
Surprisingly my room has a bath so I didn't need to use the pool. I submerged my mattress and bubbles came up everywhere.
I counted at least 7 holes. They were all in the bends of the mattress. When I used a pen to circle the holes, it went straight through the mattress a couple of times.
The holes were in the top of the mattress where my shoulders would lie. Nothing has penetrated the mattress to make the holes. The material has simply worn super thin and is falling apart.
I concluded that it is not worth reparing. I will buy a different brand mattress tomorrow in Geelong.
Today's ride: 49 km (30 miles)
Total: 9,993 km (6,206 miles)
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2 years ago
I was a little disappointed it wasn't more durable. If ever I do a big trip again, I will use a foam mat.
Cheers
Vince
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2 years ago
My old mattress was a Thermarest Neo air. My new mattress is a Sea to Summit ether light.
Cheers
Vince
2 years ago