Day 183: Nowa Nowa to Newmerella - A happy ride around Australia (third attempt) - CycleBlaze

November 27, 2022

Day 183: Nowa Nowa to Newmerella

Start: 10am
Distance: 42km
Ride time: 2:34hours
Average: 16km/hr 
Max: 41km/hr
Finish: 1:40pm

I had a good sleep in today because I didn't have far to ride to get to Newmerella. 

There were plenty of birds about in the morning. 

A couple of kookaburras.
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Annie O'SheaGreat photos close and clear
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Vince McCarthyThat was taken on full zoom.
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Magpies.
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And a galah.
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Crossing Boggy Creek.
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The first 20kms today was hard packed gravel trail.
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Most of today's trail was surrounded by forest. I would only see 6 other cyclists today. They were all heading towards Nowa Nowa.

More wooden trestle bridges.
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There were very big. I can't imagine how they could have manoeuvred the big logs into place years ago.

Some hilly green pastures.
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I was very happy to see a cute wombat slowly waddle across my path. His burrow was on the side of the trail.
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Rich FrasierFirst wombat picture on Cycleblaze? You should get an award!
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Annie O'SheaHow lucky is that
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This tree had 3 trunks that looked like they were plaited together.
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A yellow tailed black cockatoo. I see lots of them. Usually they are too high to photograph.
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I saw a few of these pretty pink flowers. I don't know what they are.
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Bill ShaneyfeltCould not find a photo match, but sent a facebook message to someone in AU who might help.
Stay tuned....
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Bill ShaneyfeltUpdate: The person I contacted lives in W AU, so not specifically familiar, but says "This is diffnily Comesperma family .because is not in WA .so hard to staying which one .maybe check out Comesperma ericinum."

I did, and Heath Milkwort looks like the only one that matches well.

https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/3272
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Vince McCarthyThank you Bill. That's perfect.
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Bill later identified this as Heath Millwort. Thanks Bill!

Once the gravel finished, the trail was more like a forest track.
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Lots of tall straight trees.
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At Newmerella, I turned off the trail into farming country and saw a couple of horses.
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And a minion made from silage bales.
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This is where my aunt Veronica and uncle Neil have a dairy farm. In my younger days, I worked on a dairy farm near here. It was hard work.

Meet Spike, the farm dog.
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Annie O'SheaHe looks more like a horse hahahahaha sorry sis
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And Bert, the dairy cat.
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And happy cows on green grass.
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Today's ride: 42 km (26 miles)
Total: 10,580 km (6,570 miles)

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