Easy Start

March 23, 2025

Canberra to Yass

Acknowledging Country

The magnificent country we are riding on has been, and continues to be, the home of Australian Aboriginal people for tens of thousands of years. I’d like to pay my respect to the past, present and future generations of the First Australians who’ve deeply cared for this country.

A send off party. A most enjoyable tour start.

We began riding at about 7.30am after we rendezvoused with several good friends and cycling mates Frank, Ian and Alex. With Joel and myself in the mix, we formed a casual peloton of five riders on the Barton Highway to the village of Murrumbateman (about 40 km from Canberra) for a well earned coffee break.
A very pleasant and sociable way to begin a tour.

From there it was only another 20 easy kms for Joel and me to pedal to Yass where we’d planned to stay overnight.
Deliberately we made it a very easy first day, as both Joel and me were a bit underprepared for the ride.
A Yass stay at the low budget, but clean & functional, Hi Way Motel gave the opportunity to tweak bikes, repack and mentally prepare for the harder days ahead.

Tomorrow’s ride goal will be to the place with a dog sitting on a tucker box.

The day in pics: