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<\/a><\/p>\nWith only 30km to ride for our day, most of which was downhill, we decided to snack our way to Walpole and find ourselves a big juicy steak. Despite this cunning plan to avoid most of our morning preparations, and an early wake-up, we still managed to muck around for hours before finally leaving the shelter \u2013 last again.<\/p>\n
We took the short walk from the shelter to see the Frankland River which is a sacred indigenous site. The river was fast flowing from the recent heavy rains and coated with masses of white foam.<\/p>\n
Most of the ride was on narrow dirt roads that cut through National Parks. Our only major climb of the day was a leg tester, fortunately on a bitumen road, up to Swarbrick Recreational area. The area has a display of outdoor sculptures set around a 500 metre paved path. I think it is incredibly sensible to have an art gallery that can be viewed from a bicycle seat at bicycle speed.<\/p>\n
We then headed back into some overgrown single track, before winding our way on old roadways towards Walpole. We were anticipating a fast downhill run, but the road surface was on soft and sticky sand that made it slow going. The wind had sprung up, and although the temperature was a relatively balmy 12 degrees, it felt much colder.<\/p>\n
We arrived in Walpole intent on finding warm accommodation and a juicy steak. We were directed to a little unit behind the laundromat. Finding a fireplace inside, our afternoon plans became crystal clear. A bit of shopping, pop next door to do the washing, and spend the afternoon sitting in front of the fireplace with the beer and chippies, in a room festooned with lines of now-clean lycra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(30km, 12.47kmh av, 486m up) With only 30km to ride for our day, most of which was downhill, we decided to snack our way to Walpole and find ourselves a big juicy steak. Despite this cunning plan to avoid most of our morning preparations, and an early wake-up, we still managed to muck around for … Continue reading Munda Biddi Day 17 – Kwokralup Beela to Walpole<\/span>