Bridport - Gladstone - Policemans Point (95km) (Total 21129km)

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Me he levantado a las 7 y he empezado a desmontar campamento. Llevaba desde las 5 haciendo muchisimo viento y algun chaparron corto, pero por lo demas se veia el cielo azul. Cunado casi estaba listo he visto un gran nubarron gris que venia zingao hacia mi. Me ha dado tiempo a desmonatr y llevar todo corriendo baj la tejabana de los baños mientras empezaba a llover fuerte. Y asi ha estado casi una hora. Mientras tanto he estado desayunando y de chachara con la gente. Al final para las 11 estaba en marcha, muy tarde, pero al menos me han invitado a bacon y huevos fritos, y un ciclista local me ha dado informacion valiosa sobre rutas recomendables y no tan recomendables. Como todavia hacia un viento fuerte del oeste, unos 30nudos noroeste por la mañana y luego cambiando a 15 nudos sudoeste por la tarde, la ruta de la costa ha sido facil. Me he decidido por esta ruta para evitar la carretera principal y para no tener que subir montañas. Cuando faltaban 20km para Gladstone ha empezado el camino de tierra por el bosque, casi enseguida he visto un diablo de tasmania, muerto pero bastante fresco, el bicho es mas grande de lo que yo pensaba. El camino de tierra no estaba nada mal, nada que ver con Carretera Austral, basicamente barro compactado con pocos baches. En Gladstone he parado a comer y descansar un rato, y a pillar agua. Y de ahi he hecho los ultimos 30 km hasta Policemans Point, que es un Free Campsite. Ha habido bastantes colinas al final y una garganta profinda que habia que bajar y volver a subir. Al final he llegado al atardecer, he encontrado un sitio entre 2 carabanas y he hecho la cena. Cuando me he metido en el tienda he escuchado ruidos y cuando he salido he visto un Oposum bastante gordo intentado robar la bolsa de la basura, y cando la he guardado ha empezado a comerse a bolsa que cubre el asiento de la bici, he quitado todo lo que le pueda atraer y ahora el muy subnormal esta subido al arbol haciendo un ruido como de ronquidos, quizas este enfadado conmigo?. Creo que me va a dar la nochecita.


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I got up at 7 and I have started to dismantle the camp. There has been some strong wind sind 5am and some short cloudburst, but otherwise there was blue sky. When I was almost ready I've seen a huge gray cloud coming fast. Ihad time just to carry everything on the rush under the ceiling of the toilet building as it began to rain hard. And so it has keeped for almost an hour. Meanwhile I've been eating breakfast and chitchat with people. At the end at about 11 I was on the road, quite late, but at least I was invited to breakfast bacon and fried eggs, and a local cyclist has given me valuable information on recommended routes and not so recommended ones. As yet there is a strong west wind, a 30 knots northwest in the morning and then changing to southwest 15 knots in the afternoon, the coastal route was easy. I have chosen this route to avoid the main road and not have to climb the mountains. When there were 20km left to Gladstone the dirt road through the woods has started, almost here I saw a Tasmanian devil, dead but pretty cool, the bug is bigger than I thought. The dirt road was not bad , nothing to do with Carretera Austral , basically compacted clay with few bumps. In Gladstone I stopped to eat and rest a while, and get water. And from there I made the last 30 km to Policemans Point, a Free Campsite . There have been quite a few hills at the end and a deep gorge that went quite down and back up. In the end I arrived at dusk, I found a site between 2 caravans and I cooked my dinner. When I was in the tent I heard noises and when I came out I saw a pretty big Possum tried to steal the garbage bag, and when I got that away he has begun chewing the bag covering the bike seat, I have removed all what may attract him and now the very stupid guy is up in the tree making a noise like snoring , maybe angry with me. I think he will be annoying me all night long.

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Comments

[gabrielbyrnei]

Carretera Austral
Nada como la carretera austral eh? Saludo Gabriel