Warrnambool

It was a much better day today. I think the modifications on my helmet worked. The wind wasn't as strong today but it still made it tiring.

Getting here took about 4 hours longer than the distance would indicate because I was stopping so many times for photos. I feel like a bloody tourist! Oh wait! I am.

I took the wrong turn off coming out of Mt Gambier and so added about 50 km to the journey but the connecting road from the Princess Highway to the Portland Nelson Road through the Lower Glenelg National Park was worth it. Excellent road, beautiful scenery. The coastal road was much more interesting than the highway too.

As I was getting ready to go get some tea I checked the tyre pressure because the bike had been handling poorly I thought it might be down a bit. The rear tyre wasn't, it was down a lot. Almost flat! Judging by the state of the tyre I'd say it had been like that all day. I think the life of the tyre had been shortened to one half or a third of it's expected life. One of the angled valve stems I had put on before I left had vibrated loose and let the air out. Brand new tyre too. ''All's well that end's well', my old gaffer used to say' (pick that reference)

Time for bed I think.
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Brad (From on the road)