Day 5

Last night we stayed at the Coonalpyn Hotel, It was really strange, there was nobody around. We weren’t allowed into the Hotel, just into our rooms via a back door. Despite that, thank you so much Winnie & Jonsie for sponsoring us by giving us our rooms for free. We all appreciated that generous gift! Another cold morning, we got away before 8 am straight onto the Dukes Hwy and had first break at Comandook. Not much going on along that stretch of road except trucks, thank you to Peter for being there the whole time following behind, keeping us safe. 62 kms into the ride we arrived at Tailem Bend and had a nice lunch from the Bakery on the Main Street. Peter suggested that we try to push onto Nairne today instead of finishing at Kanmantoo to get a hill climb out the way. Murray Bridge was the next stop, we pulled off the road for a quick snack and a drink opposite the OTR on the way out. Hill climbing after that with a few downs thrown in as we pushed hard to Kanmantoo. Still feeling strong, we decided to go with Peters suggestion and climbed up to Nairne where we’ll start our final day tomorrow. Super happy we got that climb done today, one less climb for tomorrow. I was feeling a bit tired after today’s ride but pretty excited about the big finish tomorrow. Pop has a bit of a sore knee but a good night’s sleep we will be ready to go again. We drove down to sleep at Nan & Pops Place tonight and will be back in Nairne at the old train station to start about 9am. The map below shows our route into Adelaide Oval. Unfortunately due to social distancing and gathering rules it will not be possible to have a crowd at the finish line. We will be taking a break in Uraidla and be leaving at about 11.30 to arrive at Adelaide Oval at 12.30. If you live, work or could be along the route it would be awesome if you could come out and give us a cheer.

Today’s stats 131 km 5 hours 12 minutes