Cycling Jerramungup to Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, (approx 114kms)
October 27th 2006 01:59
Even with a tailwind this was a long, hard day. A couple of kilometres out of Jerramungup, a longish climb out of a creek bed sets the tone for the day. There are lots more hills to climb and the longest and hardest comes just 20kms out of Ravensthorpe.
Leave early and cram your panniers with food and water because once you leave Jerramungup there's nowhere to stock up en route. I suggest two days worth of food and water just in case you get a puncture or a technical hitch that slows you down.
The scenery improves dramatically after Jerramungup with views across the enormous Fitzgerald River National Park to the hills on the coast. We had rain the day we rode this route which was a refreshing change after days and days of heat haze.
Near Ravensthorpe you start a winding hill climb where several friendly P platers yelled nasty things out the window, threw cans of cola at us and tried to grab our flags. Don't be put off. Ravensthorpe is a nice enough town though the bakery closed down long ago.
There is a supermarket, a pub with good counter meals for around $15AUS and there's even a shop selling fluoro safety vests and other gear.
The caravan park is full of sculptures made out of recycled materials. It was overflowing with roadworkers and mine workers at the time of our visit. $14AUS/2pax/night by the mossie infested pond and the dusty outdoor camp kitchen.
Leave early and cram your panniers with food and water because once you leave Jerramungup there's nowhere to stock up en route. I suggest two days worth of food and water just in case you get a puncture or a technical hitch that slows you down.
The scenery improves dramatically after Jerramungup with views across the enormous Fitzgerald River National Park to the hills on the coast. We had rain the day we rode this route which was a refreshing change after days and days of heat haze.
The Ravensthorpe pub in Western Australia serves good counter meals
Near Ravensthorpe you start a winding hill climb where several friendly P platers yelled nasty things out the window, threw cans of cola at us and tried to grab our flags. Don't be put off. Ravensthorpe is a nice enough town though the bakery closed down long ago.
There is a supermarket, a pub with good counter meals for around $15AUS and there's even a shop selling fluoro safety vests and other gear.
The caravan park is full of sculptures made out of recycled materials. It was overflowing with roadworkers and mine workers at the time of our visit. $14AUS/2pax/night by the mossie infested pond and the dusty outdoor camp kitchen.
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