Day 3- Bright to Beechworth 72 kms

26 Oct

Today started with 6.30 am wake up and shower to shake off the remnants of a great evening of celebration following the dinner cooked by Ellio and Ray

We were all ready for breakfast at a cafe in Bright by 7.30 ... there was a big crowd for breakfast at the cafe on blokes about our ages having bacon and eggs for breakfast... for me it was muesli and toast with coffee... a good start to the day.

As we left the rain and wind started and we headed on the rail trail towards Mytleford... it was cold and we had several stops to add layers of clothes to stay warm as the head wind gathered strength.

The ride included one climb along the trail which was a steady 3 pc for about 5kms which with a head wind was fairly hard work. The trail surface was asphalt and was really nice to ride on

We arrived at Mytleford for morning tea at about 10.30 and the food at the bakery was great.... really worth a visit if you are in the region

After morning tea it was off to Beechworth which is another 40 kms along rail trails.... the climb in to Beechworth was with more of a tail wind fortunately although there was another steady climb of about 7kms which made for a bit of work!!!

We arrived at Beechworth at about 3.30pm and had a late lunch and warming coffee and settled in to the hotel accommodation at Tanswells Commercial Hotel.. the accommodation is a old world but the rooms at very comfortable and a warm shower was a delight!!!

The day was cold with warm breaks when the sun came out

We had periods of shower activity which we were able to seek shelter along the way

The rail trails in this part of Victoria are well maintained and are popular... on a poor day weather wise we saw a lot of people on the track. I would imagine that warmer weather would bring more riders out

Another great day with the guys and we had a lot of fun albeit with iffy weather

Breakfast in Bright... good food!!