Bass Coast Ride

 Day 4- Yarrum to Home via Traralgon 

It was raining all night at Yarrum and we agreed at dinner that we would probably not ride in the wet!

Waking at about 7.00am it was still drizzling so all but Anthony decided that we would not ride but “ferry” riders to Traralgon to catch the train. In the meantime Anthony would make his way through the Strzelecki ranges to Traralgon. 

I set off with Gary, Frank, Stephen and Mike in the drizzle in the ute to the Traralgon railway station and after crossing the mountain range in the drizzle it cleared. We arrived about an hour early for the train courtesy of not adjusting the clocks for the ending of daylight saving!

The boys were left at the station and I returned to Yarrum….I managed to catch Anthony on the final hill on the climb out of the Strzelecki ranges and he was soaked through with the drizzle but determined to finish the ride….

Returning to Yarrum I met Rob and Phil for a coffee and “toastie” and after packing the ute we made our way through to Traralgon again….still through the drizzle!

We met Anthony just outside the Loy Yang power stations and after getting changed he joined us for the trip back to Melbourne….fortunately Rob drove most of the way home.

The trip was uneventful other than traffic getting to Phil’s flat in Richmond….

Arriving home, Rob and I unpacked the ute and the boys picked up bags etc

Ending these rides is always a bit sad but it gives us a real opportunity to see parts of our wonderful country with a group of similar minded cyclists 

Special thanks to Gary for sorting out the ride and to all who were part of a special time together

Here is photo of us all at the Yarrum Country Club having our final dinner