Feb 7:  Into Town

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Murdunna-> Hobart

Distance cycled: 73 km
Ave: 17.6 km/h
Max speed: 64.2 km/h

We left Brett’s a bit later than (he) intended, but we plead a comfortable bed.
We followed his advice on some scenic routes heading to Hobart
Fortifying ourselves for the road ahead
Don’t be fooled by the mirror image selfie – we ARE riding on the left, which is right!
This was a community art project – under the direction of a couple of lead artists. And much warmer and more rideable than most whales, right or otherwise!
When we got closer to urban Hobart, it turned into a traffic rich, nerve testing highway (110km/hr traffic). Although it was a maze to find the cyclist and pedestrian routes across multiple bridges, once we got on the bridge, help was right there, just pick up the phone.
Eventually we reached the Intercity cycleway on the west side of the Tasman Bridge.
Stopping to sniff the flowers is a particularly well suited to cyclist speed (especially when city navigation requires multiple map checks!)
Our hostel is in a neat old building and decorated with amazing murals inside. It’s full of youthful exuberance; sharing the kitchen and laundry space was both doable and also made us feel old.

Alice and F endorses “hundy P”

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