Good: arriving at nice warm hut with Rod and Yvonne inside after their unfortunate accommodation adventure last night. Wharfdale track beautiful but see below. I ate 1.5 very welcome pies in Springfield (I hate pies)
Bad: it’s not all down hill after Arthur’s pass. Especially in a rainy cold headwind. Saddle sore sore, trying not to sit on saddle for last part of day which made for challenging riding. We all crashed in the wharfdale – Gareth ended up down a bank, David had a few sideways offs in a row and I did two stupid clip out failures in quick succession, adding to parade of bruises on right leg.
Gear appreciation: merino buff (bought in memory of crown range descent with bullet-y snow), GE helter skelters, dishwashing gloves.
People appreciation: nice wave and smile from cop after porters pass. Car loaded with coast to coast bikes waited for me to get through one way bridge when they could have gone. Plus much continued appreciation to David and Gareth!
Songs: battle of the “Gone”s continued.