Bloody Good Coffee

Today it was about coffee and breakfast.

I am on a bike tour with my 77 year old father. Yesterday we caught the train from Melbourne down to Bairnsdale, a 4 hour journey. We then rode 40 km to Lakes Entrance on the South East Coast. 

This is the first time for me that I have carried my own stuff on panniers on the bike.
Usually I do the type of rides where the company carry your gear and they have a sag wagon who follows you along in case you really can't go on!  This time it's all up to me!  So far so good.
We are riding from Bairnsdale to Cape Conran, some of that on the rail trail which runs from Bairnsdale to Orbost. All up it will be about 300km over 5 days.
The weather was reasonable with a couple of showers yesterday so we didn't get too wet.
If case your wondering, yes we are staying in motels.. Dad usually camps but I said " no way to that". not only am I not carrying all that as well, I am not sleeping on the ground after a long ride.. I can't say I am too old for that to my Dad, but I did say I am too soft for that!

Of course my iphone Coffee review app didnt find any places nearby today. So we went for a real search. Today's Coffee and breakfast is on the Main street in Lakes Entrance at Bakin Beans. The coffee was bloody good and our breakfast was freshly cooked by the chef....
Bacon, poached eggs, baked beans on toast. This will be enough to get and keep me going up those hills and in the rain at least until lunch time.

It is great to take the time and do this ride with my father, he has been doing long rides every year for many years with some of his mates. Fortunately for me he is pretty fit and healthy for his age and enjoys the adventure and hard work of this type of ride. 

The new bike is fantastic and the extra weight of the rack and panniers is hardly noticeable... Well except for on those long steep hills. Great that I have granny gear!

Today we are riding to Orbost, about 60km. A very easy day. Although the lady at the motel said as I left enjoy the hills.

It is great to take the time and do this ride with my father, he has been doing long rides every year for many years with some of his mates. Fortunately for me he is pretty fit and healthy for his age and enjoys the adventure and hard work of this type of ride. 

How often do you take the opportunity to spent time doing something you father loves with him?
For me these days it hasn't been very often, so it's well over due.

Narelle.


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