Saturday 14th March to 19th Six day Epic tour

Left Wodonga on Saturday 14th March for 6 days of touring through the mountains.

First day was just along the kiewa valley

Highway to Mt Beauty & up the Falls Creek rd about 5 kms & into the bush to camp. A head wind slowed progress some.
Then

Sunday was a big day riding up towards Falls creek. I decided to take the roper track & onto Big Hill track. This was very steep the first part. I came across a Blue Tongue lizard 

on the track & had a rest.
Then there was another little lizard.

The day was going quick with slow progress.
I reached just below Big hill tower around 1pm.

After this the track got easier & then I turned down hill until I reached the west Kiewa logging rd. Quiet late around 2pm by now.
Kept going up & along this rd.
Coming accross a Copper head snake

which moved of the rd once it noticed me.
Doing lots of video & photos the day quickly progress.

It was 3pm now & I  continued upwards.

Hard but really nice cycling in the bush.

Advetureally getting to the Dimintina hores yards around 6pm.  Quickly set my tent up put some warm clothes on & the day was over. Eating lots of food to replenish my energy for the next day.
Up & up as I headed up

Machinery spur to Mt Loch 1987 metres

high. Just near Mt Hotham with great views.
The next day Tuesday along up Machinery spur to to the great Alpine rd. (Mt Hotham). Then a big decent down to Harietville.
This was fast riding & the 30 kms was over quick. Then to the town of Bright topped up Mt water supply 8 litres. Bought some food at Woolworths & headed up the Mt Porepunka road. I was getting tired as my legs were turing to jelly.  I finally made it to the summit late just before sunset.
Then Wednesday (today) down the Porepunka road coming out on the rail trail. Then headed for Myrelford to get some water supplies 8 litres.  A little more food from the Colse supermarket.
Then I headed for Mt Stanley for tonight's camp. Looking at the map I chose a quick way on a very steep track to start. Lucky it didn't continue this bad & was advetureally rideable. Three Mountains in three days. This is turning into tough tour. Made it to the summit around 5:40 pm. Quickly set my tent up & cooked & ate dinner. Then started typing this which is where I'm at now lying in my tent typing on my phone.
Back to Wodonga tomorrow  & in a few days of towards South Australia.
Until then.

Friday the 6th of March 2020.
I left Wodonga on Tuesday & left the extrawheel trailer. I broke the back axle attachment. I used a wrench instead of a Allen key. I've ordered another.

On Tuesday night I set camp north of Yarrawonga.  On high ground next to the Murray river. Next morning it was raining & didn't stop much for the next two days.
On Thurday my water filter was just taking for ever. So I decided to cycle in the rain to Cobram to get water supplies. I got drowned like a rat in the process.

Bought 9 rolls of toilet paper & I was lucky to get that. Some veggies etc. Started cycling back & lucky the rain cleared. So by the time I was back I was half dry. My phone had

charged on the werk attached to the dynamo to 45 % from 6 % & I used it in the town for a bit. The sun was shining so out with the 60 watt solar charger to fully charge the phone.
About 1 half hours later.

That was yesterday today it was dry so I packed up. Rang fruit picking work. Got told to ring back next Tuesday after all dries out.
I then decided to cycle to Cobram get lots of water 17 litres. Some food supplies & camp next to the Murray river for the next few days.