Saturday, 21 December 2013

Day 122, 110km. By Amy:

All 5 of us cycle tourers set off together but me and chris were quickly left behind ( I blame our enormous amount of luggage!).
Today was much more undulating than the rest of the coast and because we had to cover a decent amount of ground we were mainly on a bigger road. Still, it was designated a 'scenic route' and followed the coast. Chris even managed to find us a private patch of beach for lunch where I had a swim. The ferry port for the night cargo ferry turned out to be up river, 10km closer than we expected which was a welcome surprise. They even had showers and free coffee at the port which was amazing! 
The car ferry had one truck on it and was otherwise packed with all manner of produce and goods needed on the island. 
We were worried because Jess Danny and Jamie (who had definitely been ahead of us and were aiming for the same ferry) had not arrived. but with no way of contacting them there was nothing we could do. 
They finally turned up at 8pm having ridden 25km too far and had to come all the way back. As the captain aptly put; 'shit happens'. At least there was still space on the boat!

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