March 21st, 2011
Canberra
Distance: 6km
Total distance: 416km
After 5 days and 400km of riding, the most sensible thing to do is to take a day off from riding. I did however ride a little to the Flying Furniture recumbent shop to get my brake repaired. Met up with the shop owner Ian and I was glad that he manage to get rid of the sticky brake problem! Its great to have both brakes functional! While I was there, I also asked to try on another recumbent trike, the HP Velotechnik Scorpion FS. It’s a full suspension trike that I was considering before I got my GT3, but decided not to due to the high price. It wasn’t as comfortable as I expected, in fact I still prefer the feel of my GT3 more. I was also interested in another full suspension trike, the ICE Sprint 2 fs but they didn’t have one in stock. Chatted with Ian for a while about recumbents and touring before I went back to Braddon. It rained when I was riding back and the weather continues to be like that for the rest of the day, so I just stayed home.
Checked on the news and found out that the rain over the past several days caused several areas in NSW to flood. One of which was Shellharbour, the place where I stayed on Day 2! Another one was Bombala, my destination in the next few days! The news also reported caravan parks and campsites being affected by the flood. I was upset about the news, this means that I must either change my route or take a risk on my original route hoping that the rain would be gone by the time I reached the affected areas. So I decided to stay in Canberra for another day to see how things go. Moreover, my leg muscles are getting more sore, feeling the post-workout effect now. My day ended with a stroll around Canberra Centre and watching TV with An Yi and her housemate Peter.
