{"id":1695,"date":"2011-07-18T16:46:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T08:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melvynyap.com\/blog\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2022-04-24T23:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T13:44:18","slug":"day-93-wow-im-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melvynyap.com\/blog\/day-93-wow-im-in-denmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 93: Wow, I'm In Denmark!"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 16th, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

Albany to Denmark
\nDistance: 62km
\nTotal distance: 5734km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Woke up to the uplifting tune of The Who’s Baba O’Riley playing from the cafe\/hotel downstairs. The combined effect of this and the strong smell of coffee gave me an instant mental boost. Can’t think of anymore uplifting way to start my day!<\/p>\n

A quick goodbye to the hostel folks and I’m off. The weather for the next 7 days doesn’t seem promising but still I must ride on. Used the Lower Denmark Road instead of the highway for its lighter traffic. Horse farms are quite a typical scenery here in this part of WA. The road was relatively flat and straight. But as soon as I rejoined the highway, the flat road was gone. The short undulations made my speed dropped significantly, at times riding at only 4km\/h. I also received a significant amount of showers and headwinds just as I expected.<\/p>\n

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Going to miss the coffee smell and the music!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Next (rest) stop, PERTH!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pleasant riding at Lower Denmark Road minus the wet condition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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That thing doesn't look very safe for the postman to put his hand into<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Horse farms are everywhere here. But just like cattles and sheep, these creatures are equally drawn to the sight of a triker!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rain clouds ahead, and wind directly hitting on my face. This can only mean one thing...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Completely drenched \ud83d\ude41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guess what I spotted about 10km to Denmark? A rail trail! I wasn’t aware of any rail trail in WA other than the famous Munda Biddi Trail. Like almost all rail trails in Australia, it is unsealed but from the look of it, it’s quite rideable for my trike. So I went ahead and rode for 1km before deciding the road was too unfit for a trike. Twigs got stucked on my steering rod and I had to literally ride over 1m-tall scrubs under my two front wheels. The only thing capable of surviving this trail is a mountain bike. Rode back to the highway feeling quite disappointed, oh well.<\/p>\n

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This sign looks rather familiar... oh, that's right! A rail trail!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The entrance of the Denmark Nornalup Rail Trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Doesn't look so bad, track was nice and wide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not even 1km into rail trail, I was faced with tall undergrowth and protruding twigs. Can't risk a mechanical damage here so I was forced to turn back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I reached Denmark pretty exhausted and wet. Denmark itself sits on a slope and there was a significant climb to the town centre and the hostel where I’m staying. The hostel was really quiet. Graham, the hostel manager mentioned that a cyclist from Japan stayed here last night and just left this morning heading to Albany. He probably used the highway so that’s why I missed him, damn! Chatted with the only two other guests, Karen and Corinna, both from Germany. Since we both travelled from the opposite direction, we exchanged and shared about places to visit. They camp most of the time so they recommended me a few great places to camp, but I doubt I’ll be doing any camping considering the weather has been quite wet and will be so in the next few days. They also informed me that I am likely to bump into two cyclists travelling in the opposite direction soon! I spent most of my evening reading the most relevant book I’ve a come across in my tour: Lonely Planet’s Cycling in Australia. While reading it, I keep asking myself why didn’t I get this book before the start of the tour.<\/p>\n

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Completely random things like this serve as a reminder that all that I've been through for the past 3 months could just be a dream<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Never knew I can get there without crossing any ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A nice and smooth bikeway when nearing Denmark!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Since Denmark sits on a slope, I have to 'climb' into the town centre. The hostel was further up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Only 3 guests at the hostel tonight, the other two had a room by themselves so I had the whole 6-bed dorm just by myself, awesome!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Took a stroll in the town centre since it was still quite early in the afternoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The dining area where I had a cup of tea with Karen and Corinna from Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The living room where I spent most of my evening reading...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This! Lots of handy tips in this book. But on a retrospect, not reading it beforehand made my adventure so much more exciting! \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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