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March 31st, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

Glenrowan to Seymour
\nDistance: 136km
\nTotal distance: 1145km<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had one of the best sleep last night. Felt so energetic and refreshed! It was very cold outside so I took my time getting ready in the motel and left only at 8am. I entered the Hume Freeway within the first 2km of riding. Thanks to the relatively flat road, I found myself riding much faster than usual, maintaining an average speed of 18kmh. Yeah, that’s pretty fast for me riding on a loaded trike. The first 70km went by quickly. Nothing much to report since there wasn’t much to see or do on a freeway. Stopped at a service centre near Euroa for a hamburger lunch.<\/p>\n

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The Hume Freeway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Motor vehicles move fast on the freeway, but worry not, for I have my very own lane!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Such big numbers \ud83d\ude41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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These road bumps are annoying, they shouldn't have it there in the first place, its a freeway for bicycles as well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Errr... don't think that's possible mate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A clear blue sky calls for more sunscreen!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My lunch, the blue Gatorade was not bad at all <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About 10km after Euroa, the freeway becomes hilly, with long stretches of uphills and downhills, thus effectively reducing my speed. There was a strong crosswind as well, and it was probably due to strong wind I lost my carp streamer! There goes my false identifier as a Japanese traveller. The next 50km took me much longer than expected, and by the time I arrive at the caravan park in Seymour, it was starting to get dark. I checked into a self-contained cabin since I wanted to start my day early the next day. Bought my dinner and breakfast for tomorrow at the town centre. I was tempted to cook since there’s a kitchen in my cabin but was feeling too hungry and tired to move around much.<\/p>\n

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I don't get this sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I lost my carp streamer \ud83d\ude41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fully appreciating the last few metres of flat road before passing this sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The cabin feels so warm and comfortable, it got me thinking about how I will be coping with camping in the colder season later in the tour. This is the third consecutive day I did a 100+km ride, I am now wondering if I can still manage another 100+km ride tomorrow. If the freeway continues to be hilly like the last 50km today, I may not reach Melbourne before dusk. Enough of negativity, for god’s sake I’ve just ridden the longest distance in my life today! Yeah!<\/p>\n

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This is my first time staying in a caravan park cabin, I now prefer this over motel just because it's fully self-contained<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The cabins in this caravan park are permanent cabins as opposed to the caravan-converted ones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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