Adelaide Hills
The day after the V8 races I left Adelaide in the direction of Melbourne. There is two weeks until the Grand Prix, well ten days before the first days racing so I need to get moving. The way out of Adelaide led into the hills around the city. It’s a very pretty place. The hills are quite steep and made some nice riding even with the weight of the bike and gear.
The route I took led me towards Mt. Lofty about 700m above the city. There is a cycle lane all the way to the top, running seperate from the highway. Not long after starting the climb a cyclist in full lycra on a Carbon C-50 with Zipp wheels rides past. I said hello or some friendly greeting but he just gave me the ‘look’ and pedalled on without a word. I wasn’t going to let that go without a fight so I upped my pace. He disappeared into the distance but I got into a good rythm and kept the tempo pretty high.Aafter a few km’s I suddenly saw him up the road again, the gap was starting to get smaller. By the time we got to the top of Mt. Lofty I was right on his wheel and at the top quipped that it was a nice little hill the warm up on. The look on his face was magic 
After that it was nice, lots of sharp but short climbs and the trees sheltered me from the worst of the winds so it was pleasant riding. It’s a good place the ride a bike, there are loads of hills, quite roads and it’s very pretty. I wouldn’t mind spending a few days exploring up here, however the F1 GP in Melbourne is calling out to me so onwards I go.
I got the Murray Bridge in the late afternoon. I had a quick ride around the town, there isn’t really much here apart from the first bridge across the Murray-Darling River. I camped out under the stars beside the highway outside of town. All the land here is used by farmers and is fenced so it’s not too easy to find nice places to camp but I somehow get lucky every night. Summer is starting to fade here, it’s not as hot during the days, not even into the thirties now and I’m definitely needing my sleeping bag every night too. It’s a nice pleasure snuggling up into the bag in the evening before sleep.