Cottesloe To Cape Leeuwin Tour 2008

Cottesloe To Cape Leeuwin 2008, 9 days, cumulative distance 831 km. The aim of this trip was to advantage of the new electric train to Mandurah – the new Mandurah railway line – to start and finish a traditional south-west ride at Mandurah, saving a day each way.

Again I took my digital camera on this trip. I took pictures of orchids and wildflowers, and of the towns and countryside and of bodies of water. This was my first trip as a Senior, which saved a little money.

This time I used a ‘new’ bike which I had assembled out of good parts found on the side of the road at chuck-out weekends. When I finally scored a really good deep-rim back wheel I was able to put the whole thing together with a good front wheel and an alloy frame. I bought a new 8-gear cluster, the sort that slips onto the hub rather than having to be screwed on, and a new big-wheel derailleur. The sprockets and crankshafts were alloy.

Charles A. Pierce

Other Days on this Tour:

1. Cottesloe To Cape Leeuwin Tour 2008 (This post)
2. Cottesloe to Waroona 2008
3. Waroona to Bunbury 2008
4. Bunbury to Busselton 2008
5. Busselton to Margaret River 2008
6. Margaret River to Augusta and Cape Leeuwin 2008
7. Augusta to Margaret River 2008
8. Margaret River to Busselton 2008
9. Busselton to Bunbury 2008
10. Bunbury to Perth 2008

Daily Locations for this Tour:

Related posts:

1. Cottesloe to Cape Leeuwin Tour 1997
2. Perth to Cape Leeuwin Tour 2000
3. Perth to Cape Leeuwin Tour via Dunsborough 1984
4. Perth to Cape Leeuwin Tour via Dunsborough 1980
5. Perth to Cape Leeuwin Tour 1988

Tags: Augusta, Bunbury, Busselton, Cottesloe, Margaret River, Perth, Waroona