Dwellingup to Perth 1989

Dwellingup to Perth, Day 8, Tuesday 31 October 1989. I left Dwellingup at 7:45 on a lovely morning and headed up Del Park Road, which joins the Southwestern Highway at North Dandalup and is the quickest way to Perth. The jarrah forest was splendid and full of birdsong. The trend was downhill but there were still some steep climbs.

Stopped after one hour’s riding at 17478. Came to the edge of the scarp and saw the view of the coastal plain before rushing downhill towards North Dandalup. (17486). I didn’t stop there but waited until 17495, reached after the second hour’s riding. When I resumed I found that I had stopped 1km short of a shop.

After Serpentine the road headed back into the foothills and there was climbing to do. Stopped for another rest at 17512, to find again that this was just 1km short of a shop. The scenery was nice and a slight tailwind was developing.

I reached Armadale (17529) at 11:45. I wandered around looking for the railway station, found it eventually, bought Chicken Treat lunch, boarded the train to Perth. The ride ended here as the train started to move off.

Final reading at Armadale: 17532km. Day’s ride: 72km.

Cumulative distance: 512km. Average km/day: 64.

Charles A. Pierce

Other Days on this Tour:

1. Midland to Yealering Wheatbelt Tour 1989
2. Midland to Wooroloo 1989
3. Wooroloo to Beverley 1989
4. Beverley to Pingelley 1989
5. Pingelley to Yealering 1989
6. Yealering to Narrogin 1989
7. Narrogin to Quindanning 1989
8. Quindanning to Dwellingup 1989
9. Dwellingup to Perth 1989 (This post)

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