Narrogin to Quindanning 1989

Narrogin to Quindanning, Day 6, Sunday 29 October 1989. I left Narrogin at 8:25. South-westerly headwind. Got to the top of a rise and a sign pointed sharp left saying ‘Alternative route to Williams and Perth’. This was in fact the short way but it didn’t look like it and I had no detailed map.

A boy pointed up the hill and said that was the usual way to Williams, so I took it. It added 4km to my journey and included 14km of gravel. This is the sort of mistake to avoid when there is a longer distance to travel under worse conditions, but at the end of this day it didn’t matter and there were three advantages; very little traffic; I saw a fox trot across the road in front of me and vanish into the wheat; and I reached Williams (17356) just when the rain began and so was able to find shelter.

The rain cleared and I took the Quindanning road. The wind was west to south-west and freshening – a stiff headwind all the way. It was very cold. More rain caught me with no adequate place to shelter. The country was nice.

I arrived at Quindanning at 1:40. The hotel is an old-fashioned inn where groups go for weekends. DBB $45. Food was good. Did the only maintenance needed by the bike for the whole trip – a bit of oil on the moving parts that had got a bit wet.

There is nothing else at Quindanning but the church. I looked in and signed the visitors’ book. The countryside is very easy on the eye and I enjoyed watching the sun set over the gentle hills and pastures.

Reading at Quindanning: 17391km. Day’s ride: 71km.

Cumulative distance: 371km. Average km/day: 62.

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 (This post)
8. Quindanning to Dwellingup 1989
9. Dwellingup to Perth 1989

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Related posts:

1. Quindanning to Dwellingup 1989
2. Yealering to Narrogin 1989
3. Quindanning
4. Narrogin to Williams 1999
5. Narrogin to Williams 2007

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