Perth to Tenterden 2007

Perth to Tenterden, Monday 15 October 2007.

PRELIMINARY

This was another ride which started as in 2002. I went with Liz to her country property at Tenterden on Monday 15 October. I took the front wheel off my bike so it would fit in her Yaris. We stayed overnight at Williams then proceeded to Tenterden on Tuesday 16th.

Tenterden

The forecast was for rain on the following day, Wednesday, so I got the rechargeable-battery powered saw going and cut as much firewood as I could before the charge ran out, then re-assembled the small shed that had been blown to bits in a storm some time ago. Rain poured down on Wednesday, accompanied by strong winds. It was all a good workout for the re-assembled shed, which didn’t fail. That night was very cold.

In planning this ride I wanted to stay overnight at Tambellup after the first day, but the Accommodation Guide from the Tourism Commission showed nowhere to stay in Tambellup. An old phone number I found for it was no longer connected. It looked as though I would have to ride 65 km to the Broomehill Hotel on the first day, which I feared might be too much. Of course I would have managed it if I had had to, but in the event I went to the Tourism Commission in Perth on Friday 12th and they looked on a different website and found the number for ‘G and T Bed and Breakfast’. I rang them from the Williams Motel, using the room phone. They said they were fully booked, sorry. I said never mind, and I was just about to hang up when I heard a voice from the phone and quickly put it back to my ear, just in time to hear him say ‘have you tried the hotel?’ I said I thought the hotel was closed, and he said no, and gave me the number. I rang the number and made the booking and was relieved.

Perth to Tenterden 2007

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