Windy Harbour

This is the eighth of a series of retrospective bike stories, of rides taken before 1987. 1987 was the first ride to be fully documented in the current format, with distances, speeds, rest stops and so on, moreover written as soon after the event as possible.

This was the year in which I got away from the Monday to Saturday 5-night, six-day format. I broke through limits and went further than before, into a lot of unknown territory for me, taking 8 nights and nine riding days. I started on a Friday instead of the traditional Monday.

Charles A. Pierce

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Northcliffe to Windy Harbour and return, day 5, Tuesday 19 November 1985. I had a good breakfast in the dining room and packed a minimum of stuff, packaged drinks, tubes, pump, valuables, small towel. I set off east along Zamia St. and turned right into Windy Harbour Road which is a continuation of Wheatley Coast Road. The country was interesting. It was low-lying with a lot of scrubby plants and there was water around so that water birds and frogs and rustling noises could be heard.

About half-way to Windy Harbour the land rose and the trees became taller until I was entering an impressive forest. This was the Mount Chudalup National Park, a forest around a massive 187 metre granite outcrop.  … Read more

Cottesloe to Windy Harbour Tour 1998 – 10 days, 627 km cumulative distance.

The aim of this trip was to return to Windy Harbour, only this time to do it better, faster, with less hardship and fewer mishaps than in 1985, drawing on the experience gained over the years.

Charles A. Pierce

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Northcliffe to Windy Harbour, day 4, Thursday 15 October 1998. I left Northcliffe for Windy Harbour at 8:29 on a fine morning with a moderate NE wind that went to NW later, so I had a tailwind all the way down and some of the way back. I passed the Chesapeake Road junction at 6409, but didn’t stop, wanting to take my photograph of it on the way back, when I assumed that the sun would be at a better angle for light on the subject.

The ride was pleasant, the country interesting and the wind helpful, though I hoped it would change for the journey back. I rested at 6417 with the rise into Mt Chudalup State Forest, the only high country on this ride, just ahead.  ... Read more