Yanchep

Clarkson to Two Rocks, day 1, Monday 25 October 2010. I left Clarkson rail station at 11 am, odometer reading 62, and went westward along Ocean Keys Boulevard until I reached the T-junction with Marmion Avenue, which has since 1990 been extended all the way to Two Rocks. Turning into Marmion Avenue I welcomed the south-westerly tailwind that would help me all the way to Lancelin.

I reached Yanchep in less than an hour and stopped for a rest at 84. I reached Two Rocks at 91, before 1 pm, a bit early to check into my guest house which was on Sovereign Drive opposite the shopping centre. I felt relaxed and under no pressure so I had lunch at the snack shop and read my magazine.  ... Read more

Cottesloe to Lancelin, 5 day tour 1994. Cumulative distance 330 km.

Charles A. Pierce

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Cottesloe to Yanchep, day 1, Monday 5 September 1994. Left home 9.49, speedo read 29841. Mild, NE headwinds. I went up Railway Street to the Napier Street foot-crossing, then up Curtin Avenue to Servetus Street, where I turned left to take the main road up the coast. North of Scarborough I bore left to continue up Marmion Avenue.

Rested 29858 (Carine) -875 (N. of Burns Beach Road) -888 (shop on Wanneroo Rd). Marmion Avenue comes to an end at Hester Road and I had to turn right and go 3 km east to join Wanneroo Road.

I reached the Yanchep Beach Road turnoff at 28896, by which time the winds had shifted NW, still against me. Took a wrong turning when I meant to join Lagoon Drive, so didn’t reach the motel at Yanchep till 29904, at 1.55.  ... Read more

Yanchep to Lancelin, day 2, Tuesday 6 September 1994. Left the Yanchep Lodge at 8:17. The wind was NE, and it would shift to NW as I approached Lancelin, so it was a headwind all the way. I estimated the journey to be 83 km, so I should arrive at Lancelin at 29990. I reached Wanneroo Road at 29914 and headed north. I rested at 29923, then started off again, feeling quite optimistic because the wind wasn’t too bad and I felt able to complete the task.

Then at 29924, one km after my rest, I heard a familiar snap, looked down and saw the back wheel going wibble, wibble, a broken spoke. I stopped briefly to check and sure enough, it was on the cluster side.  ... Read more

Yanchep is an outer northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It was built by entrepreneur Alan Bond. It is a suburb of the City of Wanneroo. Yanchep is a popular tourist destination. There is beachside accommodation and popular caravan sites and there is also the Yanchep Inn in the National Park.