Point Turton to Warooka return
Before i started for the first cycle of the tour i felt really excited at the challenages aheah of the bike tour over the three days. This was something i hadn't really done before so i wasn't sure at what to expect ahead. Mostly on this day the terrian we covered was quite flat and there where to many steep hills, mainly in the afternoon though, the wind effected the ride to an extent and in some parts it was really tough. Probably the only thing during the day and through out the whole cycle tour that i struggled with was the shifting of the gears on the bike, and trying to find the right pace. The bike riding through out the trip i believed helped my fitness and mainly help build the muscles in my legs. Today we covered a total distance of 40kms through the whole day and this was mainly covered in the farming aera's around Point Turton and Warooka. Thorughout the day we needed to pack supply's for lunch and snacks like scroggin and lots of water for the day. This had to be packed for the rest of the three days, but by the last day i had ran out of supplys for scroggin which really got my energy levels down. During the day there was only one challenge for me and the class. The was once a really big head wind on a steep hill which some of us found it physically demanding and i found it pretty tough.
Day 2: Wednesday 15th of March, 2011
Innis National Park
Todays cycle tour was qutie a tough ride for many people and was very well persuded by many people. The terrain through out the day was very hill and steep which challenaged my alot and by the end of the day i had felt i had achived something big which i first doubted myself with. The weather on this day was like the day before, a tail wind in the morning and a head wind in the afternoon which i found i really struggled with. During the afternoon we where set a challenge by Paul to stay in the second highest gear on the bike for about 40kms. This was a challenge that made me doubt myself and i throught i wouldnt be able to do it but almost everyone in the class completed the whole challenge which was not expected by the staff and this was a skill i learned for this day. The senerey through innis national pack was pretty wonderful but it was deiciving because of the tough head wind. Physically for me their was alot of pain becasue of the steep hills, this was mainly in my legs but i was mentelly happy because i made the challenge. Todays ride was the longest amount of kms with us doing 60kms.
Day 3: Thursday 16th of March, 2011
For me todays cycle tour was physically demanding and i just really wanted the end of the day and the tour. This was mainly because i didnt really have to much energy coming into my body with lack of supplys like scroggin which really challenged me during the day. Todays terrian was quite flat but unpredicable with alot of steep but annoying hills which was a challenge for me. Todays weather was qutie good compared to others but still a little bit of a head wind. During this ride i think i conquored my challenage of changing gears to the right pace that was comftable for me. This last day really taught me mentally that i really had just keep pushing to the end becasue at one bit i just wanted to give up the whole thing but i think i ve over come that now and i dont want to give up. Todays ride was 45 kms but becasue the day just really dragged on for me i felt like i had riden 60 or something.
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