Apparently today's the hardest day of the Tasmanian East Coast tour, and with obstacles named Break-me-neck Hill and Bust-me-gall Hill, I have experienced why.
Breakfast (provided by host Miriam) at Mulberry Cottage B&B, Richmond, Tasmania:
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Crumpets (2), homemade mulberry jam, orange marmalade, Tasmanian Lockwood honey, vanilla bean yogurt, fruit salad
(The
crumpets were your usual supermarket kinds; I really miss Satori's. Not
a big fan of jams and toppings in general, but I tried all of them. The
marmalade was typical, and I rather enjoyed the mulberry jam. Perhaps
because it wasn't that sweet and completely homemade (the mulberries
were picked from the garden). But my favourite was the honey. I really
want to buy a jar for me and everyone I know. I don't even like honey
and I think I ate half of that serving thing! It wasn't very sweet and
more on the acidic side, but there was a floral undertone. Mmm, it was
soo good. Apparently there's a shop I can stop by to purchase real Tasmanian
honey before my Tasmanian cycling trip ends, but upon checking the
altitudes, I'm a bit too scared to go for it. Maybe I can find some in
mainland Australia?)
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Weet-bix cereal
(Weet-bix
cereal is a big thing in Australia and England, sort of like corn
flakes or Cheerios for us I guess, but on a larger scale. Literally,
every single market that I've been in stocks this cereal and
sometimes it's the only one! I didn't know if I'd like it so I've been
holding off, but upon seeing it here, I figured I might as well try it.
Well, it's more like a savoury biscuit and I'd much rather eat some
other processed wheat product. It soaked up moisture incredibly fast for
something on the dry side though.)
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Pineapple juice (3), black tea w/milk |
Snack on the road:
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Half a slice of bread w/pb
(Wasn't
going to stop for a snack until I got to the rest-stop area, but I am
so out of breath it's not even funny. I would much rather run up these
hills than bike them. I also wanted some leftover pizza only to realise I
forgot it in the fridge back in Richmond.)
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Snack at a rest-stop area:
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Half a slice of bread w/pb
(I
AM ALIVE. I figured out that I can bike forever if the road is
relatively flat but add a gradient and I'm panting more than an
overheated dog. Kind of a duh thing, but I really thought all that
weight training and resistance stuff would work...)
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Two slices of bread w/pb
(I'm a bit more famished than I thought.)
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Snack at Seabreeze Holiday Cabin, Orford, Tasmania:
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Banana w/pb
(I GET A CABIN TO MYSELF. Celebration time! Also I really hope I don't wake up sore tomorrow.)
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Snack:
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Chocolate cookie w/pb (5), tea
(The host is so
kind! She also gave me some juice and granola bars "to get some sugar in
me" (apparently I must look more tired than I thought).)
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Snack:
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Carrots
(Bought a bag of carrots at the
grocery store. I wanted to make a salad but all fruits and veggies
looked like they were about to see the compost.)
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Snack:
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Carrots
(I LOVE CARROTS.)
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