Day 8 Cowra to Molong 103 kms

Cowra Camping
Collis Ivey Who?
Ah yes, I now remember Kathy too
We've held your booking, all is sweet
Two unpowered sites, you'll find it quite a treat
Hang on a sec, that can't be true
We've fifteen riders and their tents
two unpowered sites just makes no sense
That's far too few
For them and back up crew.
Fear not my friend, and do not fret
We'll sort this out in half a sec
I think I know of just the place
A quiet corner for your space
Close to the septic tower
Your crew will gather in a bower
We'll even add some midnight wake-up calls for free
As drunken locals stop to pee.
We know we would not give offence
We're sure you'll recommend us to your friends
And tell them, would you not
We have the State's best camping spot.
 By Theo

Another beautiful day for cycling. The scenery along this route has been perfect. We were driving past Woody yesterday morning and there was a line of large cows standing at the fence and they all turned their heads in unison watching him ride past. I wish I had the camera ready just at that time.

The morning started out cool again but soon warmed up to be perfect weather. Collis had warned the riders that it was going to be a bit up and down today, stressing that probably more up than down. Well even in the car I could tell that there were quite a few hills for them to climb and very few down parts. They climbed 1000 mts in total today. They were strung out down the road today. Most of them stopped at Canowindra for a coffee but Robbo stopped and had a half dozen pancakes with syrup so he was still sitting there when we arrived.

He was having trouble moving after his feed. We actually passed Alf before morning tea which is a real rareity on any ride.

Morning tea was Hot Cross Buns again and situated at 50 kms on the side of the road. John was the first to the spot and it was his choice today. Good spot! Alf was coming up the road but just kept riding so we had to send Anna after him to tell him about the surprise for lunchtime treat. Just before Molong Collis shouted them all a large Gelati at the Gelati International Manufacturers of Australia. Enjoyed by everyone. I ended up sharing 2 large ones with Collis as we had to wait quite awhile for the tail enders. Robbo came in with a broken spoke.

The caravan park at Molong has nice grassy area but a few facilities were missing. No camp kitchen but we were able to use the BBQ for those wanting to stay in camp. The manager was a nice guy who recommended the RSL for dinner and he even offered to drive them all the 3 blocks down there as they may be tired after their days riding. They weren't gone long so service was obviously quick even if the meals were just so-so.
Robbo went off to mass for Easter and the rest of us stayed around camp telling stories. Most of us were in bed by 8.30 pm.