DAY 36

Tuesday night Anders is still in lots of pain when trying to sleep. A group of latinos to cabins away plays guitar and sings quiet songs. The songs are famous but Anders don’t remember the names. It’s 4-5 of them, they smoke cigarettes and drink beers. Donald Trump couldn’t have built a wall here and he would also enjoy this charming group. The raindrops falls on the roof of the tent, and the question is will it get worse or is it the last rest on a heavy day?

Anders looks at tomorrows route and recognises Bulli Beach as the last stop before Sydney. It’s 80 km that should go quite smoothly.

From Moss Vale it is only downhill had several people told Anders and Lasse. That is not correct, that is lying. The first 20 km it was at least as much up as down. It was quite much wind and the speed was average. It is first when they reach Robertson they get to taste the downhills and lots of it. 8 km downhill with some places as much as 10 % steep. The Macquarie pass was elegant and dramatic, straight down. The last rest of the guys breaks was used here. Many turns and very funny to drive down. They have after all climbed all these meters previously this week.

They take lunch in Shellarbour after cycling 50 km. Anders eats a steak sandwich and Lasse eats a burger. 30 km left to Bulli Beach and Lasse claims he could have eaten 4 of those burgers and Anders shakes his head. “Dinner yesterday was potato chips (not fries but the kind with flavour you buy in bags at gas stations) and breakfast was a shake” Lasse adds.

The traffic from Shellarbour to Belli Beach on road B65 is heavy in the rush hour. No road shoulders made it unpleasant. After 20 km they get to a smaller road and suddenly they are cycling on the best cycle road ever, a shame it only lasted 2 km. When they arrive at the caravan park Lasse realises they don’t sell drinks or food and that it is 2 km to the closest restaurant. “Fantastic” while the stomach screams for food. Both of them eats the last rest of chocolate they have.

The neighbours at the Caravan Park is a family with two adults and 8 kids. No one over 12 years. They live there. The oldest of the kids comes home from school in uniforms and goes changing at the shared facilities. on addition to an old caravan from the 80’s the family have set up an extra tent 3×3 meters. Must be challenging living and growing up in these conditions. It seems like none of the parents works, but the boys assume when they can afford to smoke they can also afford to feed their children. The smallest kids runs around playing on the grass while the bigger ones seems more bored.

Awesomestralia – a normal life is boring