Phew... it has been quite a while since I did any bike riding. In the Netherlands, it was really almost all the time and it was our primary form of transport. And when we got the e-bike, that really extended the range and types of weather in which we could cycle around in!
I've gotten quite lazy with it in Australia... but this year, both my wife and I are really planning to do more cycling. Time to revive the e-fiets and see how the battery was holding up after so little use in the past couple of years.
Anyway, my wife thought that it would be a good idea on our holiday recently to cycle from Tathra to Kalaru. It isn't really that far... but keep in mind that I'm completely out of shape... and these were regular bikes... and they weren't even in great condition either. It is about 20 minutes by bike... but it is an uneven trip... mostly downhill on the way from Tathra to Kalaru, and then pretty much uphill all the way back!
So, needless to say... the downhill is quite fun. The exhilaration of the wind in our faces... it was such a nice reminder of our time in Netherlands. And my wife had said that the treat at the other end would be a nice coffee and a cake at the Kalaru Holiday Park... which is where we normally get our fish and chips when we are holidaying in the area. Otherwise, there isn't really anything else here... a small servo and cafe (not as good as this one...).
So, this is a really nice place to just sit down and eat... to rest my weary legs, and to steel ourselves for the uphill climb back to Tathra! And for that you need energy!!!!!
... a nice sweet Pecan slice was just the thing! Plus a smoothie and a coffee... perhaps too much extra weight to take back with me on the uphill ride, but in the end it was worth it... I really needed that burst of sugary energy!
So, I think that this is going to be a thing on our future visits to Tathra... a trip down to the Kalaru Holiday Park... we just need to entice and convince the kids that this would be a great idea!