Tweed Coast and Hinterland to Mudjimba by Bicycle: Day 1

Distance - 92 kms

Ascent - 312 m

Average Speed - 20.55 km/hr

Difficulty - Easy to Moderate

View the ride here:
http://cyclemeter.com/4539622a02fdb662/Cycle-20140630-0710

Was going to catch the train to Robina and start from there, but in the end Tracie and I drove down and stayed at Jupiter's Casino the night before.. It's been a life long dream of Tracie's to stay on the Gold Coast, so I thought we should just splash out and do it.

Woke up to perfect cycling weather - about 12°, clear sky, no wind. Got away about 7 AM, The route today would be the Gold Coast Highway and then onto the Tweed Coast Road. The Gold Coast Highway was pretty busy, but there are big verges and cycle parths on the roads to work with so I felt pretty safe. The Tweed Coast road was quiet, great cycling right along the beach. The roads were flat to undulating with a few sharp hills close to Byron Bay. A very strong south-westerly kicked up about mid morning just to make things interesting. The last 10 km is along the Pacific Highway. There is a dedicated cycle path, but holy smokes, there is some traffic, so you have to be really careful.

Got into Byron about 12.15 pm feeling pretty good. Right knee is a bit of a sore, a couple of Celebrex tonight (and a few beers) should fix that.

Off now to rehydrate at one of the local establishments. Some big hills tomorrow.