Windy Windup

Todays ride was to start off as an easy cruise over to Burringbar servo via Cudgera Creek Road. It turned into a little bit more....

With the heat and lack of wind on the ride up Cudgera Creek I took my helmet and sunnies off, it helped as there was a lot of shade along the winding gravel road, the descent was good except for one corner I tried to take at 30kph, a little fast, and I needed to use the whole width of the road as the front end steadily drifted toward the ditch along the side of the road. Unusually getting my Heart Rate up on a descent!

I rode on from the servo to Mooball and just kept going... over the old Pacific Highway undulations until I got to the Billinudgel and/or Ocean Shores Northern  Freeway Entrance/Exit. It was then I decided (why?) I might do a fight back against the wind to the Cudgera Creek Road/Pottsville turnoff along the freeway and ride back over Kanes Rd all up a hot and windy 47kms. lasting 2 1/2 hrs with Average HR 152 bpm. Used the Camelpak today but I can see that it will take a bit of getting used to the idea of drinking smaller amounts more often.

Here's the wind during the ride.