SATURDAY 2 MAY     TORQUAY

The day was finer than forecasts had led us to believe it would be.

In the morning, I rode to the shops for the papers. I spent the rest of the morning reading these.

John went off to bowls in the afternoon. He enjoyed that.

I cycled all along the Esplanade, out to Point Vernon, then back past here as far as Urangan Marina. This was a great ride, mostly on bike paths, and much of it beside the sea. There was interesting scenery, and the sound of waves as I rode. Today, I totalled 34kms on the bike.

Tea was pork steaks with left over stir fried vegies.

John used the radphone service on the HF radio to see if it was possible to call a mobile number on it – he phoned V. It worked. She seemed thrilled to hear from us. They are about to move on to Shepparton. Their round-Australia travels are getting off to an even slower start than ours did!