Windsor-Panania-Sydney-Manly-Palm Beach

137km, Train-Ferry-Bike.

Tuesday was always going to be a long day, it was to be the first day of the second Australian leg to get me to Brisbane but first I had to get to the other side of the city to meet up with Karina from Parkinson's NSW, that was never going to be easy seeing I was starting from Garry's house in the north west of Sydney and make a 60km multi train trip to Panania in the south west all why negotiating my fully loaded bike and the Sydney rain network, needless to say the morning didn't quite run smoothly.

I eventually made it to Panania at around 11:30 rather than the planned 10:30 meeting time thanks to the wonderful Sydney rail network, no big deal really, it just meant I would have to reassess my destination for the night, I had planned to try to get to The Entrance but that was no longer going to happen.

I eventually caught up with Karina from Parkinson's NSW for a coffee and tell her a little about my trip, why I was doing it and where I would be going as well as discuss how Parkinson's NSW may be able to help me along the way, all in all a very worthwhile and productive side track from riding for the day, but I was going to have to hit the road eventually and I was soon back on the train into Circular Quay.

The next step was to take the ferry to Manly where I would once again start pedaling north toward Sydney.

So by about 2:30pm and after around 105km of public transport I was moving again.

I had to wedge my bike in the middle of the double bike racks on the ferry then strap in down to stop it from rolling forward.

Manly Beach.

Now I was never going to get to The Entrance any longer so I was aiming for Palm Beach instead with no idea where I was going to stay for the night, after a coupe of phone calls to Dad he was on the case and soon had a number to call Rudi, a Palm Beach local who also looked after local visitor information and just so happened to run the Palm Beach Bed & Breakfast.

Rudi came to meet me outside Palm Beach just before dark and offered for me to stay at his B&B.

Once at the B&B Rudi gave me the tour and spent a bit of time talking about what I was doing, his travels, his love of cars and also all about the area around Palm Beach, I must say that I had a fantastic time staying there even though it was only for the one night and am very grateful for Rudi's hospitality.

Follow the link to find out more about the Palm Cove Bead & Breakfast, http://www.palmbeachbandb.com.au/index.html

More images from day 18 and the rest of the trip so far can be found at The Long Roads Flickr site here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelongroadtour/sets/72157629974777133/

Looking down at Palm Beach at sunset.

Grey sections are on the train, blue the ferry.