Day 221, Thursday, 5 November, 2009

Distance travelled – 73.9 km
Avg speed – 18.9 kph
Max speed – 48.3 kph

Kulin to Lake Grace

It started to rain as we loaded the bikes this morning but luckily it stopped before we left and remained dry for the rest of the day. The forecast for the next few days is thunderstorms and showers so we do not expect to be so lucky as today.

As we mentioned yesterday the reason for coming to Kulin was to ride along the Tin Horse Highway. This quirky attraction has apparently grown over the years with the popularity of the Kulin Bush Races. After riding along the ‘highway’ that runs between Kulin and the bush racetrack we estimated we had passed more than 50 sculptures of ‘horses’ in various creative poses. The sculptures are mostly made out of tin but there is the occasional sculpture made from hay or wood and it is obvious a lot of energy and time has gone into making many of them. Some seem to have a local message or connection that was missed by us but mostly they can be understood by casual tourists such as ourselves.

For the first time in a long time parts of our ride today were wind assisted, which made the run into Lake Grace a lot more enjoyable than the last few days. There is a kind of purring sound that the bikes and trailers make as they move along the road at speeds greater than 25kph and we both commented at how long ago it was that we had both heard and appreciated that sound. Alas, we turn into the wind again tomorrow.

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Tin Horse Highway sculpture

Tin Horse Highway sculpture. Compare this image to the one on Daily Report 123

Tin Horse Highway sculpture

Tin Horse Highway sculpture

Tin Horse Highway sculpture

Tin Horse Highway sculpture

Tin Horse Highway sculpture

Tin Horse Highway sculpture

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