Wrong Turn

I would probably be at my destination by now, but one of the quiet roads I was on went from paved to unpaved in the blink of an eye, so I had to turn around and get back to where I turned off the other quiet road. That cost me a good 35 minutes and about 15-20 km.
Oh, well. I guess it could have been much worse, right? From now on, I'm sticking to the main roads...

The road I was trying to avoid, however, was the freeway. Although bikes are allowed to ride on the shoulder, and although there's even a rudimentary bike lane, it's a bit daunting riding next to endless fast traffic. I think I must have stayed on the freeway for about 25 km before finally exiting. Just then, the road surface was actually super smooth, so I actually wanted to stay on rather than exit, but off I went.

My circuitous route forced me to stop several times to make sure that I was going the right way, but I guess it was the right move.

I'm back at "Macca's" and I've already inhaled a chocolate muffin, a mango pineapple smash smoothie, and a BBQ lamb burger, in that order, and those were just the appetizers. I imagine my hosts will feed me, too, tonight, but you never know...

Anyway, I should get back on my saddle and peddle the final 25 km.

Great weather once again, not nearly as much climbing as yesterday, although some tough hills await, especially at the very end of the ride.

Off I go.

More later