DAY 16 – LAVERS HILL TO MELBOURNE – DECEIVING BROCHURES, SUSPICIOUS COOKIES AND AN IMPRESSIVE 8KM TODAY. WHOA.

Well it was a massive 8km effort today.

Awesome.

Conditions a bit muddy.

Struggled with a few hills but got there in the end.

Not quite up to Willy’s KM standard.

Yeah the 8km is my doing. Bet that hit ya with a head scratcher.

I went out for a trail run with my lovely running peoples from the best run and fitness group on the Gold Coast. 

So 8km vs. 200+KM in a day.

Beyond comparision.

Running (OK it was a bit of a run/walk) up one of the hills today I could not stop thinking about Willy riding up Lavers Hill last night.

In the dark. After a day of riding. Cold. Wet.

Ole Willy’s been an inspiration that is for sure.

After the 8km, I was inspired to keep moving so the lawn was chosen to be expertly pruned to an inch of its life.

Think the mower grass level thingy was down too low.

The backyard sorta looks like the Nullarbor now.

At least it’ll look very familiar to Willy on his return.

So the haps in Willy’s world today?

From Lavers Hill…to the great Great Ocean Road.

I couldn’t wait for this milestone and hoped the scenery would raise his spirits after battling headwinds for years.

But can ya believe it.

Refer to hero pic.

Lying bluddy travel brochure.

Ripped off.

But even still…Willy’s spirits remained high with the help of a few dot watcher angels along the way.

Ran into Norm at Apollo Bay.

Had a great chat.

His wife Bernadette is an avid dot watcher apparently.

I just sussed FB and I think Willy got the ‘couples’ he met today mixed up. Can’t quite piece it together but aside, how cool is this wild and woolly “I’ve almost just ridden across the farrrrrrking country” image.

Thank you Norm and Bernadette.