Day 43 - It's all uphill to Katoomba

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Woodford to Katoomba 30km

Those thirty kms were hard earned, they were all uphill, and not just some piddling 3% gradient.  Today was an awful lot of "Oh my God, this is painful, sweaty and I'm panting like I never did when running a marathon.  Why did I think this was a good idea?"  I will never have to go through labour and delivery, but today I gained a bit of insight.  Nothing to do but go forwards, even if it means getting off and pushing.  (Sound familiar Mothers?)

Kerstin did her best to rally the troops (me) and eventually resorted to bribery.  We stopped for a long lunch in Wentworth Falls, which included a visit to a very authentic German bakery.  Full of pretzels and coffee we decided to ditch the scenic route (17km) for the more straightforward Great Western Hwy (10km) to take us into Katoomba.

Authentic pretzel and eater

The campground was right across the road from the Prince Henry Cliff walk, so once ourlegs had recovered we took an afternoon light tour of every lookout along the walk.  Being a Tuesday there were no crowds to navigate and we were blessed with some amazing sights.  





And we were quietly proud of ourselves for getting here by bike.


Location: Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia

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