Day 15: we're coming back

Route taken: Melbourne-Sunbury-Gisborne-Woodend-Daylesford
Distance covered: TBC

I am not ready to return home. There, I've said it. I don't want to return home. I have unfinished business in - and with - Melbourne, and I want to stay. But I cannot change the fact that I do have to go home, so I am not going to get upset about it. But I am nonetheless still not ready to go back to Adelaide.

Waking up around 11:30 and feeling decidedly worse for wear, a fantastic falafel roll from a shop in Coburg helped to get me moving, if not motivated to depart Melbourne. Saying our farewells at 13:30, I departed my friend's house and headed towards Sunbury, following the same path that I had taken a few days previously.

Rather than heading north from Sunbury as I had a few days ago, I continued westwards, crossing over the freeway and then turning north towards Gisborne.

Conveniently placed sign to point out Mount Macedon, which is obscured by cloud

I then travelled towards Woodend along the same road that I had ridden in the opposite direction. The thought of stopping for a beer was not on my list of things to do for the day, so I motored onwards.

With a complete lack of blue sky, I continued along the road towards Daylesford, scene of the 2010 Classic Scooter Rally. What little traffic I saw was mostly travelling in the opposite direction.

For much of the ride, I had a strong tailwind, so I made good progress along the winding roads.

Daylesford

Shortly after finding something to eat for dinner, the first proper rain that I have seen on my trip arrived. Whilst not strong, it is nonetheless a sign of what the forecast promises for the remainder of my travels: rain, showers and maybe even storms. It makes no difference which way I return to Adelaide - rain is forecast in all districts through which I may ride.

I have yet to decide in which direction I shall head tomorrow morning. Due to the large number of cockatoos at the campsite I am staying at, I shall inevitably be awake early. I'm likely to be reaching Adelaide on Thursday, regardless of the direction I take - unless I were to push hard to get home quickly. After such a meandering, relaxing series of rides so far, I have no intention of changing the manner in which I have been travelling.