Devenport to Bridport.

It was time to leave Devenport this morning and venture forth. So I decided to do two of the rides in "AUSTRALIA MOTORCYCLE RIDERS ATLAS, which features 200 top bike rides as chosen by Peter Thoeming and is published by HEMA Maps. I fully recommend this book to fellow riders as Peter writes some entertaining and informative briefs on the various roads in the Atlas.

In ride 67 Peter talks about riding from Exeter to Port Sorell, however as I was leaving Devenport it was easier for me to to the ride in reverse, so I left Devenport via road B74 which took me along the coast to Sorell, this is a great road both for it's ride quality and scenic views, even the tin top owners would enjoy this road. The road from Port Sorell to Exeter is a typical Tasmanian country road however it is heavily populated with logging trucks so be careful. Before I road to Exeter I took a side trip to Supply River, whilst it was a short diversion it was well worth it, as the photo shows this church was built in 1861 and it is claimed to be the original structure, I dare say it has had a few coats of paints since being built.

I road on from Exeter along the Tamar Valley road and just before I got to Launceston I stoped for a drink at a small roadside cafe, I came out of the shop and started to chat with an elderly couple whom were fascinated with my bike ( not unusual ) I told them where I was off to and what I had seen on my ride today, and when they heard I enjoyed looking at hysterical oops I mean historical buildings they suggested I take a detour to a place called Low Head, I am glad I did, apart from the fact that this was another brilliant bike road, there was some lovely old buildings there as well as a light house that is still in use.

After leaving Little head I took the road along the coast to Bridport the place I will be staying at until Sunday, it's a tiny seaside village that is lovely and has some interesting walks that I intend tackling over the next few days. Tomorrow I am off on an all day ride that will take me down to Scottsdale then across to St Helens and down to St Marys then back up to Launceston for lunch then back to bridport in time for a grandpa nap back at Bridport a grand total of 250 km for the day....