We had been given local knowledge about a shortcut near Liena. It was shorter but hell. Gravel and impossible to ride hills. We checked out the route with the local farmer. He was from Yorkshire and had 5 years ago purchased a 300-ha farm for raising cattle for beef. Having sold his business, he thought the farm would supplement his pension but the reverse seemed to be the case. Prime beef fetches A$2.50 per kg. Also, in Tasmania growth hormones and supplements are prohibited. So it takes 2 months longer to raise the cow compared with mainland Australia.
We arrived exhausted at Cethana but met Dale who was having his day off from the Round Hill Cafe. He said that it would be OK if we camped in his backyard which we did and sat out the rain.
Distance: 35km
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| Hut |
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| Rough track shortcut |
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| Spring where we refilled water bottles |
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