Four riders rolled out of Roseworthy at 9am, bound for Kapunda via Freeling. The morning started cool but sunny, though cloud cover quickly rolled in. Thankfully, the looming rain on the horizon never arrived – though it’s fair to say the region could certainly use it.
We made good time to Kapunda, enjoying the ride so much that we forgot to stop for our usual morning smoko. Making up for it, we lingered a little longer in town and, in a rare twist for a PERFECT ride, even treated ourselves to a proper coffee stop.
While in Kapunda, we visited the historic home of Sidney Kidman. Donated to the Education Department in 1921, the building is now part of Kapunda High School. However, it’s still undergoing significant refurbishment following a major fire two years ago.
We continued the ride down Mary MacKillop Walk, pausing as we crossed Reformatory Road to hope for a small miracle – that the three of us with a it of lower back pain might wake up tomorrow feeling brand new.
The route was a steady climb until the 48km mark, and thankfully from there back to Roseworth it was mostly downhill as there was a stiff headwind. All up, another excellent PERFECT ride: 73km covered, 680m climbed, and mostly on gravel.