A South Arm Adventure
Sounds like a leg transmogrified into an arm, but no, it was simply the jaunt last on Sunday 14th April 2019 from Tony K's house Granary Place, and the Tangara track, between Mortimer Bay and South Arm.
A 30 min drive from Sandy Bay, via Pass Rd, Lauderdale, then a right turn to the start of the track.
A wonderful day; no wind, warm, and a 9.30am start - easy peasy.
Here are the 4 bike riders: Larkey with his head looking straight at us, a light fawn colour, Kimber the black Alpaca, Fitzgibbon with the smart little turned up tail (he was a bit shy, and keeping all bases covered) and Tony stoutly overseeing the invaders to his territory:
Image: PK
Image: Jeff, Peter and Tony on the beach, many a midden, almost constant.
The view from the start of the track to mount Wellington. The cloud dissipated, and we had a warm ride
Now this is the rock jetty where the granary barges used to come in and take grain across the river to the City silos, for then shipping where ever the market dictated. More likely for use in Hobart (I let my imagination and chronological error creep in).
The bike ride:
The track is stable and solid, but narrow. Familiarity breeds better and safer riding. The first leg from Granary to the south arm neck was mostly flat, following the water/river. A couple of ridges required push rather than pedal.
Then from the east side of the neck is is about 3km or so to the old service station/RSL which is now a very nice little coffee shop. It was populated by locals and their dogs at 10.30am when we arrived. The staff were very courteous.
It is called "Touch of MO" - as in moustache.
I would say, it is worth a little weekend trip from the city, for brunch - comfortable chairs, and outside areas with umbrellas to shade the sun.
The reviews and photos of food evidence skill (not of the photographer as much as the coffee shop proprietor): https://touch-of-the-mo.business.site/
The Return Leg
Having found the legs written for us at the bottom of our bodies, we linked them to the pedals on the bike and headed back to the Granary Road. When we came to the fork in the road ('take the high road - the actual car road, or take the low road - the track along the foreshore) a difference of desire arose. A sense that the 'car road' would be easier to pedal, and less precarious deferred to the certainty that there were few hills along the foreshore.
So, we returned the way we went, and were back by 12.15pm.
I'd say, a very successful and enjoyable ride. The smell of the bush, few if any other cyclists, a couple of families with their dogs, and interesting long view of the Western shore, as well as the interesting architecture of houses well set in the bush by people who have made the choice to live outside of the city, and on 3ha or more.
Next time: we will go earlier and and coffee at Tony and Karen's place. Time defeated us this event.
I did a bit of a search about the granary barges. I came up with a paper on the history of the mills in the area, but not the barges (as yet). See extract below. Some interesting reading on the economics, and business like nature of decision making at the time. Also family inter-marriages leading to syndication of milling. I reckon much the same as today - who you know, not what you know.
Cheers
PK
Extract:
A 30 min drive from Sandy Bay, via Pass Rd, Lauderdale, then a right turn to the start of the track.
A wonderful day; no wind, warm, and a 9.30am start - easy peasy.
Here are the 4 bike riders: Larkey with his head looking straight at us, a light fawn colour, Kimber the black Alpaca, Fitzgibbon with the smart little turned up tail (he was a bit shy, and keeping all bases covered) and Tony stoutly overseeing the invaders to his territory:
Image: PK
Tony and Karen have a lovely house discreetly just back over the hill, so with a fine view, but not visible from the foreshore track.
Image: Larkey and Fitz taking the steps to the water edge, investigating.
The bike ride:
The track is stable and solid, but narrow. Familiarity breeds better and safer riding. The first leg from Granary to the south arm neck was mostly flat, following the water/river. A couple of ridges required push rather than pedal.
Then from the east side of the neck is is about 3km or so to the old service station/RSL which is now a very nice little coffee shop. It was populated by locals and their dogs at 10.30am when we arrived. The staff were very courteous.
It is called "Touch of MO" - as in moustache.
I would say, it is worth a little weekend trip from the city, for brunch - comfortable chairs, and outside areas with umbrellas to shade the sun.
The reviews and photos of food evidence skill (not of the photographer as much as the coffee shop proprietor): https://touch-of-the-mo.business.site/
The Return Leg
Having found the legs written for us at the bottom of our bodies, we linked them to the pedals on the bike and headed back to the Granary Road. When we came to the fork in the road ('take the high road - the actual car road, or take the low road - the track along the foreshore) a difference of desire arose. A sense that the 'car road' would be easier to pedal, and less precarious deferred to the certainty that there were few hills along the foreshore.
So, we returned the way we went, and were back by 12.15pm.
I'd say, a very successful and enjoyable ride. The smell of the bush, few if any other cyclists, a couple of families with their dogs, and interesting long view of the Western shore, as well as the interesting architecture of houses well set in the bush by people who have made the choice to live outside of the city, and on 3ha or more.
Next time: we will go earlier and and coffee at Tony and Karen's place. Time defeated us this event.
I did a bit of a search about the granary barges. I came up with a paper on the history of the mills in the area, but not the barges (as yet). See extract below. Some interesting reading on the economics, and business like nature of decision making at the time. Also family inter-marriages leading to syndication of milling. I reckon much the same as today - who you know, not what you know.
Cheers
PK
Extract:
see chapter 6 from page 113, "Thematic Study of the Tasmanian Flour Milling Industry", Cassidy and Preston, QVMAG, 2000
https://www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/files/assets/qvmag/library/publications/research/flour-milling-industry.pdf
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