We woke early to an overcast day, After a slow start, Simon spent time putting the bikes together.  To check that all was in working order we headed north along the cycle path as far as it would go.  It was a pleasant ride, though you couldn't see the sea. We passed through a new canal development and Simon was swooped four times by a persistent magpie. 

We woke to a better day, and a leisurely start with a check in at midday in Dunsborough just 28km down the bike path.  We headed back to the jetty and picked up the bike path which wound along the coast.

There was 7 - 20mm of rain forecast for Margaret River today with showers increasing from late morning.  We decided that being on the road early would help minimise riding in the rain and we planned to leave by 8am.  It was closer to 8:30 by the time we were on the road, with a detour to the coast which was looking much calmer than previous days.

So nice to wake up to blue skies and a leisurely day to enjoy the fine weather.  Our sandals weren’t quite dry from the day before so we set them up on the heater whilst we had coffee and breakfast.  It was surprisingly cool when we left around 9:30.  The sun was warm but the winds were cool.