Day 1 Sydney to Kiama

Distance: 128km Total Ascent: 1702m

Early morning Sydney it is around 10 degrees centigrade and the crew starts their epic journey.
Getting out of Sydney is somewhat of a challenge and the traffic is none too friendly.
We have our first puncture en route out of Sydney somewhere in Sutherland.
Our resident doctor is constantly being called to the phone. He is our media star and is being called by a number of radio stations, newspapers and TV who are covering our ride. We are asked if we can make Flagstaff Park to meet with WIN TV who want to have a story for the evening news. We revised our time of arrival about 3 times due to heavy traffic.
We negotiated the Royal National Park which was just wonderful after the heavy traffic highway. The park was just serene and shady with a cacophony of bird calls and some rather challenging hills which reminded us that road cycling is no picnic.
We left the park and hit the coast road which wound up and down one dale after another. We arrived on time to meet the media in Wollongong to meet the press as arranged and they filmed us making a circuit and interviewed our "Doctor".
Then we were off to Kiama along a very picturesque road built on stilts which almost ran out over the surf . The scene was amazing with waves breaking on our left in a turquoise colour with a translucence sheen of azure blue (poetic moment).
We arrived at the blowhole in Kiama and had more media and photos (Kiama Independent) then off to our overnight cabins to stretch and have a few beers. We survived the 1st day and were certainly ready for bed.