Exercise hitlist – The Exercise Hitlist

It has been a while since I have done a longer bike ride and I have never actually done a road ride. So when the Tour de Panna rolled around of course I had to sign up and give it a go. This race is an annual event in Pannawonica and is a chance to see the spectacular scenery in all its glory. It is a very laid back event, everyone meets at 5am in the morning to load the bikes before a bus drops all the riders at the intersection of the Pannawonica turnoff and the North West Coastal highway. It is 46km from town and it feels like you have been dropped out in the middle of nowhere. With very little pomp and ceremony we were underway, here are some pictures to tell the story.

: Loading up the bikes, 5am in the morning and still a little chilly at this time of the year.

: Not a big crowd turned up for the Tour de Panna this year, only a handful of crazy people.

: Its a little quiet at this time of the morning and it feels like you are a million miles from anywhere.

: Good Morning Pannawonica! The benefit of being up at this time of the morning is the beautiful sunrise.

: I really enjoyed this ride, lots of long straight sections with a few hills to make it interesting.

: Had to do a selfie. This is actually harder than it looks, riding a bike and taking a picture without falling off! Look at me go, obviously very focused on the ride!

: The Boot Tree! At some point I wanted to ride from the boot tree and into Pannawonica, so there you go another item off my current hitlist.

: All over and time to relax, still a few people out on the road. As you can see most people were lucky enough to have road bikes and not just a clunky mountain bike! I might be a little jealous…..