Norman and his wife were colourful characters, with a passion for conservation, alternative lifestyles and maths. Just outside of Railton is a conservation park donated to the area by Norman Sykes. The stretch between Railton and Sheffield was mostly along the old rail formation, with occasional lapses into more serious gradient just to ensure we didn’t become too complacent. A slight mismatch between the map (turn left) and the street signs (pointing right) led to the happy outcome of discovering that Railton is the topiary capital of Tasmania, and we came away with holiday snaps of bulls, bicycles, octopus and even a great white shark, all crafted in greenery. We reached our first smoko break in Railton feeling pleased with our progress, and ready to continue. Just outside of Latrobe, we had our first dirt road, but the riding stayed relatively easy with the wind mostly at our backs. We reassured her that we were on target, and she was keen to hear out our plans. One lady was particularly concerned at the direction we were heading if we wanted to get to Sheffield. We were immediately accosted by two groups of pedestrians asking if we were OK, and a van slowed down to check if we needed help. Kim stopped for a moment to change maps as we headed out of town. ![]() Stage Two continued through Latrobe, turning along the back roads for 32km to Sheffield. We paused at the giant platypus in Latrobe, where it was heartening to see that Queenslanders aren’t alone in their penchant for building giant sized replicas in public places. ![]() We sailed easily along, our new-found star status further boosted by waving and horn-tooting from motor cyclists along the road. It was a mostly flat 8.2km ride along bitumen roads, aided by a strong tailwind. Stage One of the Tasmanian Trail is an easy roll out of Devonport, along the paths and roads beside the Mersey River to Latrobe. Within moments our efforts at selfies in front of the big ship drew the attention of a passing staff members who stopped to take our photo and chat with us about the ride. Kim was intent on starting the Tasmania Trail at its official beginning, so we backtracked along the banks of the Mersey River to the Spirit of Tasmania terminal for the official starting photo. We felt like cycling heroes before we had even turned a pedal. A comfy motel bed, a nice sleep-in and a restaurant breakfast, before being waved off in fanfare by the motel proprietor who seemed very impressed by our big adventure. # C:\GOG Games\Little Big Adventure/README.Our Real Day One started in style. ![]() POL_Shortcut_Document "$SHORTCUT_NAME" "$GOGROOT/Little Big Adventure/manual.pdf" POL_Shortcut "RELENT.EXE" "$SHORTCUT_NAME" "$SHORTCUT_NAME.png" "" "Game AdventureGame " Imgmount D "$GOGROOT/Little Big Adventure/LBA.DAT" -t iso POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION" POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "Adeline Software International / Didier Chanfray SARL" "$GOGID" "Pierre Etchemaite" "$PREFIX" POL_GetSetupImages "$PREFIX/top.jpg" "$PREFIX/left.jpg" "$TITLE" SHORTCUT_NAME="Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Adventure" # Author : Pierre Etchemaite Script licence : GPL v.2 # Distribution used to test : Debian Sid (Unstable)
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