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2018.03.26 – [AU] Melbourne ==> Melbourne (27 kms | Total: 5022 kms) \u2013 We recovered, after a good night sleep, from our previous evening\u2019s stressful bicycle ride from the Spirit of Tasmania ferry to our accommodation. We had to cycle for the first time after dark, in the rain and under windy condition. We had our complementary continental breakfast at our accommodation before reloading the tandem\/trailer and heading out to collect our Chinese Visa at the application center. We had chosen yesterday\u2019s accommodation for its proximity to the visa center hence it was a fairly short ride to get there. The visa center was surprisingly unoccupied. The queue for the visa pickup\/payment was quite short. As the agent reviewed our pickup slips and looked at the computer monitor several times, we kept holding our breath until she said \u201ctwo passports right?\u201d. We felt relieved only once we paid for the visas. Our next task of the day was to cycle across the city of Melbourne from the south to the north where our next accommodation was located – near the airport. Although the distance was fairly short at 25kms, it seemed like it took us forever to get there. We checked into our accommodation around 2:00pm. After settling in, we took advantage of the motel\u2019s free airport shuttle to visit the airport in order to purchase a bicycle box. We even managed to take the shuttle back to our accommodation with the box. We had to setup the tent to allow it to dry following our last night of camping in Tasmania where it rained in the morning. We had our evening meal at a nearby pub\u2019s bistro. In the evening, I disassembled the tandem and trailer for our upcoming flight to China.<\/p>\n\n\n
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