Ride Bikes on the Beach

“From Willunga I pedaled a zig-zag route to Sellicks beach. Locals know Sellicks as “the driving beach.” You can drive your vehicle right on the sand—albeit at a snail-like ten kilometres per hour. I wheeled the bike onto the beach, climbed on the saddle, and stepped down on the pedals. The bike rolled as if I was on pavement! Plus, the breeze off St. Vincent Gulf was refreshing with just a hint of a tailwind. It reminded me of a similarly heavenly ride I did cycling on Majorda Beach in Goa, India. I raced past 4-wheel drive cars and SUVs at a blazing 18 kilometres per hour.”

“I topped up my water bottle at a beach-side WC and then headed out onto the beach where I found I could ride on the sand fairly well. Some patches were quite solid and littered with seashells; crunching under my tyres (I was a little nervous about getting a puncture), but then this firmer sand gave way to softer sand which cause my tyres to squirm about until it was like riding through snow and I had to dismount.”