My brother Peter and I are in the Adelaide Hilton this evening before we start our cycling trek to Melbourne. Tomorrow we’ll be climbing these distant hills on the way to Port Elliot. The first day is 144km long with an elevation of just over 2,000m. Before we start there are briefings, mechanical checks and a charity fund raiser to attend. We had to reassemble our bikes after the flight which was pretty easy, if not messy. We then had time to have lunch at a pub in Rundle St followed by a tram ride out to Glenelg.