Distance travelled: 506 kms.
Cumulative distance: 10,837 kms.
Sponsored by: Johann Schroder.
Donations to date: $8,361. Target: $10,000.
It was pretty brisk this morning outside the Eucla motel so I dug out my heated gloves. Steve was feeling a bit off colour so he did a couple of RATs and both were positive. He has confined himself to his room. Andrew put his bike on the trailer and rode Steve's R1200 GSA. Steve rode to Ceduna in the backup car with Kathy?? I'm not sure what the next move will be.
After leaving the motel and just after we crossed the WA/SA border there was a tourist photo opportunity of the Great Australian Bight. A cyclist, Nick, had pulled into the same viewing spot. He has ridden from Perth and is heading for Newcastle in N.S.W. He reckons he's mad. I know he's mad.
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| Nick taking in the view of the Great Australian Bight |
The weather warmed up a bit during the day with a maximum of 21C. The breeze was from the N.E. and we were heading east so we had no problems with the road trains heading west. Passing the road trains heading east was interesting as you were protected from the breeze until you hit the bow wave at the front. Then you had to keep the power on and lean into the turbulence. The weather is starting to get quite cool in the evenings, down to 10C and 5C overnight. Ceduna is a port on the "Far West Coast" of the Great Australian Bight. The whale watching season starts in June and runs until the end of October.
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| The highway doubles as a landing strip for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. |
It's the Australian federal election today when we have a choice between two losers. God help the country!!!
We're off to Port Augusta tomorrow before heading south to Adelaide and civilisation.
