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Day: |
004 |
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Date: |
Saturday, 27 August 2005 |
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Start: |
Woomera |
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Finish: |
Glendambo |
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Daily
Kilometres: |
124 |
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Total
Kilometres: |
645 |
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Journal: |
I got up at 5:30am and was on the road by
6:20am in a partly cloudy morning that was reasonably warm. I
stopped for muesli at the Lake Hart rest stop which had a great view
over the big salt lake. It was cold stopped at the picnic area. It
was very windy, but mostly across me, before the break. However, as
I continued on the wind swung round to be a headwind and the going
was very hard and not very pleasant. I reached Glendambo at about
1:15pm and decided that I would stop early rather than struggle on
in the increasingly tough conditions and sleep rough, which had been
my plan. It means 250+km tomorrow to make Coober Pedy, if all goes
well, but I can always stop short. I bought sausages and eggs for
lunch after a shower and washing clothes, and then slept most of the
afternoon. I'm very tired and my legs are stiff. I've decided to
get up early and ride in the early darkness in the hope that the
wind will be less. However, more NE/NW winds are forecast for
tomorrow with temperatures in the high 20s. I hope there are no
drunks on the highway in the small hours. I'm a little
apprehensive. My front light broke from its bracket today as I
crossed a cattle grid, but I've worked out a way to improvise. The
countryside today has mostly been saltbush or scrub without the
hills of yesterday. Still OK, apart from the wind. |
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