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Day: |
014 |
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Date: |
Tuesday, 6 September 2005 |
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Start: |
Tennant Creek |
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Finish: |
Renner Springs |
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Daily
Kilometres: |
161 |
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Total
Kilometres: |
2225 |
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Journal: |
I got up at 4am and was on the road by
4:45am. It was a warm and breezy morning and I struggled to build
momentum. Still suffering from indigestion. Nevertheless, I made
reasonable progress and passed through Three Ways while it was still
dark. There followed another beautiful sunrise. The country became
more arid pastoral in nature and udulating as the road climbed out
of one dry riverbed after another. I stopped at a rest stop after
90km for breakfast and, just as I packed up, another cyclist, Harry,
came in from the south. He said there were three other cyclists on
the same stretch of road. He was a bit eccentric, lathered in
sun-cream and wearing a hood, long trousers and sleeves. He said he
was an options trader these days and was riding from Noosa to
Perth. We rode near each other for a couple of hours before taking
a break and then, after that, he let me go ahead. It was turning
into another very hot day with winds that were either against me or
across. After another few kilometres I caught Charlie, who was
riding a recumbent tricycle. He was English and travelling at a
comfortable pace. Apparently he and Harry had travelled together at
least part of the time. I continued on making reasonable progress
through heat-blasted country with many long straight stretches and a
few good climbs.I reached Renner Springs at 1:45pm and met the two
Japanese students who were also biking north. I chatted to them a
little bit, had a pie and sausage roll for lunch sitting on the
verandah of the Roadhouse, and checked into the motel. After lunch
and a shower and washing out my gear, I had a nap for a little while
before going over to the Roadhouse for dinner. There I sat with
Harry and the two Japanese guys for an hour or two while we had
dinner. I left them at 7pm and returned to my room. I wanted to
get another early start and make Dunmarra which was 192km away which
means a long day, especially if the winds are bad. It's supposed to
be northerlies and 36°C. |
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