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Day: |
019 |
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Date: |
Sunday, 11 September 2005 |
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Start: |
Darwin |
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Finish: |
Darwin |
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Daily
Kilometres: |
0 |
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Total
Kilometres: |
3058 |
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Journal: |
I got up at about 8am and slowly prepared
myself for the trip to the airport. During a phone call from a
friend I noticed that my front tyre was flat, which was a pain in
the butt. I struggled with my bad hands to get the tyre off but
eventually managed. I found a microscopic hole but decided to
replace the tube anyway. I left the motel at 10:30am and was
surprised how warm and humid it was. The ride to the airport was
longer than hoped (~10km) and I was bathed in sweat by the time I
got there. I had worn my travelling clothes because I had expected
to be able to check my bike and baggage then take a bus into town.
Unfortunately, I struck out on everything. I couldn't check
anything until two hours before the flight, i.e., 11:30pm, and there
were no baggage storage facilities at the airport and there was no
bus into town! After pondering for a while I changed into my spare
biking gear in the garden outside and then rode into town, still
with all of my gear. I then had some brunch and walked around town
with my bike for a few hours. There was a breeze and it wasn't too
hot, especially in the shade. In mid-afternoon I rode out to Mindil
Beach where it looked like they were just setting up for the evening
market (the family and I went there when in Darwin two years ago).
So I decided to return later and went across to the Botanical
Gardens where I had a pleasant walk around. I then returned to
Mindil Beach, watched the sunset and people, and bought some food
for dinner. I then left at 7:30pm and rode out to the airport which
took about an hour in the dark slowly along the bike path. Then I
packed my gear into my travel bag and killed the remaining three
hours listening to the cricket, reading and updating my trip notes. |
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