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Day: |
005 |
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Date: |
Sunday, 28 August 2005 |
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Start: |
Glendambo |
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Finish: |
Coober Pedy |
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Daily
Kilometres: |
254 |
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Total
Kilometres: |
899 |
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Journal: |
I got up at 2:30am and left soon after
3:00am. Unfortunately it was mostly cloudy so I didn't get the
starlit night I had hoped for, but the riding was easy and I felt I
was making good time. at one point I nearly hit a sheep which
crossed the road just in front of me, but otherwise I enjoyed the
experience. When it got light enough to read my trip computer, I
was devastated to read that I had only covered about 15km, but I
soon worked out that it had stopped working. Around breakfast time
I started to feel quite tired but had made good distance. As the
day wore on the kilometres clicked over. The country was generally
saltbush or scrubby and later on began to be increasingly
undulating. At about 100km I stopped at a rest stop for lunch and
thereafter the headwind became stronger making the last part a real
grind. I was feeling exhausted and was taking a break every 10km.
With 40km to go I had afternoon tea at a rest stop and met a
motorcyclist from Coober Pedy who was out for a Sunday drive. He
worked in a restaurant in Coober Pedy and said I might go there for
dinner. As the sun set, the wind dropped and I eventually made it
to Coober Pedy at 6:30pm. I checked into a budget motel, had a
quick shower, ordered take-out from the adjacent Chinese restaurant,
got some cash from the ATM and picked up some supplies from the
nearby service station before collecting the Chinese food and eating
it in my room watching the cricket. I was very tired and, despite
feeling very bloated, went to bed soon after 9pm and was quickly
asleep. Coober Pedy is still a dump and you could see and hear
drunken locals all over the place. I lost the crown off one of my
teeth while having some snakes before dinner. |
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