Day: |
027 |
Date: |
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
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Accommodation |
Cabin at Sandfire Roadhouse
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Summary |
Sleeping, eating, playing Minesweeper and Solitaire and helping
to erect an awning at Sandfire Roadhouse
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Start Time: |
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Finish Time: |
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Daily
Map Kms: |
0 |
Total
Map Kms: |
6,761
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Map Kms To Go: |
7,650
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Map Kms ahead (+)/ behind (-) schedule: |
-489
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Daily Odometer Kms: |
0 |
Daily Average Speed: |
0 |
Weather: |
Cool early. Very warm and sunny later. Strong
easterly winds.
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Nutrition: |
Toasted sandwiches for breakfast. Pie and pastie for lunch.
Toasted sandwiches for dinner.
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Encounters: |
None really.
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Highlights: |
None really.
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Lowlights: |
None really.
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Daily Pictures: |
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Daily Podcasts: |
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Journal: |
Just spent the day lazing around trying to kill time and hoping
my sore muscle was mending itself with the help of some massage and
stretching. In the afternoon I helped Ken, the friendly and
supportive owner of the Roadhouse, erect a temporary awning over the
front of his prefab shop/office. As he pointed out, that meant
the day wasn’t a total waste. I also managed to get a crepe
bandage from a St John’s volunteer I discovered was stationed at the
Roadhouse with an ambulance to respond to any local medical
emergencies.
I called Heidi at Scott Cycles in Karratha where
I had arranged to get some new tyres to tell her of my predicament.
She told me her shop was open until 1:00pm on Saturday and that
caused me to review my plans.
I decided to ride to Pardoo
Roadhouse (137km) tomorrow as a tester for the leg and, if it was
OK, to resume my average 270km per day average which would get me to
the bike shop about 9:00am on Saturday morning. If the leg
fails the test my option of getting myself to Port Hedland airport
via Greyhound Bus and flying to Sydney remains viable for the next
few days.
Although I had been able to log on to wireless
internet for a few hours each of the previous evenings, I was unable
to tonight. I must be on the edge of range and atmospheric
conditions must need to be exactly right.
I have been feeling
withdrawal symptoms all day from not riding. I have had this
nagging feeling all day that I should be on the road and it seems
unreal that I am not.
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