Day: |
005 |
Date: |
21 May 2008
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Start |
Childers
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Finish |
Rockhampton
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Daily
Distance: |
327km
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Daily Speed: |
23.0kph
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Relative to Schedule: |
On schedule
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Daily Podcasts: |
Here &
here |
GPS Track |
Here |
Journal: |
A day of constants. The country was undulating, lightly
timbered, grazing country. There was always a range of
mountains in the distance off to the left. Large trucks were
always going past, in both directions. A light headwind blew
nearly all day. I was tired all day. And I was
constantly asking myself what I was doing out here. I was
tired when I started cycling at 3:45am, and a lot more tired when I
eventually reached Rockhampton at 9pm. Apart from the
constants mentioned above, it was very cold early and I was
underdressed, but didn’t want to stop in the dark to find extra
clothes so soldiered on. I waited too long to stop for
breakfast. It was either at Gin Gin (56km) or Miriam Vale
(140km) and I chose the latter, by which time I was running on
empty. However, the girl took pity on me and there was so much
food on the plate it was literally brimming over the edges.
I had a mechanical problem during the afternoon when part of a
shredded truck tyre (wire and rubber) flicked up and got caught in
my rear derailleur and wrapped itself tightly around my rear
sprocket. I had to remove the rear wheel to untangle it and
got very greasy, but there was no damage done. (I forgot to
mention yesterday that I was stung on the shoulder by a bee which
flew into me at high speed.) I stopped for an early dinner
of chicken and chips at Mount Larcom and then rode the last 75km to
Rockhampton in darkness listening to the State of Origin Rugby
League game and dodging trucks. Hopefully, past Rockhampton
there won’t be so many trucks. And hopefully tomorrow the
forecast southerly winds will blow and I can finish a little
earlier.
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