Day: 004
Date: Saturday, 27 August 2005
Start: Woomera
Finish: Glendambo
Daily Kilometres: 124
Total Kilometres: 645
Journal:
I got up at 5:30am and was on the road by 6:20am in a partly cloudy morning that was reasonably warm. I stopped for muesli at the Lake Hart rest stop which had a great view over the big salt lake. It was cold stopped at the picnic area. It was very windy, but mostly across me, before the break. However, as I continued on the wind swung round to be a headwind and the going was very hard and not very pleasant. I reached Glendambo at about 1:15pm and decided that I would stop early rather than struggle on in the increasingly tough conditions and sleep rough, which had been my plan. It means 250+km tomorrow to make Coober Pedy, if all goes well, but I can always stop short. I bought sausages and eggs for lunch after a shower and washing clothes, and then slept most of the afternoon. I'm very tired and my legs are stiff. I've decided to get up early and ride in the early darkness in the hope that the wind will be less. However, more NE/NW winds are forecast for tomorrow with temperatures in the high 20s. I hope there are no drunks on the highway in the small hours. I'm a little apprehensive. My front light broke from its bracket today as I crossed a cattle grid, but I've worked out a way to improvise. The countryside today has mostly been saltbush or scrub without the hills of yesterday. Still OK, apart from the wind.
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