Showing the signs of wear and tear after 64 days on the road

Woke up this morning to light rain and once again headed off in darkness from Ceduna, east along the Eyre Highway.  I must admit that the past few days I have been feeling a bit tired and have a number of cold sores in my mouth and on my upper lip.  To me this is a signal to ease back slightly and feed up on some fresh fruit and vege’s.

I travelled 90km’s from Ceduna to Wirrulla before having my second breakfast and the rain had disappeared to a bright sunny sky.  The landscape was once again a sea of green crops and we had been told by the locals that this is the best season for over 5 years.  A railway line now runs to the side of the road and each small town has huge silo’s for the storing of the harvest at the end of the season.

As we moved further east from Wirrulla to Poochera, and then to Minnipa, the land started to have some scattered rocky outcrops.  A large sign on the side of the road indicated that the area is famous for it’s granite.  We also had our afternoon adventure and went to a place called Phildappa Rock.  This is a miniature Ayres Rock 15km out of Minnipa.

Because I was feeling slightly down today I concentrated on just “zoning out” to get the kilometres out of the way.  The last two hours of cycling into this afternoon was a daze.  Sometimes I just like to go off into dreamland to take the pain and tiredness away from my body.  I am hoping to have a good sleep tonight and start fresh in the morning.

Regards, Craig

Picturesque

 

Rock formations

 

Mini Ayres Rock

 

One of many silo's

30 days to go!

Wow! 30 days to go. Two thirds of the journey now covered and only four states and one territory left to cover. I have been thinking just how lucky we are to live in this country as every day brings something different.

Cool weather this morning made me start the day in layers of cycling clothes to keep out the cold breeze from the movement of cycling. When I left the Nullarbor Roadhouse there was a sign indicating we were just about to start travelling across the treeless plains. I expected the plains to last for about 100km’s, but unfortunately they only lasted a short distance before hitting some ranges in the Aboriginal land of Yalata. The ride was very similar to the Balladonia area of the Eyre Highway with long undulating straights, through area’s covered by stringy bark gum trees. As the sun started to rise, a mist came in over the land making visibility awkward. For the first two and a half hours of riding the only thing I could see was within 30 metres of where I was riding.

I stopped at the 100km mark and had breakfast with the crew and per usual and then continued on cycling to Nudaroo Roadhouse. We have then travelled a further 29km to the coast and plan to stay at a sea side fishing town called Fowlers Bay.

Yesterday afternoon we mentioned that we had visited the “Head of the Bite” to view the whales and their calves. What an amazing experience. I will let the photo’s and video tell the story.

Craig

Yesterday's whale watching

 

A truely amazing experience to be so close to these enormous creatures

Day 62 - Misty Morning

 

Yalata Aboriginal land