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Day: |
016 |
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Date: |
Thursday, 8 September 2005 |
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Start: |
Dunmarra |
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Finish: |
Mataranka |
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Daily
Kilometres: |
212 |
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Total
Kilometres: |
2629 |
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Journal: |
Got up at 4am after a good night's sleep
(went to be at 7:30pm!) and on the road at 4:45am. Another
beautiful starlit night followed by a great dawn. Very pleasant
riding. I reached Daly Waters Roadhouse at 7am and ordered a cooked
breakfast which I ate on the verandah.....also very pleasant. I
then continued on at a good pace in rapidly warming conditions.
Mostly lightly forested grazing country with dry grass. Definitely
a more tropical feel. I made good time to Larrimah where I got a
home-made pie and sausage roll and milkshake for lunch. A very
sleepy town on a very hot day. I then set off for the final 75km in
very hot conditions but managed OK with a break at a rest stop
mid-way. I reached Mataranka at 4:15pm and checked into the
Mataranka Hotel/Motel. The hotel looked a bit of a dive, but the
room was OK. I've decided not to try and fix the bike at Katherine
and to try and get to Darwin on Saturday night. I bought a burger
and chips from a nearby roadhouse for dinner after deciding against
the pub. I started watching the cricket but, in the end, went to
bed about 8:30am. |
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