Day: |
016 |
Date: |
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
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Start: |
50km short of Cape Crawford
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Finish: |
Daly Waters
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Daily
Kilometres: |
320
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Total
Kilometres: |
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Podcasts: |
Here
& here |
Journal: |
I got on the road around 4am, still very tired and rode the 50km
to Cape Crawford, arriving around 6:30am and had to wait for them to
open at 7am. It’s a pleasant shady campground and roadhouse
with nice lawns in the middle of the outback. I bought
breakfast and some sandwiches for later in the day and set off
westwards for the 270km to Daly Waters where I had already booked a
motel room. I was much later than expected, having planned to
have an early start from Cape Crawford originally. It became a
very warm day as the road climbed on to a forested plateau and
decided early on not to force the pace because of fatigue and the
heat. I’m seriously thinking about having a couple of easy
days in the next week to catch up on some sleep and switch to a 51
day schedule. Around 4pm with 140km to go the road became
easier and the wind shifted to an easterly and I made fast progress
to Daly Waters, although it was still 9:30pm by the time I arrived.
I bought some dinner and supplies for tomorrow and will see whether
or not I continue at this pace or have the easier days.
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