June 2, 2022
Day 7: East Baines rest area to Saddle Creek rest area
Start: 6:30 am
Distance: 60 kms
Ride time: 3:26 hours
Average: 17km/hr
Max: 28km/hr
Finish: 10:45 am
Sunrise is about 7am so I rode in the dark for a short time. I have good lights on my bike.
The ride today was flat again.
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The water tanks were almost dry. There was a small trickle of water that was able to fill my water bladders.
Today, caravaners are my angels.
While I was filling up a kind caravaner came over and offered me water. He filled up my 2 water bottles.
I made some lunch and then Deb and Kim came over. They gave me 11 onions, 15 carrots, 5 tomatoes, 2 lettuce, and a cold sarsaparilla with a stubby holder.
They were heading west like I was. Today they will cross the border into Western Australia. There is a quarantine check point to stop people bringing in fresh produce. This is to stop diseases. Hence why I was given so much food from Deb and Kim.
A while later, another traveller filled up my water bottle with ice.
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They are cute and harmless so I let them walk all over me.
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A storm brewed up and failed to rain down on me. It created a strong cooler wind that was welcome.
Another nice traveller gave me a sweet potato and two potatoes. I'll cook up a nice soup tonight.
The water tap on the tank is spring loaded. I could only get a trickle out of it. I thought this was due to there not being any water left but i was mistaken. The tap was faulty.
I saw another person try to get water. He simply unscrewed the tap and then lots of water came gushing out. If only I had thought of doing that.
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I hope my journal motivates you to give it a try.
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Today's ride: 60 km (37 miles)
Total: 425 km (264 miles)
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