October 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

A sensational ride this morning with 9 yo Tim Summers riding alongside Jack for a whopping 15 kms of the ride.

Tim Summers saddles up with Jack Sinclair

Tim insisted I mention that this ride was completed on a bike far too big for him!

After this terrific start we pushed on into the hot day (again with a headwind) and the hills and have completed 85 kms at lunchtime.

We’ll push on now and try and finish off, but both Jack and I are looking for a bit of a rest.

Cheers

Brendon

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Another hot day with a headwind for most of the day.

Jack went hard for the first half of the day and we’d clocked up 100 kms by lunch.

Tons Of Wildlife…….Including A Fox

Tons of wildlife kept us company with emus, kangaroos and goats a-plenty.  We even had a fox run across the road just 20 metres in front of us.

David Summers was up front of the group when a large goat, with horns, stood in the middle of the road and tried to stare him down.  In heroic fashion he shouted at it and off it ran.

We went beyond what we expected with a big 170 km day to put us ahead of schedule.  Another night of desert camping at Baden Park, a rest area on the highway.

Jack and Dave work into a headwind

Laura writes up the ride diary

We’re both getting pretty exhausted and 7 pm is now considered a late night!

Cheers

Brendon

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