Sleep was interrupted by the loud rumble of road trains last night.
Set off at
6.30am on the deserted highway and into a strong headwind.
30 mins
later, a hundred plus Rebel bikers roared past at great speed – riding several
abreast across theroad. We heard them
before we saw them and leapt off the road smartly. Watched the procession
scream past.
Made such
slow progress, it was touch and go whether we’d reach Nullarbor Road House
before nightfall.
Decided not
to get off the bikes for our usual morning tea and lunch break. Instead we ate
astride the bikes and were off on the road again as quickly as we could. No
sight seeing for us today! It was head down, bottom up all the way!
As the day
progressed, my need for comfort stops became more frequent, as the pressure
from my seat was becoming more and more uncomfortable with every kilometre.
Crawled into
the Nullarbor Road House as night fell – 5.45pm.
We needed a
good shower and sleep, so took a modest motel
unit - $149!!!
I was ready
to collapse into bed, but Del insisted that we do our chores, washing etc
first.
Little in
the way of stores here but we’ll need to restock for our camp out tomorrow.
Discovered
that we have network coverage so dropped a quick text to the family.
Had
hamburgers for dinner and downed a bottle of Jacob’s Creek - $30!! Everything’s so expensive in the road houses!
We were out
like a light as soon as our heads hit the pillows!
Did 138kms today - and in a head wind!!!
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