Slept well, in spite of 2 road trains pulling in for the night. Had breakfast by torchlight, then away by 7.20am.
Heavy going for 45kms - a long, seemingly endless incline.
Dry grass giving way to great expanses of dusty, red dirt - termite heaven obviously. The hectares of termite mounds look like an enormous cemetery.
A popular outback hobby is to decorate the mounds. Wonder what the poor termites make of it!
Saw 3 freshly killed kangaroos on the roadside - not yet mutilated by dingoes or crows. Beautiful creatures - sad to see.
Made up for lost time with a good speed for the last 40kms.
Cattle grids becoming more frequent to control wandering cattle. Dangerous to cycle on so we have to dismount.
Camooweal is a small town - but popular as it is an oasis of supplies after a long stretch of nothing.
We're in a donga for the night. Too small to swing a cat in - but it has a bed!
No more beds for us for the next 4 days!
Probably no mobile reception, either.
Will send my blogs off as soon as I'm able.
We're in a donga for the night. Too small to swing a cat in - but it has a bed!
No more beds for us for the next 4 days!
Probably no mobile reception, either.
Will send my blogs off as soon as I'm able.
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