Day 146

Date:- 7 August 2010
Distance:- 108.52 Km
Distance to Date:- 8401.0 Km
Start:- West Peawah Rest Area
Finish:- Harding River Caravan Park - Roebourne
Comment:- Last night after I had tea and washed up and contemplating what to do next, I noticed some car lights travelling slowly over the bridge and on further observation there was a runner in front of the car.

It was Deborah De Williams and she was on her 2nd attempt of the world Record Run Around Australia and the cause she is representing is a cure for breast cancer. Quite a professional outfit with a sign written car and van and herb parents were the forward party getting into shopping centres and the like advertising her arrival. She has raised something like $100,000 which is not a bad effort. This is what I should have done. Maybe next year (only joking dear)

I spent quite some time with them and enjoyed a wine along with a big bowl of pasta. I excused myself and went to bed about 9.15pm

This morning I was up at 6am, had breakfast, chatted to a couple of people was offered a very nice bacon and tomatoe wrap from a family from Mansfield in Victoria, and then on the road by 7.45am. Cloudless sky, light north west early breeze and a good road. The highway I am on now is the North West Coastal Highway. Rode past the small town of Whim Creek which is a short distance of the highway.

The road was winding around hills most of the day and gently undulating. The country I was riding through is excessively dry.

Just before I was about to stop for my break a Pajero 4X4 passed me, and as he did his right front tyre blew out. The driver did a good job controlling the car and was able to pull over to change it. I offered to help but wasn’t needed.

Stopped for my break at 55 km out about 11.30am. The wind seemed to have swung more west and as I neared my destination I had a head wind which slowed my progress. Passed another turn off to Karijini National Park about 81km out from the rest area.

Arrived at the Roebourne Caravan Park and it is a very pleasant park, but still a lot of caravans booked in. Apparently all the coastal resorts are fully booked out so they are acting as an overflow till vans can move onto the coast.

Tomorrow I hope to get to Fortescue River.

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