Date:- 15 August 2010
Distance:- 84.22 Km
Distance to Date:- 9062.1 Km
Start:- Yalabia Rest Area
Finish:- Capricorn Holiday Village - Carnarvon
Comment:- In bed by 7.30 pm last night, listened to the radio before going to sleep about 8.30 pm. II had a good nights sleep considering I was the only person in the rest area.
I was up at 6 am, had breakfast, and on the road by 7.15 am. A beautiful Sunday morning with the sun just rising in a cloudless sky and a light easterly breeze. I am feeling great and as I am riding along I can hear lots of birds chirping.
Another mile (kilometre) stone reached today. 9000 kilometres turned over on my bicycle computer. Getting closer to achieving my goals.
A few dead Emus around here. Obviously were not fast enough to dodge the traffic. At one stage there were quite a few goats roaming along the road. I don’t know whether they are wild or not.
Stopped for my break 45 km out at 10.30 am. Inundated with flies again. Very annoying.
About 15 km north of Carnarvon market gardens and banana plantations suddenly appeared. On the left side of the road is desert type terrain and on the right side of the road lush market gardens and the like.
I arrived at the intersection where you turn off to Carnarvon and there was a caravan park there. I have no need to go into Carnarvon so booked into the Caravan Park. Did all the usual things then paid a visit to the nearby supermarket to get some provisions to see me through to Geraldton.
And since I have mobile phone coverage I will be able to update the web site. I was a bit disappointed at the phone coverage along the highway. I have been able to phone Evon most nights through a public telephone.
Tomorrow I hope to get to Edaggee Rest Area about 83 km from here.
Geoff The worm on the map is looking very impressive. I guess you have the routine at each rest area well and truly in hand now except for the flies. Pity about them spoiling your rest. Obviously the tent has not given any trouble since the east coast problem? As you travel southward the cooler/wet weather may become more frequent. Certainly if you were in Victoria there has been very wet conditions for sometime so don't put the wet weather gear away. Good to read all is going well and that you are enjoying the riding while communing with nature. Because you have been off the air catching up with your daily reports has been interesting. Keep up the good work and make sure the pedals spin easily.
ReplyDeleteRegards Stuart and Jill
Geoff, it's always great to hear about all the fellow travellers you meet on the road and the hospitality they provide; seems like hardly a day goes by without at least a cuppa from a new travelling friend.
ReplyDeleteGreat to catch up on your travels after a break of a few days because of your lack of mobile coverage.
Stay safe,
Don.
G'day Geoff, Murray & Sheryle from South Hedland. Welcome to the remote west coast mobile coverage - it only leaves us car travellers out of touch for a few hours, your mode of travel puts our remoteness into perspective.Hope the wildflowers give the landscape a bit of a makeover from here on -once you get to the Northampton area they may be fairly prolific. Hopefully you find more virtual cattle grids down that way instead of those annoying grids (they just paint white lines in a grid pattern onto the bitumen and apparently the cows find that sufficient to stop them)-hopefully they don't fool cyclists into dismounting unnecessarily! Enjoy the ride.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you still pedalling. Those long toots you heard were us. Saw you in a roadside camp, and then when we were driving from Carnarvon up to the blowholes (just the car, no van), then today as we were heading down from Carnarvon towards Denham. It's cold, windy and trying to rain here at the moment. We saw a heap of bikies, Coffin Cheaters, at the Overlander Roadhouse - heading north. Complete with Police escort. We might pass you again when we leave here on Wednesday. Keep warm! Cheers, Darryl and Ann.
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