Betten On Bike: DAY 22 - 29TH APRIL 2013 - RENNERS SPRINGS TO DALY WATERS

Day 22 - 29th April Renners Springs ro Daly Waters

Cycling Stats: 246 kms
Cycling Average: 33 kms per hour

This was supposed to be a short ride but Walter was keen to press on as the thought of staying in Elliott (a tiny town with not a lot of interest to him was not very appealing) so decided to once again undertake a long day of cycling.

Walter left early - around 6.15am and I decided to go for an early morning walk along the walking track around the springs and lagoon and see the sunrise. The colours of the sun rising up over the landscape and how it changed creating soft warm hues over the grasslands was beautiful and when I looked up I heard much loud calling & cawing from a huge flock of black kites - one perched up high on the windmill's blades appeared to be overseeing the flock - whilst I reflected that just maybe they were planning their day's flight path. They kept circling and soaring and calling to each other.

We had decided to meet at Elliott, a small predominantly Aboriginal community 90 km away where we had our morning coffee break. (I prepare a thermos of filter coffee every morning before I leave so that its a quick break (coffee & fruitcake - the great snack for cyclists) as Walter doesn't like to stop for much more than 5 minutes.)

Walter left and the day heated up significantly - I stayed on to organise emails / sort out a few business matters via phone that all took a little longer than I wanted to. When I caught up with Walter he was talking to some Japanese tourists who he had flagged down who were happy to fill his water bottles and even offered him some boiled eggs.

Along the route today we are still on the Stuart Highway which is the main highway running all the way from Adelaide up the red centre to Darwin. We both saw large flocks of huge red tailed black cockatoos. The landscape was changing from desert to savannah woodland forest - treed with lots of green grassy areas & the soil from the bright red red soil to a darker brown.

We arrived at Daly Waters - a very quirky place where a sense of humour is prevalent in all the signs, old buildings and the Daly Waters Pub where rows of bras & panties hang above the bar.

We decided to book the special beef & barra meal at the Pub which is famous apparently & wow it was sensational. Live Aussie music during dinner topped off a wonderful Daly Waters experience - highly recommended.