Day 79 – 27th June 2013 - Ravensthorpe
to Esperance
Cycling Stats: 195 kms
Cycling Average Speed: 31 kms per hour
A good start – no fog & not as cold. I
popped into the friendly IGA store as soon as it opened – Walter needs Nurafen
– the camp ground gremlins have been at work and his last tube can’t be found
!! I also had to buy a new mat – the one I bought in Busselton has also
vanished – where – I have no idea.
Unfortunately Walter now has very sore leg
muscles and on leaving Ravensthorpe I felt a bit taken aback as it was very
hilly terrain with many climbs so my heart went out for Walter. I caught up
with him so he could apply some of the Nurofen.
The landscape is still predominately wheat
fields and there are some mine sites – nickel we found out later.
Today was all about offering words of
encouragement and hoping that things would improve after the rest day in
Esperance tomorrow.
I arrived in Esperance (population of
14,500) so a decent sized town – this is the last largish town until we reach
Ceduna in South Australia in around 6 days so here we must stock up on lots of
supplies.
We found a lovely camping area about 1.5
kms from town but with a lovely water view. We put up the new tent ‘room’ and enjoyed
a bit of a quiet late afternoon. Early to bed.
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| Lovely colours of the canola fields |
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| Where I stopped - trees and colours amazing !! |
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| Riding through this fertile country |
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| Strange - the things you see on the way |
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| They are interesting - I stopped - they panicked and ran ever so fast - the noise was incredible - the baaing within the herd was so loud - this is a photo taken by the zoom after they settled |
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| Hugh hills |
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