Day 82 – 30th June 2013 - Norseman to Balladonia
Cycling Stats: 190 kms
Cycling Average: 30 kms per hour
Very Cold morning this morning and it must
have been so because this was one of the few occasions Walter decided on the
full fingered bike gloves.
Today was a bit of a milestone really as we
were starting our quest east and a long long way east it was going to be too.
When I arrived at the Eyre Highway turn-off the sign said 1,986 kms to Adelaide. That is some distance. Now
today’s ride was a little different than what Walter had anticipated and
apparently a lot of people have preconceived ideas about this stretch of road.
Walter’s primary source for information
about his trip comes from a book by Paul Elwood called ‘Around Australia By
Bicycle ‘The Complete Guide’ and the author describes this section of road as
follows:
‘ The W A section of the Nullarbor has some
fairly hilly and forested sections (rather than the flat and treeless plains as
may be expected). Between Norseman and Balladonia the route negotiates numerous
small climbs through well forested country.’
Yes and when we discussed this at the end
of today’s ride Walter was indeed a little surprised at the number of climbs.
Luckily the winds were more of the tail variety for the second half of today’s
ride so he still managed a good average.
Thank you to the Balladonia Roadhouse for
giving us a free powered site tonight.
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| Its a long long road east for us |
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| Part of the long road east I drove along today |
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| 2 Over sized trucks approaching - a vehicle in front advises you to get off the road while they pass |
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| As they come closer I notice that 2 trucks are needed to tow this huge load |
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| A truck stacked with swimming pools going west |
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| Still more climbs for Walter today |
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| Some local Nullarbor folklore |
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