Day 7; More of the same really

Hamilton Station to Oodnadatta

Last night Janet and Wayne from Hamilton Station put on a wonderful dinner for us all. It was particularly welcomed by the volunteers who were able to put their feet up and relax instead of worrying about us all the time.

We can go on all day about what the ride was like but that will get a tad boring after 18 days. So...Hamilton to Oodnadatta; very cold start, undulations for the first 20km, then generally good roads all the way into Oodnadatta. Saw a dingo and Dr Andy had a fan club waiting for him about 15km out of town. He's a popular man in these parts.

Some rider interviews...

Interviewer; Hello Dr Andy,
Dr Andy; Hi there.
Interviewer; can you tell me your favourite medical instrument please?
Dr Andy; Sure, it's called a Orchidometer. It looks like a set of rosery beads and it is used to measure the size of testicles. Women can also use it as a fashion accessory.
Interviewer; Thanks Dr Andy.

Interviewer; Hello Ruhi. I saw you were reading a book the other night. Can you share with our readers what the name of that book was?
Ruhi; Sure, it's called "Managing difficult children before they turn ten"
Interviewer; Sounds interesting. What's the best piece of parenting advice so far?
George; don't have any kids.
Interviewer; Shh.
Ruhi; 'Embrace chaos'.
Interviewer; Thankyou Ruhi.

Interviewer; Hello Esther. Have you ever bean called "Esther the Investor"?
Esther; No.
Interviewer; "Esther the Contestor"?
Esther; No.
Interviewer; "Esther the Molster"?
Esther; YES!!!

Interviewer; George, i saw you wearing a cute little black t-shirt yesterday. Has anyone ever told you that you look like John Travolta from "Grease" in it?
George; All the time. Helen loves it. It shows off my man boobs.
Interviewer; Thankyou George.

Interviewer; Hi David. Can you tell me an interesting fact?
David; about what?
Interviewer; Anything you like.
David; my chain lube nearly turned solid overnight in the cold air.
Interviewer; Now that is interesting. So what did you do?
David; I used George's. I'm not sure why but he took it in the tent with him and Ruhi last night.
Interviewer; Thankyou David.

Interviewer; Hi Andy. Would you like to be part of an interview for the website?
Andy; Eh?
Interviewer; OK then, my question is, who cuts your hair?
Andy; Me.
Interviewer; The reason i ask is that there is this annoying tuft of hair under your right ear. I feel compelled to cut it off.
Interview ended without further comment.

Interviewer; Len, what is tougher - an iron man triathlon or riding to Adelaide?
Len; Riding to Adelaide is much tougher. An iron man is over in half a day. But then again I'm not as tough as I once was.
Interviewer; Thankyou Len.

Injury update; Lisa and Phil are hanging in there despite painful knees. And they're still smiling.

Everyone is in good spirits and looking forward to the reception tonight put on by Pink Roadhouse where locals are paying $15 a head to attend with money raised going towards our fund for the RFDS.