Peake Station to William Creek (105km)
An 8-9 hour day today and there wasn't 1 meter of flat. It seemed as if we were either climbing or descending. Whoever said the centre of Australia was flat was obviously sitting in a car.
Great news on the injuries; Esther and Phil both made comebacks. And what comebacks they were too. Today's route was very demanding and not only did they both finish but they arrived in good condition. Lisa again did not start but the good news with her is that she isn't hobbling around like a pirate with a wooden leg. She can now bend her knee and she'll see more cycling action before we're done. (Stop Press; We've just been informed that she is walking without pain and will start tomorrow).
Until today, the only puncture we received was on the truck. The first to puncture would be buying beers and David had had a sharp rock pierce his tyre along today's route. He's claiming it's not a puncture because the tyre sealant inside his tyre self repaired the hole in seconds. He should be a lawyer instead of making spreadsheets. George punctured walking his bike from the William Creek pub to the camping grounds across the road. He's claiming it's not a puncture because it wasn't on today's route. And his wife is a lawyer so who are we to argue.
At 30km, we were greeted by a reporter (Helen) from The Times* who took some photographs and notes. She also baked us some Anzac cookies which were fantastic. We were also greeted by John Ayres, Chairman of The Kidman Group who handed over a very generous donation.
George has conducted a phone interview with ABC Radio which went very well. We told him he's got a face for radio. They will be calling regularly for updates during our journey.
Looks like everyone is buying there own beers tonight.
It's half way today. We're on the home strecth commencing tomorrow.
We're off to the pub!
*The Cooper Pedy Times
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4 comments:
Nice try David - I could picture you debating puncture vs sealant and it made me giggle!
Your journey to date sounds incredible though gruelling. It's great to see the photo's and get a glimpse of what your seeing and experiencing along the way.
Glad to hear the injuries are mending.
Here's to no more injuries or punctures for the group.
Keep travelling safely and enjoying the challenge.
Much love,
Di (and very active bump)!
Hi Lisa loo and Undies!
Well done guys. I'm really proud of you both.
Keep pushing on...and on...and on. Ouch! The sore bums sound horrid.
Look forward to seeing you when you get back!skd
Love KateXXOO
Hello everyone,
We're all very impressed with your achievements so far. Keep up the great work.
George, Helen wants you to know that saddle sores aren't going to get you out of doing the housework when you get home.
David, I hope you're getting your fix of cheese each night (what is thiiiis?)
Ruhi, remember it's not a race.
Max can't wait to give his nouno a big hug when he gets home (he's almost crawling now).
All our love,
Max, Cindy & John.
Ha Es, Je doet t goed hoor!!!!!!!!!
Volhouden,he........
T is leuk om mee te lezen.
Groetjes en succes,
Ciska
Ps. ze zullen wel denken, kan dat mens geen engels schrijven:>))
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