Julie and I were supposed to be hiking the 5,000km Continental Divide Trail in the US in 2020, but COVID-19 derailed that plan. Instead, we will have an adventure in Australia, circumnavigating the country on our bikes, a distance of about 16,500km taking approximately five and a half months. We will use minor roads where possible and occasionally catch ferries across rivers and inlets to avoid busier inland routes. We will camp some of the time and stay in motels, hotels, etc, at others. There will be stretches of up to five days with no accommodation or resupply available, so we will need to be self-sufficient.

Round Australia Bike Ride - Day 095 - Port Augusta

Day:  095

Date:  Sunday, 04 October 2020

Start:  Port Augusta

Finish:  Port Augusta

Daily Kilometres:  0

Total Kilometres:  10022

Weather:  Mild, overcast, windy and raining in the evening

Accommodation:  Hotel

Nutrition:

  Breakfast:  Fresh fruit & yoghurt, donut/muffin

  Lunch:  Cold pizza

  Dinner:  Fish/Chicken and chips, ice cream

Aches:  Nothing significant

Highlight:  Lazy day

Lowlight:  None really

Pictures:  No photos today

Map and Position: Click here for Google Map

Journal:

After being up (relatively) late last night, then losing an hour's sleep to the introduction of daylight saving, we didn't get as much sleep as needed last night and didn't feel up to doing much today.  In fact, we both ended up having an afternoon nap.

We did get down to the local supermarket to get some breakfast, there not being much else on offer, and I tied down our plans for the next week while Julie went for a walk and visited the local tourist information office, but that was pretty much it.

We got take-out for dinner again and had an early night, this time hoping to catch up on some sleep.

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1 comment:

  1. Pratt GeoffOctober 6, 2020 at 9:05 AM

    10000k - wow. Fantastic.
    Looks like our 5k daily limit in Melb likely to be extended into November.
    Enjoy

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