Long Straight Road! Bush Camp 1 to Bush Camp 2 - 60kms

Sunrise on the Nullarbor.

Today we cycled on a dead straight road for 60 kms! Not a curve or a bend in sight!
We were overtaken by an English man named Bob, who stopped for a quick chat as he went past. His bike was an impressive touring bike and he'd taken only a week to get from Perth. He was cycling over 100kms a day!

I began to feel seat pressure half way through the day and had to ask for brief "bum stops". Del obliged but was determined to do 60kms before we set up camp - and we did!
A pretty little wild flower is blooming already around our camp site. We don't expect to see masses of spring flowers for a few weeks yet.
We're hoping to get to Caiguna Roadhouse tomorrow. We need to Google how to replace a spoke in a rear tyre!

Days are warm but nights are freezing on the Nullarbor.
Let's hope the night isn't as cold as last night. Del felt the cold and his thermometer read a chilly  -4 degrees at 7.00am this morning!

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  1. Harry WhorwoodAugust 30, 2022 at 11:55 PM

    Blimey (English expression of surprise, in case you’ve forgotten!), I hadn’t thought of cold nights. Minus 4 is seriously something to contend with. Love those little red flowers. “Visited” Caiguna, looks a serious road stop and a good place to stay - something to look forward to. Truck on…

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