From Hills to the Sea! Iron Knob to Whyalla - 56kms

During the night, in the tent, Del was aware of trucks and rock crushing machines working on the nearby hills. 
He woke me at 4.00am and we went through our breakfast and packing trailers and tent routine.
Del's theory is that if Iron Knob's a series of hills and Whyalla is by the sea, then today's route should be downhill. 

We pedalled out of Iron Knob and immediately we hit the switchback highway again, but this time with a ferocious head wind. 
The landscape was bare of trees or shrubs and covered in low lying scrub, so offered no protection from the relentless wind.

The road and the wind continued all the way to Whyalla. 

AND we saw our first, one and only, in 2 months of cycling through the Outback, LIVE
KANGAROO!! Made our day!
It hopped onto the road, studied us carefully, then hopped back into the bush!

And what a lovely seaside town Whyalla is.

After booking into our motel, we set off to find a bike shop to scrounge a couple of bike boxes. Then we found a travel agent to organize our flight(s) home.

Time now to head back to the motel, have an early dinner, a shower and relax.
School holidays begin tomorrow and it's a National holiday on Monday.
Our room overlooks the sea front. 
We've booked it for 6 nights and, with luck, we should be home by the end of next week.
Fingers crossed!

Comments

  1. Plan My PlaySeptember 29, 2022 at 11:39 AM

    Well done you two! Very proud of you both! Max found the ABC interview ....for anyone else who hasn't seen it to cut/paste and view: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-28/octogenerian-new-zealand-cyclists-conquering-nullabor-plains/101477654?sf260592831

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  2. Simon HenleySeptember 29, 2022 at 2:23 PM

    Well done, what an awesome achievement, you made it!! Time to catch up on sleep, and enjoy some R&R in Whyalla if you can. Good luck with those flights xx

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  3. KimSeptember 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM

    Congratulations on an incredible (and incredibly tough) journey. (And being welcomed into Whyalla by your first live kangaroo in two months - love it.) So proud of you. And can't wait to see you and hear all about it in person. xx

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  4. Chris BullOctober 3, 2022 at 4:42 PM

    You both are Heroes and deserve months of rest lying in the most comfortable bed there is on the market. Yes what an achievement Del & Cindy. A safe return to NZ and thanks a million for your wonderful bloggs.

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