Day 108 &109

Day 108 started off just great as i met a couple of 75year old ladies (Kath and Dot) in the next donga over from mine when i was having breaky and they where great fun to talk to and put a smile on my dial. Hey anybody who laughs at my jokes makes me happy.There off exploring the gorges further North. Kath has offered me a warm bed and a shower at her place in Jurien Bay when i pass by, so that makes her the first complete stranger to actually offer on the whole trip . I think i will take her up on that as i could see she was happy if i did and i would appreciate it.

Off i went fully loaded with water and food as it was another long distance of 287kms between Roebuck plains r/h and Sandfire r/h to cover but knew it would take more than the day as there was a stiff cross breeze. About 100 kms into the ride i thought i had come across an oasis in the sticks. A fruit a veg shop run by Robin (no not Batman's Robin) which also sold cold drinks , unbelievable. I made the mistake of asking her where the produce came from and she went on and on telling me every item in the shop of its origin. I was looking for a sharp knife to cut my wrists but its not her fault ,i don't think she would too many customers

Robin at her fruit and veg oasis in the sticks. She looks a bit like my mate Gaz. By the way i didn't take that butternut pumpkin with me.

Eventually i tore myself away from there and a few kms up the road i get stopped by the German girls i had met at the rest stop a couple of hundred kms back and they where offering me water and wanted to take my photo.

Ingrid,me and the saucy Irene, look out

Irene,Ingrid and the boss Waltraud are all married

Back on the bike and the sun going down i decided to put the Batman thermals on again and do some night riding around 6 o'clock but just when i was about to get on the bike i was approached by three guys in a 4 wheel drive and asked me what I'm up too. I told them and the main guy ,Mat who i swore could of been John Wayne's double, said come on down to the station a couple of kms for  a meal and relax.  The offer was too good to refuse so that's what happened. About 10 guys and 5 girls all worked at this sweet corn and melon farm as pickers which you thought never existed from the main road.

Some of the workers, Thomas the Irishman, Nick from Melbourne and Mat the Boss (Big John Wayne) from Dubbo the morning i left

Even the dog wanted to come with me,he loved chasing shadows.

Day 109 and still 120 kms to Sandfire, so away i go and bugger me dead, i run into a bunch of camels

First there trying to hide from me, then

there in front of me,then

there off and racing everywhere with toilet paper hanging out of the big ones mouth,yuk.

The remaining ride into Sandfire was hard going as the body is weak from the amount of riding I've done lately and the landscape is not that inspiring as the photo shows

Least its not raining and hilly like that bloody Victoria.

On arriving at the Sandfire r/h i have managed to acquire luxury accommodation at 40 bucks for the night and changed my back tyre as the old one had it.

Bluddy looxury mate

Room visitor

Another room visitor.

Well ,i think  i can give  you my plan of attack into Perth.  The people who are interested in riding with me and Jim on the last day, the time i would like to arrive at  the Sorrento Surf Club  car park is 1pm on Sunday the 19th August. This is the first point of call and as we head home anybody can join in on the way
along the cycle path to Scarborough if they don't want to do the entire distance. Please understand that you will not be shot or tortured if you don't show but maybe you might later think perhaps it would of been a buzz just to do it as a novelty.

Progress map........ 2000kms to go in 18 days works out at approx 110 kms average , cool , just in case South Westerlies are in town

Bye for now

Grant.