ride4acure

Stinking hot today, lots of long steep hills, ACT roads brilliant, NSW roads a lot to be desired! the difference is remarkable. Left Canberra about 9am and was thrilled to be able to keep up with the caravan (being driven by my sister Veronica with Joe riding ‘shotgun’) yelling encouragement to me out the window! We left at the same time and because of the traffic lights I could keep up for the first 4 or so kms, but then lost them on Northbourne Av heading out to the Barton Highway. Because of the heat  Ron and Joe stopped every 10kms for water stops for me, I certainly consumed a lot today.   I landed at  (30kms along) about 12 and we pulled up the camp in a beautiful shady spot at Murrumbatman and had a long lunch and a  ‘chillax’ through the heat of the day. At about 3pm got underway again and then landed here in Yass about 5ish. It was hot, airless and fly infested! I swalloweded a good few today (upped  my protein intake for sure). 

Road Kill today included three turtles! Two massive kangaroo’s, a magpie, a couple of blue tongue lizards. Also again there was a trailer hitch on the highway, d shackles, wheel nuts! Anyone who tows please check your towing gear out and all your wheel nuts! I am stunned with the amount of towing/trailer bits I see on the roadside! I’ve picked up a couple of very nifty Stanley shifters in the last few days ride including a spring loaded lock on plier/shifter still with a nut in the ‘grip’. I did also  find but it was too big and heavy to carry a massive 75-80cm screw driver! it was the biggest thing I’ve ever seen and obviously was the prize of some truckies toolbox . I was sorely tempted to carry it (but it was massive and would stick a mile out of my pannier), but I did a reality check I was 20kms from the back up vehicle, was in hilly country, it was hot and decided that I’ d got through life this far without one and left it there for another soul to find so I left it.

We’ve pulled the camp up at a Rotary members home here in Yass, Touie and Denise, who have very generously hosted us for the evening, had a lovely dinner and am now just about ready for beddo!

I am definatley going to be on the road very early in the morning as soon as visibility is good. I so want to get as many k’s behind me early in the day.  Have a big ride from Yass to Gundagai (99kms) Gundagai Tourist Park have donated a nights accommodation for us which is very generous right on the Murrumbidgee and with a pool!

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