Wedderburn to Inglewood –down the Calder Highway and a few backroads! 28th June 2010
Wedderburn to Inglewood –down the Calder Highway and a few backroads! 28th June 2010
Jack Frost had a field day this morning. Ice everywhere and oh so crispy cold. -6 degrees at Wedderburn check out the photo of the horses paddock! I had to break the ice on the horses trough so they could have a drink after their feed this morning. I was talking to Esther on the phone whilst I was bashing the ice with a rock! Unbeleivable.Meg and Billy both had ice on their ‘feathers’ (that’s the long hair that grows from their fetlocks (ankles for the uninitiated!) 
From about 10am it was beautiful for about an hour then a very cold wind came up and was freezing all day. I rode down the Calder Highway, very narrow shoulder, rough rocky ground, heaps of scrubby mallee trees and bush made it tough going. this photo was under high voltage powerlines parrallel to hghway for a k or 2.
Thick growth both sides of the road made for some pretty close shaves with trucks and traffic today. Must have been a sheep sale somewhere as there were a lot of stock trucks and a few semi loads of pigs! Horses hate the smell the pig trucks leave after they go by, so much so they snort and shake their heads at it!
I was camped 3kms from Wedderburn and am now about 5kms through on the Bendigo side of Inglewood, which made a ride of 38kms for me. I rode for nearly 9 hours in al today. I had a very civilised lunch stop today pulling into a truck stop half way to Inglewood, where I had a table and chair and hooked into my roast lamb sangers and a cuppa. 
What I really wanted to do was lay down and have a sleep, I’ve been up since 4am today watching the soccer Mexico and Portugal, what a game. Had the absolute privilege of being in a wonderful bed, with a flat screen TV! I just had to make the most of being able to watch my first game of soccer from the world cup. I’ve listened to all of Australia’s games so far, it’s worth being tired all day! So I won’t winge about it now. Am up early for an interview with Kim Honan our ABC Mid North Coast NSW Rural Reporter, will be my last interview for the trek! How quickly the time has gone now it’s nearly over. On Wednesday have a function at the PeterMac radiology unti at Bendigo Hospital, then am picking up Joe for the last few days before the city leg of the ride on Sunday.
Am riding to Marong tomorrow 30kms from here, just out of Bendigo, unfortunately straight down the Calder again. I pray tonight for less traffic, wider road, good shoulders for the horses and good weather! Ahhhh…..
