About 6 cows had decided they wanted to sleep close to us at the roadhouse. Not sure if you can see them in the photo.
Conditions were really good and got better.
I caught up to Sandy and Jennifer after about 10 km. What great riders they are. I rode with Sandy for about 30 km. He is 71 yo, on a mountain bike with fat tyres and we were sitting on 28 km having a chat and he's doing it easy. What a great athlete.
Meanwhile, Joe was struggling to get past Jennifer who was also flying.
We stopped with them at a big rest stop at about 60 km and had some sandwiches and a cup of tea. Biscuits from the lady in a camper van topped it off.
Joe and I left Sandy and Jennifer there and pushed on. Wind had really picked up and was going our way. We were flying and when we reached the 90 km Mark, decided that we might as well push onto Roebuck Plains Roadhouse, another 40 km away.
We wouldn't normally do this distance touring in this heat, but the wind made all the difference.
I got to the roadhouse about 2:30. Drink and booked a caravan site. Set up and went for a swim. People at the pool were talking sh1t about caravans, generators etc. that we could only cope with for so long so we headed back to camp for a 2 Minute noodle.
There seems to be a real hierarchy amongst caravanners based on the car you pull the van with, the caravan you have, the places you've been, the gadgets you have and how long you've been on the road.
Had a shower and read for awhile, then off to the roadhouse for a few ales to cut the dust from out throats and a meal.
Our longest day today, Lenard River to Derby was 124 km but most other days have been shorter.
34 km from Broome.
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