A very big thank you to the Sandfire Roadhouse and Pardoo Roadhouse for hosting us for free in motel rooms…v comfy indeed!
Well, Broome is halfway so that means we’re going home! Despite the remarkable and generous people we are meeting and the extraordinary adventure we are on we always miss home, family and dear friends. So, turning the corner at Broome was sentimental indeed.
Rode 250 km on Tuesday and 170 yesterday. Being lower in latitudes means things are cooling down and riding is getting easier, especially because there is no humidity. I’m still drinking heaps of water and taking some electrolytes also…if I don’t do this I cramp terribly during the night and it’s excruciating! Another 170 today should see us in Port Headland today. Tomorrow I will clock up 7 000 km.
The most challenging aspect for me about journey of charity is the collecting that I do at the end of a big days ride. But, the remarkable generosity of locals and travellers continually astounds us. I’m sitting at dinner last night and people who saw me collecting earlier came and donated. A bloke in a pub sees me collecting and withdraws money…a barmaid throws in all her tips..a pub owner puts in 100….we’re greatly touched by the Australian way of helping others. So far we have raised $14 000 for the foundation with over $10 000 being collected on the ride in our tin.
Time for brekky…..
Cya
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