Ride for Water II Journal

Day 22 Glendambo to Bush Camp #2 121 K / 75 Miles

Once we headed out of Port Augusta we added significant load to our pack out. Water weighs in at 1Kg per liter. From Port Augusta onward we will be carrying an additional 6 liters of water each, or calculated into pounds, an extra 13.2 lbs...

Day 21 Pimba to Glendambo 119 K / 73 Miles

The roadhouse at Pimba has a few very basic rooms. A hot shower and heat does a wealth of good for a night’s sleep and a good night’s sleep helps with getting one’s mind straight. I woke this morning well rested and ready to go...

Day 20 Bush Camp to Pimba 86 K / 53 Miles

Today had to be my worst day of the trip so far. Not for the ride, but definitely for my head. Last night was very cold. I crawled into my sleeping bag last night with cold feet and that never changed. I have 2 sleeping...

Day 19 Port Augusta – Bush Camp 87 K / 54 Miles

This is probably the part of the trip that has instilled more anxiousness in me than any other. The Stuart Highway is a two -lane track that extends across one of the most hostile and remote areas of the planet, Australia’s “Great Red Center.” There...

Day 17 – Port Pirie to Port Augusta 96 K / 60 Miles

Joe has been keeping a road-kill count: 6 Emus 3 Wombats 19 Kangaroos/Wallabies 4 Foxes 1 Dingo 3 Magpie Larks 1 Eclectus Parrot (Male) 1 Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo 1 Falcon 1 Deer 1 Brown Snake 1 House Cat 2 Seagulls 15 unidentifiable piles of fur and...

Day 16 – Clare to Port Pirie 111 K / 69 Miles

I first spotted the crop duster as it made a high banking turn to our northeast, silhouetted in the morning sun. We were headed north out of Clare and it was working the vineyards to the east as we rode up the valley. The airplane...

Day 15 – Gawler to Clare 95 K / 59 Miles

We met Aarol and Janece as we were walking our bikes across the parking lot at the Clare Valley Motel this evening. They asked if the could help us. We were looking for room #23 and it was dark after having arrived sometime after 5:30....

Day 14 – Murray Bridge to Gawler 88 K / 55 Miles

We were leaving Murray Bridge this morning when I noticed another touring cyclist approaching from behind, he spoke briefly as he sped by. Ahead, he sped past Joe as well as David. I thought it a bit odd that he didn’t slow down to exchange...

Day 13 Rest Day – Adelaide

[caption id="attachment_1708" align="alignnone" width="401"] A rainy ride into the city.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1713" align="alignnone" width="411"] The Museum of South Australia[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1714" align="alignnone" width="398"] The Museum of South Australia[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1715" align="alignnone" width="300"] WWI memorial[/caption]...

Day 12 – Miningie to Murray’s Bridge 82 K / 51 Miles

  Peter is from Perth on Australia’s West coast. He is headed to Melbourne his home-town. In the past several weeks he has crossed the Nullarbor Plain of the southwest and made a right turn at Port Augusta and has been travelling through the Adelaide area...