Day 4 Bush Camp 2 to Sandfire Roadhouse 75 km

The wind did not cooperate with my plan for lunch at Sandfire. I did leave early to get a head start on the wind but it kicked in from 8.00 am and was a strong gusty wind. After a lovely 30 km in cool morning air ,all of a sudden I was struggling to stay above 13 kph.

At 11.00 am I stopped fighting and took shelter under the only tree that offered minimal shade around. Fortunately the wind was keeping the temperature down. I stayed under the tree reading and having lunch for 90 minutes before deciding to get back on the bike.

After lunch the wind was as strong if not stronger and I was riding increments of 10 km between rest stops. I finally reached Sandfire at 4.15 pm. The unpowered camping area is just next to a grove of mango trees that has a noisy population of bats.

There are also pea fowl and chickens wandering around. Not a blade of grass only red dirt.

A large bottle of Orange and Mango mineral water and a shower and I am revived. Checked in with Lisa just to be sure the rescue services aren’t looking for me. Telstra has confounded me again. I can’t recharge my Next G phone without a software upgrade which it won’t do unless I am on WiFi! I know I haven’t used the phone for 12 months but it shouldn’t be this difficult to recharge.