Day 70: Northampton to Geraldton

August 5, 2022

Start: 9:05 am
Distance: 64km
Ride time: 3:38hours
Average: 18 km/hr
Max: 51km/hr
Finish: 2:25pm

I'm so warm and cosy in my sleeping bag in this cool weather that I find it very difficult to get up early.

It was overcast most of the day and it didn't rain. Wahoo!

It was like this all day.

It was hilly all day. There was lots of traffic. There was little wind.

Geraldton has a nice board walk by the water.

I stopped by an electronic shop and bought a replacement power bank.

My tshirts are well beyond their use by date. They were stained lots and were threadbare. A couple weeks ago when it was hot, I was getting tanned on my back through the top.

Serena sent my new tops to the Geraldton post office.

I figured blue would stand out against the dusty colour of the outback and the green vegetation around Perth.

Geraldton has a big port with big silos. It exports iron ore and other stuff.

I could see 10 ships waiting offshore.

I had salmon and vegetables for lunch. It was great to eat vegetables again. I ate most of it before I thought of taking a photo.

I pitched my tent and plugged in my power banks to charge in the camp kitchen. Let's hope it's still there when I return after dinner.

I then found a nice bar with interesting art.

A healthy dinner. Way nicer than a roadhouse burger.

Today's ride: 64 km (40 miles)
Total: 4,136 km (2,568 miles)

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