Day 71: Geraldton to Dongara

August 6, 2022

Start: 7:15 am
Distance: 77km
Ride time: 4:08hours
Average: 18 km/hr
Max: 42km/hr
Finish: 1:10pm

I had a staggered sleep. There were lots of trains travelling past tooting their very loud horns all during the night.

It felt like 1.4 degrees Celsius when I got up. It was nice to put on dry socks and pack up a dry tent.

This excited me. I will get to see Serena in Perth and have a few days off the bike.

I stopped at Greenough to look at a small museum.

They have a river red gum in their garden that was born in the year 1230.

Eucalyptus camaldulensis.

A few kms down the road I saw this windblown river red gum.

There is a sign stating the Wajarri people have named these type of trees Wirnda Ngadara. It made me happy to see this tree.

This tree has struggled and still survived. I find it inspiring.

Some farmgate protest. I'm against fracking too.

Most of today's landscape was sheep grazing with some cattle and a little canola.

The terrain was flat until near the end when it became hilly. I had a small crosswind that didn't hinder me much. It was sunny and a mild temperature. The road was busy with a little shoulder.

Today's ride: 77 km (48 miles)
Total: 4,213 km (2,616 miles)

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