Curve in the Road - Against The Wind - CycleBlaze

May 18, 2021

Curve in the Road

90 Mile Bush Camp to Balladonia

Today was not an easy day. Backing up to do 117km against the wind following a 135km day was fatiguing. Nevertheless the free roadside campsite (with toilets, bins and a table) last night was excellent, and the sunrise on the 90 Mile Straight Road was exceptional.

By sunset today we arrived in Balladonia and into the comfort (i.e. with running water) of a motel room of the Balladonia Roadhouse.

The campsite. Part of an official free roadside camp facility provided by the WA government. Very kind of them.
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Morning view from the tent
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Vegetation a few kilometres from the camp.
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Cheeky white backed magpies visited the camp this morning
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A few kilometres from the campsite. This telecommunications site explains why we had such good phone signal last night.
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Neither roos nor emus spotted on the 90 Mile Straight today
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Joel, resident car expert and team humourist, has decided to make his Jamis bicycle safer with found signage.
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Today’s big truck photo
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The end of the long straight. It looks very similar to the start.
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Joel speeding into the first road curve for 146.6 km. Note the precautionary lean as a safety precaution.
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Abandoned homestead a few kilometres from Balladonia
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Woodland near Balladonia has been damaged by recent bushfire
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Another view of the fire damage
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That’s Balladonia. It’s not a big town. We arrived at sunset.
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Replica of the 1979 SkyLab space debris which plummeted to earth near Balladonia. On display in the Balladonia Roadhouse.
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Today's ride: 117 km (73 miles)
Total: 2,879 km (1,788 miles)

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