Farewell Eyre Peninsula

May 8, 2021

Haslam to Ceduna

Three Week Progress Report:
21 days into the “Against the Wind” fundraising ride and it looks as if we are almost half way to Perth.

- 1840 km cycled
- 4700 metres climbed
- 2 rest days
- 3 flat tyres
- 1 mouse plague incident
- 1 broken spoke
- 1 ferry ride
- 9 media interviews
- 0 wet weather days
- 0 dog chases
- Numerous glorious sunrises and sunsets.

Today’s ride was a relatively easy 74 km to Ceduna. Here we stocked up with food staples before we head west on the Eyre Highway which has few settlements (other than roadhouses) for hundreds of kilometres.

Morning view from Haslam camp across the sand dunes

Sunrise as I leave Haslam and head for the Flinders Highway

Very quiet and slightly misty Flinders Highway

Clouds building as I approach Ceduna and the intersection of the Flinders Highway with the Eyre Highway.

Fellow Thorn bike rider Ian has been ahead of Joel and me for the past couple of days. He’s a speedie rider on that yellow Rohloff equipped Thorn Nomad

Time to pose under a sign which mentions Perth

Today's ride: 74 km (46 miles)
Total: 1,839 km (1,142 miles)

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