Speedsters - Against The Wind - CycleBlaze

May 26, 2021

Speedsters

Southern Cross to Merredin

Today was a fast ride. Well fast for me. 112km by 2:30pm with an average of 20km/hr is unusual on this tour.  Yes there was a steady, helpful tailwind and the road was mostly good with a decent shoulder with a few exceptions.

I’m surprised  at how quickly the appearance of the countryside changed from Southern Cross. We are now well and truly back into cropping country. 

Joel, the ideas man of ‘The Against the Wind’ team, suggests a way to make Perth seem closer.
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A salt-pan
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A big truck photo
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A classic looking country pub
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Another big truck photo
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John SaxbyFierce-looking creatures, Graham. They'd be right at home as stand-ins in Spielberg's film "The Duel".
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View from a rare rail overpass
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Looking north west
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Bulk storage facility for wheat
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Very different view to 24 hours ago. A lot more green.
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First rose spotted for 2000km
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Grain crop
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Susan CarpenterThe lesson of the rabbit-proof fence, and of Australia's battle to control the European rabbits by physical or biological means (myxoma virus), was always a class favorite in my virus evolution lecture. And the same-named movie is one of my favorites. Thanks Graham!
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Graham SmithTo Susan CarpenterSusan all I could think of was that brilliant Telstra advert with the gormless dad.

“Dad why did they build the Great Wall of China?”
“To stop the rabbits”

https://youtu.be/2yckqyg75oE
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Formerly a country pub now a private residence
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Distinctive bark of a WA eucalypt species
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Merredin wins the prize for the smoothest road entry into town so far on this tour
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Flower pot panniers? There’s an idea.
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The Trangia in action for dinner tonight
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Lunar eclipse under way. Viewed from Merredin
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Today's ride: 112 km (70 miles)
Total: 3,550 km (2,205 miles)

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