Today, Tuesday 25th August has been a successful day for the riders. There were a few spots of rain but only enough for about one stroke of the wipers! The winds were not as friendly today, with crosswinds of one sort or another for much of the day. I think I am correct in saying that there were no headwinds at all. The average speed was a long way down on yesterday, but still very acceptable. It is probably a dangerous thing to say, but there has not been even one puncture on any bike in the last four days of riding.Trevor L has been unwell for several days now. He has been unable to ride for the last three days and today, Eric M drove him to Eucla where there is medical assistance. Trevor had picked up some medications, I think in Norseman, but these were not helping much. He has come back from Eucla with a positive on Swine ’Flu which is not very encouraging for the rest of us, especially for those who have been sharing a room or car space with him. I gather he will not be on the bike for a few days yet. Please uphold Trevor and the rest of the team in prayer re this.
Tomorrow night we should be in Border Village, South Australia, a mere 192km from here. Vehicles travelling west have to stop at an Agriculture Checkpoint there but we get to go straight through that one but will get stopped at Ceduna and any fresh fruit or vegetables we might happen to have will be taken from us. I don’t think they are likely to be taking much from this hungry lot!
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