CEDUNA TO STREAKY BAY - DAY 14

Today, 30th August, was a much easier day for the riders than was expected. The fear was that there would be strong headwinds for most of the way. Instead, we ended up having gentle crosswinds for most of the way and a not too strong headwind for the last part of the ride. We had morning tea and morning tea without the tea part along the road, and lunch after arrival here. There is a general spirit of relief as not having to ride tomorrow because it is a designated rest day. That means the rides don’t have to ride, the foodies don’t have to food, the drivers don’t have to drive – in other words, a do-as-you-like day. Almost without doubt, everyone will wake early because we have been programmed to do so and will get into each others hair all day!
Some people were asking about Edna, the lady who had the fall on day 3 of the ride. Edna, a grandmother several times over, is made of tough stuff and she did not have any time off the bike at all. She did need to be patched up a bit and had some abrasions which oozed for a day or two – and after that she had a magnificent bruise which will not be included in the pictures on this blog! She has ridden her recumbent bicycle every bit of the way from Perth to here, a total of 2111km. She is quick to give God the glory for what He has done.

Trevor L is still far from well but a comment was made at dinner tonight that he had eaten far more (tonight) than he ate last night. Occasionally though, he does look very ‘distant’ and dejected. Please keep Trevor in your prayers.

Tonight, in our devotional time, we were reminded of the fact that we are a team which is made up of many parts and that all those parts must work together in harmony like the parts of a well oiled bicycle. Scripture was read and the passage was unpacked a sufficiently to bring home to us the importance of working together. This was accompanied by a couple of songs and by prayer. There was also a short time given to the highs and lows of the day.