PORT PIRIE TO BURRA – DAY 20

Today, 5th August has been a good day on the road for the team. The winds were light and basically onto the backs of the riders. This helped them manage the hills without too much difficulty and got them to Burra happy and not too tired. We are staying tonight and tomorrow night at the Uniting Church in Burra. I am given to understand that Burra was a mining town in years gone bye and I hope to know a little more about it by the end of tomorrow.

Trevor L has been back on the bike for part of yesterday and today. Yesterday, it was for only a brief period, I guess around 10km, but today, he made it all the way to morning tea which was something like 60km. He is certainly getting back to his normal healthy state and this is good to see. I had told you that Jim B spent a few days in the bus with a bung knee – he has ridden all of each of the days since Streaky Bay, but is till wearing a knee brace. Trevor H had about an hour in the bus a few days back but is managing to keep going. Eric M, quite understandably, came down with a cold. He transported Trevor L to the medicos on two occasions and roomed with him across the Nullarbor when rooms needed to be shared. He had a few miserable days but has been able to keep driving the lead escort car, and is pretty much clear of the cold now. It is still doing the rounds – Kevin B has it!

The church folk provided us with an adequate meal tonight and are to provide lunch for the team tomorrow. They are typical country folk who are more than prepared to go the second mile for their guests. Roger and Edna are to be involved in a service at a church some distance from here tomorrow and Mark and Luke are to speak and Allan is to pray at the service here. Richard J led devotions for the team here tonight.