Everyone except for one rider were up before Collis and I this morning. It is supposed to be a warmish day so they wanted to get on the road early before the heat kicked in. Collis had told them to leave by 7.30 am although some couldn’t understand the reasoning behind it. Everyone was about to leave when we realise Gareth hadn’t emerged from his tent as yet so Collis went over and woke him up. I suspect he may have dozed again after this as it was about another half hour before he came out of the tent. He was then in a slight panic as most were starting to leave and he still hadn’t had his breakfast or his first coffee for the day. He reminded me of one of our previous riders as he was rushing around.
They were all out on the road by 8 am. The scenery today was mostly mallee scrub until we hit the outskirts of Mildura. The riders were spread out with Melanie and Gareth coming up the rear. Morning tea was at the Mallee Fowl Rest Area and we realised that all riders except Gareth were wearing their Cycle Across Oz tops. They are very visible on the road.
Once we hit the outskirts of Mildura- the Trentham Cliffs, we noticed the beginning of all the vineyards and orange orchards. Apparently Mildura produces 85% of Australia’s wine grapes. That is a lot of wine.
Staying at a lovely caravan park which we haven’t tried before- Mildura Apex Caravan Park which is right on the river and only 4 kms out of town centre. Quite a few riders went for a swim in the river this afternoon and a few went on a tour of the local bars in the afternoon. The girls decided to have a movie night at the local picture theatre and they saw “2nd Marigold Hotel” while the boys had a bonding session in the cabin of B1, B2 and Julien’s. Annie and I gatecrashed their party when we got back.
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