Final day for this leg. We will be losing 5 of the riders at the end of the day. Jane was again in the car having decided to give her bottom a good rest. The group left the campsite around 8 am with plans to meet at the Goolwa bakery at 10 am.
The group met at the bakery while Collis drove to Victor Harbor to get their bike boxes. Cycle Across Oz shouted morning tea at the bakery although a couple of the boys who arrived early got a bit impatient waiting for everyone to arrive and unfortunately paid for their own. After morning tea we went to the campground and freshened up before heading out to lunch. Roger and Theo took Melanie's bike apart for her and packed it up before lunch.
Celebratory lunch was enjoyed by all and then we drove all the riders out to the mouth of the Murray and we toasted with champagne. The mouth is currently silted over but it was still great to view where all that water we have been following will eventually flow out through.
Tomorrow Collis will take Bryan (B1), Brian (B2), Julien and Melanie to the airport where they either fly out from or drive out from. He will pick up Mark, Kirsten and Lew for the next leg of our journey as they are flying in from Tasmania and Brisbane. Roger lives in Adelaide so he was picked up by his wife who enjoyed lunch with us before they left. Next Wednesday we will leave the Murray and head North.
I will continue the ride blog on this same site so that it doesn't become too confusing for everyone. Now for a little R&R for Collis and myself.
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