Day 8: Moama to Barham

We had to keep quiet this morning due to neighbors that moved into the caravan next door sometime during the night. They obviously heard us as they got up and shut their windows. Everyone had left camp by 7.45 am. Because of our close proximity no-one was able to sleep in so they were all ready at some crazy hour.

Annie decided to ride on her own today because she is an anti social bugger (actually it was because she felt it was too dangerous to ride in a group today due to the increase in traffic).This was just her personal opinion- so she said." Moama where we met Joanna who had a big goanna" so Annie said a number of times.

Roger really enjoyed the day. He had a nice ride and was pleased to leave last night's camp. He said he cranked up the speed today after his rolling rest day yesterday. We had lunch at Cohuna and the park on the lake was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone but especially Roger. He was pleased with the coffee he had there.

Melanie's day started early. She didn't feel strong today. Annie took off after she took everyone to town and Melanie cycled with Gareth. Gareth really looked after her. She was just struggling all day. Her chest started hurting. At lunchtime she thought she would get in the car but then decided to keep going and she then got stronger after eating something. Julien, Gareth and Jane all supported her in the afternoon. The trees protected them from the wind.

The group were very excited about the amount of space and the location of our campsite tonight. We are on the banks of the Murray and have half a footy field to spread out on. Most riders have pitched their tents along the banks so they have a room with a view. Everyone stayed in and cooked tonight. Rest day tomorrow.