Day 11: Bush Camp to Coober Pedy

Woke before sunrise and hoping for an impressive sunrise to top off a great bush camp but we were sadly disappointed. Lew, Kirsten and Annie had flat tyres. Lew and Kirsten had to change their tyres but Annie managed to pump hers up and it lasted the whole day. We must remember to tell all riders to carry their bikes into all bush camps due to these prickles that looked like landmines.


The riders left from about 7.45 am until 8.30 am. We cleaned up and left around 9.15 am. Morning tea was fruit cake, biscuits and fruit at the 50 km mark down the road. Lunch was at the 90 km mark where Collis took my car and the blown tyre and headed to Coober Pedy to get a new tyre.

Lew grabbed a lift from lunch to afternoon tea and then he swapped with Jane who is having a bad day all round. It was a tough day even though the kms had been reduced and everyone was happy to see Coober Pedy. The campground has no grass (Kirsten states it's a carpark) and there is a centennial celebration in the town.