This leg we lost Mark, Ingrid, Lew, Jeanette and Kirsten but we have kept Jerry, Jane (missing in Tiwi Islands at the moment) and Gareth. We have gained Michael, Geoff, Dallas, Lorraine, Joe, Annie (returning from South Africa) and Pat. So missing from the 1st days photo are Jane and Annie. I will be returning to Darwin to pick them up on Monday, driving them to Katherine to join the group.
This group have been very sensible with their food supplies and we are not over run by food that will never be eaten. They have worked out they will be able to do another reasonable shop in Katherine in three days time.
Light winds this morning after quite a cool night for Darwin. All of the locals are complaining this morning about just how cold it was- apparently it was the coldest night for 22 years- sitting somewhere around 9 degrees.
We stopped at Manton Dam Reserve for morning tea. The traffic has been reasonable but could have been better. The wind still hasn't kicked in yet but it will be a head wind when it does.
Straight after morning tea the wind picked up but nowhere near as strong as predicted and didn 't seem to affect the riders pace too much. Lorraine is having a small amount of trouble with some cramping but is hoping it will soon right itself. Geoff does appear to be a bit of a gun cyclists and will probably need to leave a bit later than the rest of the group.
Everyone in at Adelaide River by 1.30 pm. Great grass to camp on and we all went to the bar for dinner put on by Cycle Across Oz. Food was good.
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