Fresh morning which warmed up pretty quickly once the sun came up. Camp became organised pretty quickly with the first group leaving around 7.30 am and the last 3 riders leaving at 8 am. Collis and I were all packed up and on the road by 8.30 am.
Beautiful day for riding. The scenery is changing again but still no tropical plants yet. We were going to meet them at the 40 km mark for a water stop but we didn't catch Ingrid until the 50 km mark. So we went onto Dunmarra for the morning tea break. Lots of fresh roadkill which is mostly wallabies today. Up till now the roadkill has mainly been cows.
Ingrid was first in and was quite chuffed with this achievement. A few people had a second breakfast here with Collis and Gareth opting for the big breakfast- it was huge. Found our first cane toad for the trip- it was a petrified black toad. Ugly bastards.
30 kms was the lunch stop but not many were hungry. We got a pleasant spot under a gumtree with Gang Gangs flying overhead. Jerry and Jane opted to head to the Hwy Inn and start a pub crawl rather than stop for lunch.
Arrive at Daly Waters at 1.30 pm to discover a Rodeo and Gymkana on here for the next 4 days. New toilets and showers built at Daly Waters. They were very nice but it was like a sauna after your shower before you could get out of the building.
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