Everyone is a bit uptight about today's distance of 165 kms and the impending heat of 36 degrees. The girls all left together at 0600 hrs with the guys leaving in intervals up till 7 am. Mike is still not looking 100% healthy but is insisting on riding, at least the start of today's ride. He has promised to drink as much as possible. I've bought a separate bag of ice to share with the riders, especially after lunch as it heats up. Jane organised for Collis to buy her own bag of ice. Hopefully this will help.
The scenery has changed again with less rocky outcrops, more trees and termite mounds looking like dinosaur dumps. The weather in the morning was perfect riding weather but it definitely warmed up after lunch. The ice was very much appreciated and did seem to help. Pat had sore legs, Lorraine had some cramping and Dallas had a sore back otherwise everyone was doing OK. Drove past Joe near the end of the day and his body language was of utter defeat- he looked so tired.
We were having water and food stops every 20 - 25 kms after lunch.
We all went to the pub for dinner and it was quite swish compared to the rest of the town. Hall's Creek is a town of barbed wire around all buildings and on all windows and doors. There is a fair bit of building going on around town but still very depressing.
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