It’s half the distance today compared to yesterday. The temperature is still hot and humid and still no wind. Scenery today is mainly cliff faces and ridges and we had the start of the baobab trees plus the kapok flowers are in bloom.
Annie rode out with the girls today. By lunchtime she wasn't feeling at all well. She was feeling so bad, she hated her bike, Charlie and cycling…maybe 5 weeks off the bike with no other exercise is not a good idea. She must have been feeling bad as she got in the car without us even offering. When we arrived at Timber Creek, it was discovered she had a slow puncture in her front tyre so it’s not surprising she was finding it tough.
The artesian water is having some effect on everyone’s digestive system but they are gradually getting used to it which is fortunate because it is the only water we are going to have for most of this leg.
Everyone into Timber Creek by lunchtime and pleased to see that the bar was open. The campground is green and we are next to the pool - fantastic. The riders went down to watch the crocodile feeding although Jane came back very early saying there were only 2 crocs and it was not worth the effort. Apparently Mike kicked over the croc food bucket into the water (which according to the riders was the highlight of the evening). There were 4-5 fresh water crocodiles and they were large ones with turtles swimming around them and then birds of prey and bats feeding above them. Everybody got some great photos.
Most riders cooked for themselves tonight. Some good chats were had and Lorraine told us how she got into cycling and Ironman competitions. Very motivational, made me want to get on my bike and she’s done some amazing things.
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