Today is going to be a tough day. They have 135 kms to ride with a few hills and predicted headwinds. A few of the riders have been mulling over the weather charts for a couple of days now. Maybe they think that the more times they look, the better it will get. Then the other riders are philosophical enough to realise, what will be will be. We all know Collis is good but God he ain't.
Neil, Doug and Di took off just before 7 am and the rest of the team left around 7.30 am. The scenery was great BUT this was seen very little as they all plugged along into 35 km/hour headwinds. The traffic picked up the closer we got to Mt Gambier and this just added to the worst day for riding on this whole long leg. Everybody made it in by 3.30 pm. We were unsure if Neil was going to ride the whole day but he seemed to get his second wind, sucked it up and made it to the camp ground.
The caravan park has deteriorated since the last time we were here but still a very pleasant spot and right near the blue lake. Collis and I took both cars into town for dinner so that everyone could get a lift. It was pizza and pasta night at Sorrentos, all large serves for $13.90. Reasonable dinner had by all.
Everybody slept well after the tough day and there wasn't any chatter during the night to wake everyone up.
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