Day 2: After a plentiful breakfast, tents all packed, we set off with the wind blowing strongly from behind. Such a relief to get the legs working and warmed up without the struggle of a head wind.
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| Wellington Punt |
Sailing along, it was much easier to take in the landscape. 32km later, we arrived at the Wellington Punt crossing. Morning tea was waiting for us and a welcome toilet stop!
The punt was busy clunking over the Murray, collecting bike riders as well as the tourists and locals.
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| Windmill at Wellington |
Soon we were again punching into a slightly lesser headwind than yesterday, but one that was relentless as ever. The Princes Highway was once the main road to Mount Gambier and there was still plenty of traffic to annoy a bike rider.
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| Road kill - a young magpie |
Mostly the cars were courteous, but several caravans went past too close causing an expletive or two to be sent out into the airwaves. Trucks were a worry, but at least they did slow a little and attempt to give us plenty of room.
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| Truck approaching - get off the road! |
Salt lakes appeared alongside the road, edged with pig-face flowering in pretty pinks. A lunch break at Ashville allowed a quick tour through a 'Collectables' museum before getting back into the wind and punching our way to Meningie.
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| Pigface in blossom |
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| arriving in Meningie |
Lake Albert soon appeared alongside the road and at last we rode into the township of Meningie and around to the Meningie Football club.
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| Proud footie club |
Before putting up my tent I went for a walk down to Lake Albert and along the edge, checking out the birds.
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Which way did they go?
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Pelicans cleaning up before sunset
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Riding stats for the day: 77.8km, 4:51 hours, 16kph avg & 31.3max - thank you tail wind!
At night the clouds were blown away and the temperature plummeted and I froze in my little cocoon bivvy - although I had almost all my clothes on. I am not used to 3.3C!!
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