Hi Everybody,

Details and Analysis of my day 4 : http://connect.garmin.com/activity/19567397

Arg...still no network here in Dunmarra to update the website.

Today, the weather was better and more fresh in the morning. I manage to leave at 5h38 in the morning. The temperature was 24 degrees during 3 hours as there were some clouds. After 9 am the temperature started to increase up to 32 degrees. I think moreover that there was less humidity. Nevertheless during all my ride the wind was against me. That’s why my average speed was around 23 km/h. I bicycled for 6 hours to reach  Dunmarra. The total journey was 7 hours. Today I took only 1 hour break due to the nice weather although I had the wind against me.

My first stop was at 8h46 after cycling for more than 3h. I had done 73 km. The elevation was 207 m compare to 154m in Larrimah. I felt a bite pain on my right knee but nothing serious.

The second stop was in Daly Waters at 9h53 after cycling 88 km. The elevation was 218m. Still the wind against me. I had suffered as additionally there were some hills to climb. Thankfully the temperature was not so suffocated as the 3 last days. I had a short time to try to call Prakriti with success but unfortunately it was not so long.

About Daly Waters, it is undoubtedly the most popular stop along the Stuart Hwy between Tennant Creek and Mataranka, mainly due to a little outback pub that’s made a big name for itself. In the early 1930s the Air-flight company Qantas used Daily Waters as a refuelling stop on the Singapore leg of its Sydney-London run. The airstrip became one of the major stops in northern Australia.

The last stop was at 11h15 after cycling for 4h49 and 111 km. I have needed to eat an apple and a cereal bar to bring with me some energy in order to finish the day to reach Dunmarra.

We arrived in Dunmarra at 12:39 for the lunch :-). For the starter we ate some bread with olives tapenade and our main course was indian rice curry with some pieces of chicken. After having lunch, I took a nice long shower before having a nap as well as my dad.

Tomorrow it will be a long journey. 195 km to reach Renner Springs. Just before at 104 km from Dunmarra we will stop in Elliot to rest a bite and buy some additionally foods.

Speak to you soon