Cycling For a Reason
Cycling For a Reason
Hi Everybody,
Details and Analysis of my day 6 : http://connect.garmin.com/activity/19617005
Today I managed to leave at 5h26 in the morning. I reached Tennant Creek at 13:06 after riding for nearly 6h15.
The sun was very very hot with a temperature at 39 degrees. Compare to Darwin the humidity felt to 10 % only. The road was pretty bad for my bicycle but especially for my butt. I start to feel some burn as the seat is quite hard. I need to put a pillow or maybe to have somebody who blows my back...I’m quite funny I know but definitively the sun gave me some humor sense.
Anyway when you are alone like me and ride for many hours you try to think about something or try to imagine some story. In my case, I try to imagine nothing and to think nothing. As it’s already hard for me why I should think something to give some work to my brain ? So I look the landscape and I try to go ahead to defend my cause, my reason.
Of course, I don’t forget my Dad as he drives at 23 km/h...it might be so excited for him !!! Try to beat the slowest speed and also keep an eye on me. A lot of courage...moreover he suffers inside himself watching me suffocating under the sun. But him, he has the time to imagine some stories and to think about everything about the life...maybe he is afraid and thinks I’m not a human...an UFO...apparently here in the middle of no where, some people believes about it.
Anyway, I’m real and today was difficult due to the weather and the road. We are staying in a nice park for caravan. There is a swimming pool but we prefer to avoid. After a nice fresh shower we ate our lunch...couscous with chicken curry..it was so heavy as the quantity was too much.
I forgot, we have an invasion of ants. They wants to eat all our foods...so bad. After the sun, all the spirits try to put more difficulties in my challenge...but I’m a fighter and I prove it...
See you tomorrow
I’m still alone with myself. The landscape becomes dryer. The sun is quite bright and the temperature reaches 39 degrees. So hot !!!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Day 6 : Renner Spring - Tennant Creek - 160 km - 6h14 on the saddle