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June 8th, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

Esperance to 33km East of Ravensthorpe
\nDistance: 161km
\nTotal distance: 5234km<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today I begin the 500km journey to Albany. Felt like I’m crossing another (mini) Nullarbor here. There are two sizeable townships along the way and nothing else in between. Importantly, this is the final remote area I’ll encounter for this tour. After Albany, there’ll be a town or two in every 100km. Must fully appreciate every bit of wilderness before returning to full blown civilisation!<\/p>\n

My morning began with a stressful exit out of Esperance with no shoulders on the road and dozens of road trains. Already feeling quite miserable for having to leave such a beautiful coastal town, I must also deal with an uphill gradient. But then my mood flipped soon after when I recall what I saw from the weather forecast yesterday, strong tailwind ALL THE WAY to Albany! There wasn’t any wind for most of the morning, but the thought of a forthcoming tailwind later today made an excellent mental boost.<\/p>\n

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The next town proper would be Ravensthorpe, but don't think I can make it there today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The road becomes fairly flat after the first 15km of ascent, with occasional dips into river bridges which only made the scenery more pleasant. The problem with riding in strong tailwind condition is that I seldom stop long enough to take photos and allow myself to enjoy the scenery more. Every time I stopped, my inner speed demon yelled “What the hell are you doing!?!? You’re missing precious time on this tailwind!!”. It almost feels like a crime for stopping in this windy condition.<\/p>\n

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Those livestock must have an awesome time seeing a triker flew in such mind boggling speed!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Couldn't resist the awesome view of a river so I stopped to take this photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More river scenery!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And more!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What am I doing?! Strong tailwind and I'm not pedalling? Sin!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There should be an award for the most creative mailbox here in OZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Overall a pleasant day of riding, feels good to chomp the distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A truck towing instead of carrying the goods, MAD!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another insane machine. No idea what this is, but an Autobot is a likely explanation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This reminds me so much of Nullarbor :')<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A lot of places here have '-up' at the end. It's an aboriginal term that means 'place of'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Risking my life to bring you a POV of a triker with a passing road train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About 40km to Ravensthorpe, the road becomes largely undulated \ud83d\ude41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the strong tailwind, I couldn’t reach Ravensthorpe before the sun goes down. About 35km to Ravensthorpe I began looking for a suitable camp ground. I noticed a lot of the dirt tracks lead to mining sites and were still actively used at this hour, hence not a good option for camping. Saw a telecommunication building about 50m from the highway and figured “Why not?”. Flat and clear ground, unseen from the highway. The mining site can be seen from where I camp though, brightly lit up like a city itself. Hmmm, I’m starting to miss the city.<\/p>\n

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My campsite for tonight, right next to a telecommunication building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not yet Perth mate!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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