GRIFFITH NSW
DAY 20
NARRANDERA - GRIFFITH
98.15 km
Total Time – 07.30 – 13.00 (5h 30m)
Time on Bike – 4h 14m 14s
Max. speed – 41.4 km/h
Av. Speed – 23.1 km/h
90 km plus tax today.
I am quite tired, which may indicate that more energy is actually consumed for 5 hours on the flat every day
There are no hills, but the effort is probably more constant.
For every monster hill climbed, there is normally a nice rest flying down the other side.
No such advantage is available legging across the flats of Riverina NSW.
Today took me through the well-watered, palm-lined streets of Yanco and Leeton, before taking a 90º dog-leg at a place called Whitton.
This swung everything north for a dead-straight Nullabor-ish 25 km - into the sun and a headwind.
The first time I've headed north on this trip - and probably the last.
At this stage, I am taking something of an indirect route to Adelaide anyway.
I know this is adding days and miles to the journey, but I really don’t care.
Total distance covered to date is around 1100 km. There is about this again to reach Adelaide.
Destinations such as Wagga and here in Griffith have been added to the original itinerary, and simply because I have wanted to.
The route from here will head directly south – towards the Murray River and I will cross into Victoria by mid-next week.
For now, I will be hanging around Griffith tomorrow before the next scheduled ride on Saturday.
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