DAY 35 - MILDURA VIC

MILDURA VIC

DAY 35

27.96 km

Total Time: 11.30 – 17.00 (5h 30m)

Time on Bike: 1h 54m 27s

Max. Speed: 34.2 km/h

Av. Speed: 14.6 km/h


There could be worse ways to spend a day than hanging around Mildura.

I have somewhat of a different approach here already as I am getting around town on the trike.

It is the first time on the trip that this has happened, solely because of my close proximity to the centre in every town I have visited.

Not so in Mildura – my camp is about 5 kilometres out of town and this, in my opinion is way too far to walk when I can ride in about 10 minutes flat.

No problem really, so long as the little beast is chained up nice and tight when I go wandering about town.

It does however, draw a certain amount of attention which I need to be mindful of.

The low key attitude will always be my first priority, which is why I am ever happy to keep the bike locked up as I cruise about in anonymity.

So long as the trike is source of positive responses from the locals, then there need not be a problem.

And that’s the way I want to keep it.

First up though, was an early morning feed around the campfire with new found Adelaidian friends Geoff and Helena before their departure.

Chilli eggs on toast (with optional bacon, mandarin and prunes – not altogether of course) were on the menu and although not an abundant serving, it sure tasted good.

With breakfast settled, few other plans existed for the day in front of me, other than checking out the township and dealing with yet another bag of well worn 250 km laundry.

Oh, and there was also the need to book in my activity for tomorrow, which deserves to be left as a surprise for those still reading this blog.

I am looking forward to it as a very unique opportunity and Mildura is one of the few places in the world that has access to this experience.

My excellent budget diligence will need to be laid aside for just a day and the decision has been made to hang the expense.

It’s not thousands of dollars anyway – just that my current $40 per day lifestyle wouldn’t quite accommodate what will take place tomorrow.

Now I’ve made everybody smell the cheese, tomorrow’s report is compulsive reading.