DAY 40 - MORGAN SA

MORGAN SA

DAY 40

WAIKERIE - MORGAN

44.63 km

Total Time: 09.30 – 13.00 (3h 30m)

Time on Bike: 2h 29m 35s

Max. Speed: 55.1 km/h

Av. Speed: 17.9 km/h


Today’s ride in Aussie parlance, was what is known as a bludge.

Well, in comparison with the previous 2 days, it was.

I have arrived in Morgan, a small but very quiet riverside village with a punt running across a 150 metre stretch of water to connect vehicles from one side to another.

Leaving the Sturt Highway holds no regrets so far, as I traversed some very nice and relatively quiet countryside today – lots of orchards and vineyards again for most of the distance and most importantly, no effing trucks.

The only complaint I could muster was some less than amiable road surface through some of these backwaters – a number of craters I averted this morning would be best suited on the moon.

Never mind, because the citrus fruit right now is literally falling off the tree.

It is easy enough to just pinch a whole lot of it as you go along – the mandarins or “mandis” are particularly sumptuous.

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t exactly load up on bags of fruit – just the odd juicy one along the way for sustenance…..

I guess my story at present is both good and bad.

Bad news is my camera has been indefinitely on vacation since Lake Mungo.

This means ongoing missed photo opportunities and a general feeling of travelling along blindfolded.

Sort of blindfolded with only one leg and one arm, if this makes sense.

I am unable to determine the exact nature of my camera’s obstinance and will likely need to wait until arrival in Adelaide to do so.

This I anticipate will be no later than Friday.

Meanwhile I must push on and this leads me to the good news which is indeed an ETA for Adelaide of Friday.

Morgan is well under 200 kilometres to go and this should not be a problem.

I continue along the back roads tomorrow morning and will aim for the town of Kapunda by days’ end, leaving only 100 km into Adelaide.