DAY 90 - QUORN SA

QUORN SA

DAY 90

PORT AUGUSTA - QUORN

47.32 km

Total Time: 08.55 – 14.20 (5h 25m)

Time on Bike: 3h 20m 48s

Max. Speed: 50.9 km/h

Av. Speed: 16.1 km/h


I took on Pichi Richi Pass today in no particular hurry and was well rewarded.

A sturdy climb ensued but with clear skies and a lesser speed, the experience was somewhat more fulfilling than ripping down in no time flat and having the whole deal flash by just like that.

My day-of-rest strategy triumphed yet again and I was followed up the pass by a blustery southwester, completely in line with prior forecasts.

I just keep pulling it – 3 weeks of tailwind in all directions is going past beginners luck and I’m starting to feel as though the greater plan is looking after me pretty damned well.

I’d best say no more for now ‘cos it’s not over just yet…..

So another overnight visit in Quorn before taking on the Flinders more earnestly.

Quorn is the obvious junction of the Southern Flinders and what lies further north, which is the Flinders Ranges National Park and beyond.

What I need to get right is the balance between what I want to do here and what I can do.

The Flinders is full of both the accessible and inaccessible.

Less accessible rather than inaccessible but there’s no reason to be silly about it.

It is the kind of place that one could dedicate to many years of time and exploration and still not master the art.

So to spend a week or so of my precious time is really just to shake it by the hand and hopefully leave with a handsome impression.

At this infant stage, I would much prefer to let the Flinders adventure unfold in its own time and own unique way and then it should not really fail.

I leave Quorn for the northern town of Hawker tomorrow and the weekend awaits.