Survived last night in the pub with a bunch of shearers. A good deal of Pom bashing. The landlord (also a shearing contractor) sparked huge hilarity when he asked me whether I wanted my beer 'warmed' in the microwave! Most Aussies call cyclists 'pushies'. A shearer woman partner leaving the pub well tanked shouted out:"Well goodbye pushie man- you mad bastard..." Am sure Mrs Hicks would concur!!
My 'bent' friend Peter Heal (that's the recumbent supremo I met on the Nullarbor) texted me last night to say he had completed Perth to Sydney in a record 11 days 17 hours and 20 mins- a truely fantastic achievement. I phoned straight back to congratulate him. He was very modest.
Great salty Aussie quote in The Australian newspaper about Malcolm Turnbull, the Liberal opposition leader who is embroiled in the Ozcar scandal. A disaffected Liberal MP said:"Turnbull is like a prize poodle just shitting on the front lawn and the rest of us are going to have to clean it up."
Fine 117 km ride from Lock to Cowell on the Eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula today. Chilly 1 C dawn start but warmed up to 22 C. Very green farm country- sheep and more sheep- barley-wheat-canola (oil). Fields the size of Bangor. Two long grinding hills to end the day with a 9 km downhill into Cowell ready for the ferry to Wallaroo from Lucky Bay on Sunday.
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Hi John, Sounds like you are getting acclimatised and getting into the Aussie spirit!You must be about half way now? Where to after Walleroo? Has there been a big change in the torrain? Cheers Terry
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