Date: Wednesday April 1st, 2016
Distance: 95 miles
Song of the Day: Soldier of Fortune - Thin Lizzy
The countryside continued to be
rolling. My legs were getting tired on the long climbs. I was trying
to remember doing this for days and days with a heavy bike. I don't
know how I did it. It didn't help my muscles were still aching from the day before.
The one thing that helped was the
landscape. It was gorgeous. It was the kind of Australian landscapes
you see in the movies. Large green pastures with cattle or sheep.
Little woods with green trees in them. It was a good distraction from
my tired legs.
I spent most of the day just cruising
on my own though. Having a good time. I was getting a little stressed
out that it was taking so long, or that I was going slowly. But then
I remembered that I had all the time in the world. I also found that
closer to sunset things became much easier. I had forgotten my on
advice. On my African tour I would take a nap between 2:00 and 4:00
in the afternoon. There wasn't much point to biking in the hottest
part of the day. So as things cooled down I started going faster. It
was also a beautiful time to ride. The sky was turning all the
gorgeous shades of the rainbow.
I arrived at the camp site just as it
was getting dark. I just wanted to take a shower, but I was convinced
to go swimming. That was a much better decision. I have never been
swimming in the ocean by moonlight.
Getting back to camp I got fed, which
was the best thing ever. Then we watched Patty, Maxi, and Morgan get
their hair chopped into interesting shapes. I don't think I have
ever seen so many people excited about watching hair get cut. Those
guys are rad. Thanks Maka for cutting hair.
Then back to the ocean. About 30 of us
went to a different beach. Still spectacular and beautiful though. The group played in the surf under an
almost full moon. What a fantastic night. There are so many place in
the world that are so wonderful and amazing. Most of them you will
never plan on going, but they are out their all the same. I love
seeing where life will take you.
We ended the night sitting around the
fire. Lady Sara was holding court and getting everyone to “pop
their bonnet”. Legend.
-Dravis
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