Flew into Perth on Monday, collecting the bike from my transport sponsor GMK Logistics. Bike survived its journey relatively unscathed.
(thanks for collecting the Jaffa and myself, & for the lift to our accommodation Dotwatcher Jo 👍🏻).
I've settled in ok and have been allowed to store the bike inside the Hotel. (Thanks Rob) hmmm 🤔 fridge & fire extinguisher....😎
Tuesday...
Went out for my first ride in 2 weeks. How quickly you lose condition 😕... 25km in 36°C heat 🥵 ... a bit warmer in the cockpit, but all good, this is what I signed up for....well, maybe not this hot. Collected a few items for the endeavours ahead.
Always nice to find some shade to cool off.
Wednesday....
Decided to ride over to the Royal Flying Doctor base at Jandakot Airport to introduce myself & to show them the vehicle I'll be pedalling across the Continent to the Sydney Opera house, on my fund-raising journey. They were suitably impressed... especially when I told them I'd done it twice before. 😮😉
I rode on to Perth and had lunch at the Mends Street Jetty, where I came across my nemesis "the Emu".... (read my 2014 journal for the back story)
Afternoon tea, then a bit more "necessity" acquisition on the return leg back to my accommodation.
Not a bad day out...somewhat cooler today, a light sprinkle of the wet stuff. 70km covered. Tired at the end of it, but feeling better for the longer distance covered.
A rest day Thursday, then off to the Meet and Greet dinner tonight to catch up with the others doing the 2025 edition of the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride. 🍽😎
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