Angorachina Rest Day

Rest Day - Angorachina

With two tough 100 plus km days behind us, the boys have deserved a rest day. Despite this, Ric was up early and out for a very gentle 6 km run. Breakfast of muesli followed by bacon & eggs was wolfed down as the sun rose around the northern reaches of the Flinders Ranges.

We continue to meet really cool people keen to hear about what we are doing and why. A big thank you to the Muller family (Samuel, Jeremiah, Isaac, Elise, Marayne, Marian & Wayne) for their support of the Inspire Foundation.

Brian and Terry were keen to head off on a 12 km round trip bush walk along the local river bed to the Blinman Pools. Andrew, Pete & Ric decided to tag along. The walk was a little tougher than we had first thought, as we rock-hopped, scrambled and wandered along the predominantly dry river bed.

Brian took a bit of a tumble when his footing gave way. Being support crew on this trip is proving to be more risky than riding. Brian's injury is now added to the 4 butterfly stitches on Alan' s head from Sunday night.

While the walking was tough, the rewards of the view and seeing fossils millions of years old was well worth it. When we made it to the first pool at 5 km, the younger lads stripped off for a dip and then it was time to head back for lunch.

And what a lunch it was. Alan had baked bread in his camp oven! We enjoyed hearty slices of fresh bread with olives, tomatoes, cheese and salami before settling in for an afternoon of taking it easy.

Julie, Ric and Pete all had a bit of a read. Dom downloaded some of the video and photos to date with Harry. AP did some editing and redrafting of his upcoming blockbuster on the ins & outs of Private Equity. While Alan, Terry and Brian rested up.

Just after 5 pm it was time to jump in the vehicles and drive into Parachilna for a special dinner. We arrived in time to enjoy a westerly facing beer/wine and watch the sun sink into a landscape that had flattened out considerably. The Parachilna Pub is something of a highlight for gourmet travellers, and it wasn't long before we were enjoying emu, camel, goat and kangaroo. Their house specialty is the "FMG" - feral mixed grill. A great night was had by all, and we were tucked up in our sleeping bags by 9.30 pm.