A beautiful day greeted the gang at the Big 4 Caravan Park in Port Augusta. Our first night under canvas / nylon passed uneventfully. Pete got some tough feedback from the lads, and will now spend the rest of the trip sleeping a little further from us all - especially if he sleeps on his back!
Ric was so keen to get underway that he went for a 6 am six km run along the waterfront.
To be honest, we mucked around a little getting started today, but no doubt our breaking camp routine will be much slicker in a day or so.
We headed down to the Spencer Gulf for our all important photo at the start of the trip.
We hope to add these photos soon. Everyone looked terrific in their new shirts - support crew & riders.
The ride itself was a nice easy day 1 of only 40 kms or so. There were a couple of hills to keep us honest, and the temperature was warm, not too hot. The start of the foothills to the Flinders Ranges gave us a great preview of the vistas we can enjoy on the days ahead.
A special thank you to Karen, Meredith, Pat and Mavis who we have met over the past couple of days and had a chat to. They have all made donations to the Inspire Foundation. thanks for your support.
Are you serious, a 6 km run? Leahy, you are a certified lunatic. I want my donation to go to his mental health care!
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