With only 50 km to cover, we left at the slightly more relaxed time of 7.30 ish with AP and Ric checking in with their families first to see if Easter Bunny had visited.
Alan captured a couple of shots of us heading out of town and onto the Birdsville Track for the first time.
After the first few kms it quickly became apparent that Easter Sunday was going to be a tough one in the saddle. While the headwind wasn't gale force, it was bloody persistent. For most of the route we couldn't tuck in behind one another simply because the track condition varied from marble smooth, to deeply stoned and sandy with everything in between.
When we rolled into the campground just after midday all four of us dived straight into the large ag pool fed by the local artesian bore. The temperature was somewhere between 40 and 50 degrees - just perfect for soothing the leg muscles.
We whiled away the afternoon reading books, the Saturday paper and playing cards. Ric took himself off for a run down to the wetlands, but the highlight was a visit from Neil the piper and his wife Kathy. They joined us for another delicious dinner of salmon patties and salad.
Another nice, early night just after 9pm should set us up nicely for another couple of tough days in the saddle.
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