Kebaringup

Stirling Range to Gnowangerup, day 3, Friday 22 October 1993. I cleaned and oiled the bike, as I normally do on these rides after a wet ride, and left Stirling Range Caravan Park at 9:38. It was late but I had wanted to rest up.

This was to be a harder day than I had expected. I think I had overdone it on Thursday, also conditions were different from what I had imagined when planning the trip. I had thought I would be leaving the Stirlings with a good downhill run and a tailwind. Actually the winds turned northwest and freshened, and they were to stay NW for five days – quite unusual and demoralising for someone riding NW for five days.  ... Read more