Border Village to Wudinna SA
All the time zones messed with my head and I didn’t get the greatest nights sleep. Was eventually woken by the music of exhaust tunes. Waves from rooms across the carpark and the banter and comradery is fantastic. Had to put a little air in Dudley’s rear tyre and then off I go.
The sun is blaring in your face and with the mist/moisture still clouding the screen made it hard to see. It was a chilling 1 degree this morning with the sun coming up and I was wondering whether my heated grips were actually working..lol
Into the Nullarbor Roadhouse for fuel and coffee and appears this was the plan of nearly everyone that left BV this morning as they all started to roll in. Met Chicky and his group and I joined them before we all headed off again.
It really is turning out to be another beautiful day….why wouldn’t you want to be out here.
About halfway between Nullarbor Roadhouse & Penong have my very own Outback Truckers experience, complete with police escort and told to “get off the road” so gingerly edged onto the rocky verge. Seriously had no room if I’d have stayed on the bitumen.
Play tag with the Chicky and the boys until we roll into Penong for lunch. Our playing tag is an ongoing event throughout the day until Ceduna…like playing leap frog.
Into Ceduna and other riders share waves all round as there are several groups at fuels stops and everybody is absolutely fabulous as you ride by waving back at them all.
Staying tonight in Wudinna….home to the Australian Farmer. Bumped into some more new friends at the servo and wished them well for the rest of the journey. For me it’s time to check in at The Gawler Ranges Motel unload then head into the pub to meet Eric, brother Ken, Jeff and a couple of others that had mentioned they were staying there tonight so I bought them a round, while we chewed the fat and reminisced about our journey to Border Village for the 2023 Border Run.
Note for next time….book at the Wudinna Hotel Motel, the rooms are heaps nicer, modern, attached to the pub which is also very nice and cheaper than what I booked and what I have in comparison.
Swapped details with one of the originators of the Border Run & The Pudding – Eric and hope that he drops me a line when he is on his travels..cos as always, if you are on two wheels and need a bed, cuppa or garage, the door is open.
Back at my motel that offers nothing, I walked to the servo to grab a steak sandwich for dinner, then walked back in total darkness (which was a little scary) to my less than ordinary room where the air-conditioner doesn’t work and we are supposed to have -2 tonight. Edit – I did eventually figure out the air-conditioner and it stayed on all night.
Tomorrow is another day and hopefully my choice in motels is much better.
