Day 11 - Soudan Bore to Renner Springs

What a day, the head wind was unbelievable. Road trains galore, everytime one went passed the screen on the bike was shaking like Rolf Harris's wobble board, if I wasn't so terrified I would have sung Tie me Kangaroo down sport. The wind was blowing so hard that I was hanging off the bike as if in a corner just to keep it up straight, then a road train would come along and I'd have to lie down on the tank and then slap back into the wind. It was really tiring and my neck was killing me, so I was grateful for the rest stops every 70 or so kilometres.

Barkly Station is my next fuel stop. I discover that fuel in the outback is mightly expensive, as is coffee and pretty much everything else. Nearly $2.00 per litre. Thank goodness I'm on a bike and not filling up a Winebago.

The wind is bothering me so much that I have totally forgotten about numb bum. Riding the bike all day at a 45 degree angle isn't fun.  I'm taking advantage of literally all of the rest stops on the way just to give my poor neck a rest.

Checking into Renner Springs for the night. I need a shower!

Kilometres travelled - 514

Mantra - Take away the wind, take away the wind.