Plain Sailing

Just a quick update from the first reliable internet in a while! I write from Nullarbor, the Roadhouse. After countless days of hard pushing through treeless plains and low-level scrub the team and I reached the Head of the Bight today. Five days of skating left will see us leave the Nullarbor Plain, which has both taunted and delighted us since we left Norseman back on the 11th September. Ceduna, the end of the Nullarbor, will give me a chance to rest my weary legs and the team the chance to reflect on a section of this journey that has been magnificent. I'll write more about the Plain when I reach a fast connection, but with 1700km down we're all looking forward to anew challenge, urbania! The few people we've met along the last 929km of the Eyre Highway have been friendly, generous with donations and often offering similar pieces of advice. One lady who bucked the trend looked me up and down not far from Caiguna and declared, "with that accent you'll need plenty of suncream." I agreed, and am happy to report that none of us have yet succumbed to burning from a harsh winter sun. There are some stunning images and videos on the way, not to mention diaries, but you'll have to wait until we get to Ceduna for these. I expect us to land on the 1st October. Til then, there's a little bit of the Nullarbor to finish off...