Day 92: Cunderdin, WA
Distance cycled: 105km
Merredin was definitely a town bigger than we both had expected. Had we not been so eager to get to Perth, we would have stayed to explore the town a little more. As we left Merredin, we saw a sign that said Merredin is a town where road trains can be most frequently seen. Looking at the mills and an enormous warehouse-looking structure, we were not surprised for this to be a hub for goods to be transported from and to. There was also a railway that runs through the town and from the sound of it since last night we knew it is frequently in use.
Traffic was minimal once we left Merredin. Quite often we rode alongside each other in continuous chatter and without a stop for 58km to Kellerberin. The ascents and descents seemed to occur regularly until Kellerberin where we paused for lunch. From then on, the wind (not in our favour, naturally) picked up and the slopes while gradual felt endless, especially in the last 15km.
Via Tammin, we finally arrived in Cunderdin and found out that our only option was to set up our camp because all on-site vans, cabins and even motel rooms in town have been booked out. A new pump is being built in town and many contractors and workers flocked into town for the project. Oh well! We were ready to call it a day and we knew our routine. In no time, we were huddled in our tent and out of the breezy cloudy late afternoon. ;)
Destinations: [NSW] North Sydney - Heathcote - Coledale - Wollongong - Robertson - Moss Vale - Goulburn - Queanbeyan - Yass - Gundagai - Wagga Wagga - Narrandera - Darlington Point - Hay - Maude - Balranald - Euston - [VIC] Mildura - [SA] Renmark - Barmera - Morgan - Burra - Orroroo - Port Augusta - Kimba - Wudinna - Streaky Bay - Ceduna – Nundroo - Yalata - Nullarbor - Border Village - [WA] Eucla - Balladonia - Kalgoorlie - Coolgardie - Yellowdine - Southern Cross - Merredin - Cunderdin
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