Day Eleven, Port Augusta to Port Lincoln

Another great days riding, we left Port Augusta at 15.5 degrees, pretty much the standard for the last week or so, but no joking, less then 2 kms down the road it was 24 degrees???? The ride from Port Augusta to Whyalla is red dirt country, you would think you were riding in Utah, very similar countryside and outlook, yet south of Whyalla the countryside changes again. The title pic today is a typical sight on the road, this pic is about 75 km south of Whyalla going down the Lincoln Highway, you get over the brow in the distance and the view is the same. Relaxing riding, not a cloud in the sky 360 degrees, awesome weather.

South of Whyalla it is initially low scrub everywhere like heather, a low weed, but after a while it turns to quite nice native Aussie bush but nothing higher than say 6m. (Munyaroo Conservation park)

South of Cowell, back in to dry land ranches, dunno how they make a living, few scattered merino’s here and there, very dry and barren, maybe cropping in the winter??

Temperature all over the place today, it got up to 31 just before Cowell, but then you hit Cowell on the sea and it dropped back to a nice 24 degrees, move on 2-3 kms inland again south of Cowell and up to 29 degrees, hottest was inland just before Tumby Bay at 32.5 degrees but as we rolled into Port Lincoln back to a nice 26.  You only need to  move a couple kms from the coast and not see the ocean and the temperature soars.......not wet vest time yet though.!!!

This accom at Port Lincoln is called Bay 10, outstanding value for money and a 5 min walk from the center of town, no one here, ring reception on arrival and talk to the lady on a cell phone.  Gives you the safe combination for the keys and leaves you too it. Rooms are the best we have had yet.  Anyone traveling by bike or car to Port Lincoln, check out Bay 10 for value for money and good quality fittings and rooms, not to mention view.

Great relaxing ride, open road riding, 365 kms and here by lunch time, easy as. More pics of Port Lincoln on facebook, nice spot.