Distance 38km
It was a cold night and a cold morning. I am going to have to get out the thermals. Lots of people in the Caravan Park were packing up to leave at the end of the Easter long weekend. I cooked breakfast in the camp kitchen saving my gas cannister. I was slow to pack up because of the cold. I said goodbye to Scott and Liz who were heading back to Kangaroo Island. I got more supplies at the IGA supermarket and headed east out of Laura. It was a slow climb out of the town, the road having almost no traffic.
I crossed the road to Jamestown and did a series of long climbs and descents. I stopped for lunch under a tree, the flies pestering me. Then another long climb. I wasn’t going to make Spalding, it was too far. So I consulted my list of huts and there was one on the Heysen trail that could be used by bike riders on the Mawson. So I headed for Curnow’s Hut. I got to the gate and the sty, and had to unload the bike and put everything over the fence. Then I lifted the bike over the gate, and reloaded it. Then it was a 1km ride to Curnow’s Hut. I got there at 4pm. It’s a nice large hut with 3 rooms and an outside drop toilet, and rainwater tanks. I put my gear inside and then set up the solar panels to charge phone and other electronics.
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