March 20th - to Tumut

Epilogue to last night... The caravan park (camp grounds) that we stayed at last night gave me flashbacks to Africa.  When we got to camp the electricity was out at the office and main building.  That meant no hot water.  Actually it was even more distressing than that.  It meant no showers.  The flashback to Africa was the baby wipe "shower" that I took.  It has been a long time since I cleaned myself with baby wipes.  I do think the word clean is a gross exaggeration.  But heck it was better than not.

Additionally, last night the temps got down into the 40's which made it exceptionally COLD!  I had to periodically get out of my sleeping bag and put on clothes...  first socks, then a shirt, etc.   Brrrrrr  😨

Today, well today was a tough day.  We rode 115 kilometers and climbed over 1,700 meters.  We started out early and it was cold....  Remember last night got down into the 40's again.  And when we headed out this morning it was barely 50.  I was cold through most of the day.  Even to the point of shivering on the bike.  The clouds were thick and that kept the sun from warming us up.  There was a wind that would come up and make you feel even colder.  What happened to summer in this hemisphere???

Also, a calamity struck today.  There are no photos to post because the iPhone I have been using as a camera and posting to the blog has bit the dust.  It fell out of my packet onto the road and then it was run over by a car. 😠   It turns out that these iPhones are a tad bit fragile when it comes to being run over by a car.  It turns on but you cannot see anything since the screen is destroyed.  It is not one of those situations where the screen is cracked.  The screen is destroyed.  This will make blogging and photos harder to accomplish until I arrive at an alternative.  So stay tuned as I ride thru Australia and work on my communication dilemma.