Day 718 – Australia – WA [Caiguna (150 km west) to Caiguna (109 km west)]

28/05/22

41km

  From Caiguna (150k west of) (Western Australia) to Caiguna (109k west of) (Western Australia)

Australia

Meeting travelers at the Roadhouse and finally, hitting Australia’s longest straight road: 146.6km!

Loads of desert crossers!

Yesterday evening we headed to the Balladonia roadhouse for dinner. Fun fact, last order is served at 18:15! Early nights here in the desert, but with night time setting in around 17:00, dinner at 18:15 sounds strangely about right! Anyway as we headed there we met some people who had spotted me running (and James cycling) by the road today. Two of them are on a mission to cycle (on a tandem bike) across Australia to raise money for charity! We spent the evening chatting, there is a story for everyone who gets to cross the desert, whatever their means of locomotion.

Sounds like a long straight road ahead!

Today as I headed out, I knew I had only a few km to run before hitting a sign that I had been longing to see: “90 Mile Straight – Australia’s longest straight road”. 146.6km of straight road without a single bend! I took a selfie as one should. Thinking I will run on this straight road for 3 and a half days. That’s a long time. Thankfully the road is not flat (so far) therefore you only see as far as the next hilltop and it has not been, today, as mind boggling as I thought it would be.

Looking ahead… on on!!

In terms of organisation, James now drops me at my re-start point in the morning, then parks the van about 20 km up the road. He goes cycling, making sure I’m alright. And that means I have a comfy place to stop for my break halfway through the run. He then drives a further 11 km and another 11 km. I like this system. When I run, I wave at every vehicle coming my way. They know I’m alright. But if motorists see me sitting down by the roadside, they think I’m in trouble. Better in this case take my breaks in the van – and the bonus is I got fresh water and biscuits!

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8JAjr5P6

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Here is the map of today’s run: