Day 694 – Australia – WA [Cunderdin to Kellerberrin]

04/05/22

40km

  From Cunderdin (Western Australia) to Kellerberrin (Western Australia)

Australia

Along the railway line and the Goldfields road – another great nature run

Setting out for the 24,000th km mark

This continent crossing is also about adjusting to another way of traveling. I am accompanied by James for the first part of the crossing, all the way to Adelaide – when I will be done with all the long stretches of road with no pit-stops on the way. We have elected to travel in a Motorhome – and I must say I quite like this way of traveling! For me personally, it makes the logistics a bit simpler. I do not have to look after the bookings anymore. All we need to do is turn up at a Tourist Park or Caravan Park, park and plug and we’re all set. It’s going to be our home for the next 2 ½ months – though every now and then we may want to book in a hotel, for the luxury of sleeping in a real bed.

Along Goldfields Road, WA

It was a very windy day today, and a headwind too. Very very strong. What I find most difficult when dealing with the wind, is just how deafening it can get. I am lucky that I don’t have to push my stroller into it. But the sound of it is just relentless. The good thing, like I said yesterday, is that I don’t have to deal with the flies then.

Company on the road

For the first part of the run I was on a trail wedged between the railway and the pipeline. Then in Tammin I switched to the Goldfields Road and it was an all nature red-earth trail. This road was used by the golddiggers some long time ago. There are still some active gold mines today in Western Australia, notably in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, towns which I will run through soon. Another beautiful day on the road, perfect temperatures – and there’s a barbecue (or barbie as the Aussie say) coming up tonight.

I passed another landmark today, the 24,000th kilometer of the world run!

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

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Here is the map of today’s run: