Day 752 – Australia – SA [Kimba (34k west) to Iron Knob (81k west)]

01/07/22

40km

  From Kimba (34k west) (South Australia) to Iron Knob (81k west) (South Australia)

Australia

Winter is finally catching up on me: cold and grey, foggy and rainy!

They did not seem to mind the rain and cold

Oh the cold stung this morning! It was grey, foggy and drizzling. It really felt like winter. I had my jacket on (or shall I say James’ jacket, since I still haven’t bought a new one yet). I got through about 4 showers by the time I reached the halfway point of the run. James was out on his bike somewhere and had parked the motorhome on a side road. I climbed in and tried to warm up. I changed into dry clothes (what a luxury). Had some food. And waited as a few more showers passed. A very long break!

Silo art in Kimba

It was difficult to get going after that. I normally don’t indulge in such long breaks. At km34 I ran through Kimba, which happens to be halfway through the Australia crossing! I stood by the sign and took a picture. Other things of interest in Kimba: an 8m sculpture of a Galah (the pink parrots I like so much) and street art on the local silos. Quite a pretty little town. It revived me a little bit but I still felt tired – maybe the cold !

The big Galah parrot in Kimba

Tonight James is treating us to a night at the Gateway hotel in Kimba! I like sleeping in the motorhome – but one has to say, the nights are getting colder and colder. It feels nice to know that there will be a warm room to sleep in tonight. Port Augusta is in sight now, just a few more runs and we hit a much bigger town!

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.relive.cc/view/veqzmez8NB6

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Here is the map of today’s run: