Very nice rest day. The weather was hot and the wind was blowing the wrong way so everyone was happy to be staying in one place for a change. Wagga Wagga has become a big town with 2 distinct shopping areas- the elite area that has very few shops open and the more common area the has all the usual shops from Myers to Best & Less. There are 3 or 4 bike shops all in a row and not far from where we were situated. Fliss took her bike down to The Kidman Bike shop who fixed her mirror problem for free so we advised all the other riders to patronize this shop and they got quite a bit of business from us and they provided excellent service in return. Georg took his bike in with one problem and they fixed lots of other minor problems for him without him even having to ask. We were very impressed with the service.
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| Solar powered cycle. |
Robbo went to church at the Cathedral first thing in the morning and lit a candle for our safe journey. Collis and I went and checked it out in the afternoon and it is one of the oldest sandstone cathedrals in Australia. Peter, Chris, Fliss and Robbo all went for a ride around the lake and Annie and Ben went off on their bikes on their own. Lew went for a walk/run and the rest went sightseeing around town or just lazed around the campsite.
Quite a few (including myself) went swimming in the river again and then most of us cooked ourselves something for dinner at the camp kitchen or in our units for those lucky few that had one for the night.
A cold front has been threatening and hit around midnight. Some patchy light showers with one quite heavy downpour. A few tents did not stand up too well from the water but they have all lived to tell another tale.
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