Into the Wind

One week on and Mondayitis may have reappeared for some but not for Brad. Today he will cycle 150 km from Madura to Caiguna. By way of interest, Madura was an area in the late 1800s that concentrated on breeding horses for the Indian Army.

The steepest and longest incline thus far greeted Brad first up this morning as we left the Madura Caravan Park. What a wake up call but in his usual style  Brad ground his way to the top with spectacular scenery across the escarpment being his reward for effort. The incline is called ‘Madura Pass.’ Pass would be the operative word had I been on my bike!

Brad comes across an eagle who had just lost its mate.

We have all frequently commented on the apparent lack of wildlife in the scrub or on the side of the road (dead or alive.) This soon changed approximately 25 km west of Madura. A mob of kangaroos huge in stature were racing across the ridge, obviously trying to keep up with Brad. Not long later Brad was greeted by a very large wedge tailed eagle on the side of the road that sadly had not long ago lost its mate. Such a close analogy can be drawn between Brad in the years since losing Mitch. 

Unfriendly headwinds of 40 km/hr.

Today's conditions have been the harshest to date. Headwinds consistently blowing at 40 km/hr have battered him Brad all day. There is no doubt he'll be looking for a good feed and an early night!

Sue showering Brad with Riccadonna on reaching $27000!!

Whilst the conditions have been particularly harsh, the MOAM team were buoyant on receiving notification that the ride tally had reached $27000! A huge thank you to staff and students at Leeming Senior High School who  have contributed $792 to this total. Mitch and Brad spent three fantastic years together at Leeming High so it is great to see their old school acknowledging MOAM in such a superb manner. Thank you!