Day 21. Wed 7th Jan. 2009

Well Mike rode an amazing 201kms today, starting at the Nullarbor Road House to Eucla. By the time he arrived, he was absolutely physically worn out & he was also fairly emotional. What an incredible achievement! I think going over the border into W.A. was a real milestone for him & and it was a first for me. It was a good drive / ride over. Even though the ride for Mike was tough, it also went well weather wise & someone stopped him & gave a donation along the way. The drive for Lachlan & I was good. We had to pull over to the side of the road at one stage for the largest truck I have ever seen in my life. It was carrying some sort of equipment & the width of it took up both sides of the entire road. Not only did it have an escort vehicle in front of it, but also 2 police cars. I did not know they could make trucks that big. Thank you to Naomi who caught up with us at the border / fruit fly check & gave a donation. She had passed Mike on the road & then pulled up beside Lachlan & I at the border, noticed the sign on our car door (thanks to Progress Signs in Mornington) & gave us a donation. Moments like these keep us keen to keep going. The people at the Eucla Hotel Motel Caravan Park have kindly put us up for the night. If it wasn't for all these places putting us up, we wouldn't have been able to keep doing what we are doing. Thanks a lot guys, you have a great set up here. Believe it or not, Mike was up to a bit of sight seeing this arvo! Maybe he was delirious? We went & looked at the old telegraph ruins which are now half filled with sand. After that Mike went on for a further walk to dip his feet in the sea. Like I said, I don't know what keeps him going as that was a long walk. I stayed at the ruins as there was a tree with lots of shade. I just can not stay out in the sun with it belting down on me for that long. I love walking, but not in the hot sun without shade. I started off on the walk & got half way, then I went back to the tree. I don't know how all these explorers explored our harsh land. I have thought about that a lot on this trip. I have a new appreciation for our beautiful country. I could just keep rambling on forever, but it is late & I need some sleep! Hello to all our work mates at Peninsula Curtains, hope you are all well rested up after the Xmas break. Keep up the messages Cathy, we love them.

Good night everyone,
Julie.

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