Woohoo.

173 kms to go.

The mercury reached 42 degrees today and the constant splashing of water onto my rash vest and board shorts kept me cool. Even still, the heat was next to unbearable. However slight tail winds helped me greatly. It was the best of both worlds weatherwise, crazy heat but breezes in the right direction.

Upon reaching 66 kms on the odometer I heard the voices of an elderly couple calling to me from the bank. I figured they were up on their balcony and scanned the foreshore to see where they were situated. Instead of being out of the water they were frolicking in the liquid during the late afternoon sun. Very kindly, after I had inquired about camping downstream, they invited me to camp on their freshly mowed lawn. While erecting my tent, they exited the water and immediately their naked bodies raised my eyebrows. Definitely a standing sight, seeing a 65 year old couple in their birthday suits!!

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