End of part 1
A few hours after the Tour de France riders stormed into Paris finishing their ride, a lone unicyclist pretending to be the wearer of the famed yellow jersey wobbled onto the Champs ElyseesâŚOoops! I meant King William Street in Adelaide. Thatâs right, I was getting quite delusional by the end
Mimi the Unicycle and I reached Adelaide (map) last Monday after 58 days on the road and 3687km. The last 1000km from Ceduna wasnât as cruisy as I had hoped. Instead it was the toughest section. It began with some intense winds and rain on the Eyre Peninsula that at times slowed me down to walking speed. The weather took its toll on my knees and the last 10 days of the trip became quite painful. Even Mimi was getting a bit âcrank-yâ. But as we got closer, I just put my head down and pedalled. A few harrowing moments getting into Adelaide (road trains coming so close that the suction they caused pulled the unicycle from under me) didnât deter me. I was relieved when I was finally done. And now I am back home in Melbourne/Frankston.
Itâs gonna be back on the road in November to pedal the remaining 2000km from Adelaide to Sydney (via Melbourne and Canberra).
Fundraiser:
If you live around Melbourne, please do come to the 3 Oceans Fundraiser.
Date: Aug 7, Friday
Time: 7:30p.m. to midnight
Venue: Airport Lounge and Sir Johnâs Bar at Building 10, Monash University Clayton
Pre-sale Tickets: $10 ($15 on the night).
Itâs going to be a an evening with music and laughter with the live music of the Better Than the Wizards, stand-up comedy, raffles and prizes and of course, Mimi and I.
The blog will be completely updated over the next couple of days. Do take a look and also at the website for updates. The wesbite doesnât seem to be functioning properly on a Windows XP/IE8 combination. I will redo the whole thing in a month or so.
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