Day 82 - Was straight and flat

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Dalby to Jandowae 50km

Seriously, this is what today looked like, all 50kms of it.


The only thing that changed was who was in the lead position, and we swapped it every 5km just to change things up a bit.  On the plus side the sun shone all day, and the headwind was minor but good enough to keep the flies off.

We also finally figured out what this crop is, looks like short seedy corn, and is being harvested here right now.

It's Sorghum 

And the soil really is black, it's called vertosol, and is both fertile and water holding!  The only other thing of interest to occur on the road today, Kerstin thought she spotted a snake.  Now Kerstin really does not have a good eye for reptiles, there have been multiple instances over the years where she just sails right past, with me noticing how close she is just in time to call out snake.  Her response... just lift your feet off the pedals and continue rolling.  Like that carpet python on the way up the mountain.  It was quite large, easily 1.2-1.5m and moving along the road towards us, did Kerstin see it?  Nope.  So today when she reacts to something on the road ahead, I'm thinking she's finally got it.  Nope.  Turns out it was just an old inner tube, sigh.


Jandowae is like a ghost town, we can't locate the people who run the accommodation park, the one other camper here tells us she couldn't either.  So we all just make ourselves at home.  Who knows maybe the road to Kumbia tomorrow will have a bend in it!
Location: Jandowae QLD 4410, Australia

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  1. FrancieMay 1, 2022 at 3:03 AM

    Well I am learning Aussie geography: What is jandowae known for?
    Jandowae is home to the second-longest man-made structure in the world – The Wild Dog Barrier Fence – stretching 5,614km and passing through Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. Also that localities and towns nearby go by the wonderful names such as: Ironpot, Pelican, Hopeland, Greenswamp, Fairyland and Baking Board! I'm using the computer Google Maps rather than the phone now to follow your trip and see that your ride tomorrow is heading east and about 3 hours 40 minutes.

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