The rest of the bike ride was a challenge that we will all remember. On Thursday the 5th of February we started at Sturt Bay and were heading towards Edithburg. For most of the way we had a headwind and this made riding hard to do and very tiring. We took the scenic root and we passed the Troubridge hill light house. By this time I had a bad tummy ache and had to lie down. We then went all the way to Edithburg and then on the way we attempted to go the fastest we could. We ended up going at 25 km/h. This was pretty fun. After this we went to the Edithburg Swimming Pool which very refreshing. We were then driven home by the bus. The Journey was around 43 km. Everyone was worn out and after a hurried dinner we got our wanted sleep.
The highs of the day were having a swim, and the wonderful view from the Troubridge Lighthouse.
The lows of the day were getting a stomach ache, sore bum and legs and not getting a very good sleep.
On Friday the 6th of February we woke up knowing that we only had half a day’s ride ahead of us. We were taking the long way to Hardwicke Bay. We headed the normal direction but then headed inland and headed the long way to Hardwicke Bay. It was pretty hard because we were on dirt roads. But we knew we could try a bit harder because we only had half a day. After around three hours of riding we reached Hardwicke Bay. We then walked down to the water’s edge and put on our boardies and started swimming. The water was blue and clear and very refreshing. We then ate lunch and boarded the bus. The bus took us home where we then relaxed on the verandas of some of the Wardli’s. We were very excited because after four days of hard riding we had finally finished the bike ride. After 20 minutes of relaxation we headed towards the classroom where we were to discuss the Wardli rules. It took us around two and a half hours to discuss the rules. The rules included keeping our beds tidy, cleaning the toilets if you made skid marks and so on. Dale also explained that we started with 10 points. He rewards us points if the Wardli is very clean and takes away points if the Wardli is dirty. If he finds things that are bad he takes points away and tells us what went wrong. We can then earn back the points if we correct the mistakes made. If the Wardli was so bad that he takes all 10 points away then we would have to set up tents and sleep in them. We were also told who we were sharing the Wardli with and decided who we were going to share rooms with.
We then headed off and started cooking our last dinner on the tranjia. For dinner I had the Heinz big and chunky beef stockpot. It was very tasty and had a lot of chunky beef pieces, potatoes and carrots. We then went to a deep sleep all of us happy about the day’s events in finishing the bike tour.
The highs of the day were the relaxing swim at Hardwicke Bay, finishing the Bike Tour once and for all and the nice warm chunky beef stockpot.
The lows were still having a sore bum and legs, feeling a bit homesick and not getting a very good sleep.
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