For some time Miss V and I were planning on taking part in the BikeSA Outback Odyssey. As newcomers to this style of riding, we had chosen to do only the middle section of the ride, the Mini Mawson 2. Also, both of us (me in particular) are fairly new to camping, so this was going to be an adventure in multiple ways!
During the lead up weeks we spent a lot of time going through our check lists, double, triple and quadruple checking them. Even so, we didn't plan for my camelbak to split the night before heading off, so with all of our gear loaded up in the car we headed to Ray's Outdoors for a new one.
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| Our Tent, dubbed by some as the Taj Mahal |
It was about a two hour drive to the start location in Burra. As we were driving we were passing through some insanely heavy rain, all the while thinking "what have we got ourselves in for? Rolling into Burra, the rain had stopped, though it was fairly breezy and cold. We received our welcome pack and wandered over onto the football ground. With a bit of a struggle, we managed to get out tent up, dubbed the Taj Mahal by some of the other campers :) (if we're going to be forced to sleep outside like homeless people, then dammit i'm gonna live like a well to do homeless person!)
That night we were welcomed by the other riders, and heard of the insanely wet and miserable conditions they have had to endure to date before being treated to an amazing local steak. During dinner we had all our ride and weather briefings for the next day, including the announcement of a permitted road detour due to extreme muddy conditions. After that, back to the tent, alarm set and off to bed in preparation for a big day on the bike tomorrow.
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