Back on the bike
I haven’t ridden the bike much this year, in fact not at all for the past few months until today.
I’m gearing up for the Balzano Barrow Race this weekend when I’ll be one of five people in a team pushing an aerodynamic wheelbarrow 21km from Kanowna to Kalgoorlie. We’re supposed to finish in about one hour, which means about 40 short sharp sprints each. Pure madness.
Anyway, I thought I should check out the route, so rode my bike to Kanowna and back today. It was a 50km trip from my place in Hannans.
I was riding into a strong wind in both directions. The sun was baking hot and there were trucks aplenty. The road goes past the Ninga Mia Aboriginal settlement, Loongana Lime and the rubbish dump, so it’s not exactly the tourist part of town.
Kanowna itself is an historic gold mining town, which once had a population of several thousand. Today there’s nothing there except some signposts and the modern Kanowna Belle gold mine of Barrick. There’s a cemetery, where I felt like dropping in for a rest.
At least the route is flat. Here’s hoping for cool weather on Sunday.
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Tags: Kalgoorlie, mining, PR, weather
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