Well we thought we had recovered sufficiently from our bike ride 2 days ago, wrong!!!  We set out from Clare to ride the northern end of the trail, which was about 9 klms each way.  There was little signage and no rest points constructed as this part of the trail has only just been opened.  The first 4-5 klms were up hill which took it out of us pretty much, but the worst was the pain in our butts that were still a bit delicate from our previous ride.  We had to walk some parts which was a great relief.  After lunch we went to Knappstein Winery/Brewery in Clare for some tastings.  A rich flavoured beer that had a very unique flavour.  The wines weren’t anything special so went dropped in to Tim Adam’s Winery.  It is the first time I have ever seen Debbie like every wine that she tasted.  They must be very special!  It was a very tiring day so it was back to camp for a nanna nap.

The wind had blown in from the north boosting temperatures into the low 30’s.  Fuel consumption was noticeably heavier going into the wind and it was great once we passed through Port Augusta heading south, now with a tail wind.  We pulled into Port Germein CV Park and caught up on some washing etc.  The park owners are very friendly and explained how they hire crab pots and supply bait for park visitors who want to walk out on the 1.5 klm long jetty and catch some blue swimmer crabs.  We’ll try that if and when the wind drops. 

We went to the pub for dinner and for a town of about 200 or so people it was a pretty lively night.  When you looked around the bar you saw the wildest bunch of characters including the hairiest barman I’ve ever seen.  There was a fat lady and man singing and they were quite good, with plenty of bantering going on between them and the crowd.  We had a brain-fried druggy with coke bottle glasses and a western shirt jigging away beside us and his conversation made Ozzie Osborne sound intelligent.  But the surprising thing was everyone was having a great time and the mix of characters added to the atmosphere.