‘I grew up here and now live in Newcastle. I’m here to buy the house I grew up in,’ said the lady camping next to me in Wilcannia. ‘Properties with derelict houses sell for $600 – yes – less than one grand. Ones with good houses go for $10,000.’
My jaw dropped.
The road to Cobar
After pushing through 200km to Wilcannia yesterday, today I was lethargic. I only had 100km to do and was in no hurry to do them. The road climbed a hundred metres which was slow. I stopped at the nice reststop half way for ages.
More trees today
I walked in to the Emmdale Roadhouse.
‘I hate it here,’ said the owner. ‘I’ve been here 4 years and my wife 10. Can’t wait to get out.’
He looked at me perplexed with my bike. Not in an amused way. In a way, like, this guy is crazy but as long as he pays, I’m ok with it.
‘We’re making shitloads of money here,’ he said.
On talking to them I understand why they’re so frustrated. Legal disputes with the neighbour so they can’t sell. Stuck a long way from the grandchildren.
The wind is looking good, so Cobar may be on the cards for tomorrow.
arctic-cycler.com 
You’re going well.
Incidentally, I can’t see your photos. Just blanks.
I really don’t know what the problem is. I’ve just looked at the blog on my Macbook and it seems to be ok for me. I’ll have to show you the photos in Adelaide.
Very visible to me. Very flat terrain!
Interesting to read – I really like the snippets of personal contacts. But still no photos visible.