Still feeling the heat today. The 96km was hilly and did I say warm ? The wind was really quite kind today and helped push us towards Narrogin.  We sure would have had to work harder if that wind was in our face.

Just for some variety, we turned off at Pingelly and took the road via Pumphrey and Dryandra. We had planned to stop for lunch at Dryandra Village, but we found it was at the end of a 3.2km of gravel road. None of us fancied 6km of pea gravel on skinny tyres so we used the side of the road instead.

Geff by the sign at Pumphreys.

The back road via Pingelly was pretty, full of fields of barley, oats, wheat and canola. The farmers in the group gave us city slickers an education in how to recognise a crop – and even more how to recognise a good crop.

Having a shorter day today meant that we had some spare time after we arrived in town, so we went to the Narrogin Recreation Centre and had a swim and a quick rest. This is a bit of luxury we could all get used to, a swim after a hard day in the saddle.

For dinner Mark and Jo are looking after us, we are sitting here smelling the barbecue sizzling. It is such a buzz to have someone cook for you. Thanks heaps for feeding us hungry mob Mark & Jo.

Jo’s chocolate cake with soft prune centre was worth riding 200km for.

Tonight we are bedding down at the Narrogin Baptist Church hall. The Narrogin Baptist Church celebrated it’s Centenary in 2000. Just as anside, my maternal great-grandfather DJ Morris was a pastor here 1915-1920.

The Centenary Mural at Narrogin Baptist Church.