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Nov 15, 2009 - Day 117 – Kalgoorlie to Balladonia - The day of the roadtrain.

For example the hole at Balladonia, where we are staying tonight, is named Skylab, reflecting the fact that most of Skylab crashed 40kms east of here. ... Now let me describe Balladonia, because it has been a long time since we have been in Evan’s “middle of nowhere”. ... The town of Balladonia (have you found it on a map yet?), has a petrol station, a motel, a restaurant, a pub, a museum of Skylab wreckage, a caravan park, a backpackers hostel and even an airport. ...

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Apr 12, 2008 - Balladonia

Day 50 - 180km Balladonia Today started brilliantly, i started just before sunrise probably the best time to see kangaroos because they stay quite close to the road to gather the heat from the surface in the chilly nights and as i started my cycle for the first hour dozens of roos, more than ive seen on the trip combined, hopped alongside the road at about 40km/h - quicker than my 25km/h - and the flat terrain allowed for a great landscape to just watch their path, they were a handy sparring partner encouraging me to catch them, but even the few joeys were too sprightly for me even with tailwinds. ... as the roos retreated inland away from the road the ride returned to normality as far as balladonia, only one more ...

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Apr 11, 2008 - Caiguna

Day 49 - Caiguna - 65km It took 15minutes longer than yesterdays ride to cover two thirds of the distance purely because of the headwinds.Day 49 - Caiguna - 65km It took 15minutes longer than yesterdays ride to cover two thirds of the distance purely because of the headwinds....

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