When people tell you it is all flat from here on, they mean that it is flatter than before, and maybe flattish overall. Today there were some difficult climbs and gullies, but certainly easier than yesterday with easier slopes mostly.
Dingo was the first town on the way and has a friendly but very expensive roadhouse. After Dingo were some nice ranges in the middle distance to the south which had orange cliffs illuminated by a golden sunlight.
The next town was Bluff with a big train station servicing the coal industry. After Bluff I rode past some great heaps of coal ready for loading onto conveyor belt that passed over to the other side of the road. The conveyor ended at a big metal drum that emptied the coal into train carriages. Some of these coal trains take up to a maximum of 101 carriages, not including engines. One poor bugger told me he had stopped and counted the carriages and proudly told me it was 102 carriages, not including engines. The next town is Blackwater, a coal mining town which seems to have a big rest area and showers available, according to a sign.
Camped at Comet at a very small caravan park for $10, almost worth it for the shower.
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