Day 17 Nundroo to Ceduna 152 kms

Two degrees this morning at 6.30. Why are we getting out of a warm beds to freeze our fingers off just to get to Ceduna in the early afternoon. The temperature did rise but very slowly. I was wearing thermals until early afternoon. Ben decided to leave early so he could go to Cactus Beach which will add an extra 44 kms to his day. He said not to expect him at morning tea. Woody wants to do his 100 mile today so he is planning to take a few diversions and he won't be at morning tea either.
Woody changed his mind once he found out that the roads he was going to take were unmade, so he will ride around Ceduna when he gets there. No sign of Ben at morning tea. The supplies are minimal but I managed to dig up enough sweet biscuits and some apricot delights. The group were reminded to finish off all fruit & vegetables before we get to Ceduna, not that many had much left seeing we last bought anything fresh way back in Kalgoorlie.
As we were coming into Penong we find Ben totally lost, having ridden past the road to the beach and then unable to find any indication where he should go. He had asked in town if he would be able to ride the road and had got a "yes". Collis told him where the road was and as we drove past we saw that it was an unmade road and wondered if he would be able to go very far. We all stopped at the general store but it wasn't open and looked as it may not open anytime soon, so we had to go to the service station for something to eat. Ben nearly beat us all there as he couldn't go far down the road at all. The woman serving was really rude and did not appear to enjoy her job at all. We didn't stay long.
Lunch was pretty basic and everyone finished off their fruit but Lorraine and Pat couldn't finish their carrot and garlic so it was thrown out. We managed to get through quarantine on the outskirts of Ceduna without any dramas. Got to the caravan park just to find that Mark and Woody took the very last cabin 2 minutes before we arrived. I was not impressed but I was determined I was not camping over the next couple of days. We managed to get a cabin in another caravan park and we are quite comfortable. It will be nice to have a day off as I feel we haven't had a rest day for quite awhile. (Actually, it wasn't that long ago- Eucla). Just feels a long time ago.