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I bought this as a Google book, basically I read it on my phone which works OK - so I can easily read it instead of working, etc.
Quite interesting, mainly to reminisce about the places I passed through and to get snippets of info that I didn't realise.
One interesting thing I didnt realise was that Kristof apparently made a point of being last to leave the start.
He's pretty open that he is a beginner at this, making some basic errors like not checking kit beforehand and not charging his back light, and generally faffing for Australia.
He gets a confused about the self sufficiency rules, turning down offers of drink from trail angels, yet accepting a loan of a spare phone from another rider after he loses his. Also gets to roadhouse just after its closed and accepts food and share of room from another rider ahead of him.
Very different ride experience from mine: he meets up with a group of riders every night, has dinner, a couple of beers, shares a room with 2-3 others, chats half the night, agrees what time they'll have breakfast and then they all wait for each other, but set off separately. He was actually ahead of me on the first day, but he aims to stop before dark each night, essentially for safety reasons, which kind of limits his daily range, so he quickly fell back.
I hadn't realised that the guys at the back had had shitty weather - not as much headwind as I had but he got a few days of rain.
I've just got to Border Village - enjoying it.