Day 97 - Bodalla rest area to Bermagui - 42km
Off grid paradise
The rain went all night and everything was damp except me. I packed up in the drizzle and ate it back to the road. I was off to Bermagui to see an old friend, living off grid and slowly building his own home and garden on a few acres.
As I rode the rain was light but constant and I slowly became drenched, it seemed the closer I got the harder the rain came down. The cold was getting to me and I piled on more layers. My hands and feet wet and wrinkled I pushed on. I've had a good run and have only been hit by rain a handful of times but this was the worst so far.
I arrived at Daniels and had a little look around he wasn't home yet. It was familiar but there were little changes around. The rain stopped and Daniel arrived back. We had a chat and he went to plant some new natives as I had an outdoor shower and washed my closes.
We ate fresh salad from his garden and some smoked trout which was delicious. The fire was lit and we sat around until it got dark and then headed to bed. I had dried out from the day and was feeling refreshed