McCain have completed the bike leg.
SMS received from Nikki at 10h36 SA (18h36 Oz):
Team here with me in TA. In great spirits and looking very strong. They send their love. Nikki.
Email just received (10h22 SA time; 18h22 Oz) from race admin.
Check point 22: Tinaroo Lake
After a 2hr paddle we [I think ‘we’ is Geoff Hunt, the one who sent me the email] arrived back to the arrival of McCain – in after the 130 kms of bike from Mt Mulligan.
The first comments Graham Bird had: “Boy, some teams are going to be in that trek a long time”. They took food for 16hrs but it took 33hrs – Tatum Prins confirms they were hungry.
Graham adds that the navigation on the bike was particularly difficult as well. He noted that Merrell were using them as navigators and did not even know where they were.
McCain are quite motivated to continue and are moving through the changeover to boat quickly. A little food – battery replacement.
Tatum is taking time on the other side of the Toyota bonnet to do the compulsory blog on the XPD computer.
Merrell are expected here at any time, but McCain may well be gone.