It was like Christmas again today! Another box of bike bits arrived. The less glamorous, but actually quite important bits, like bottom bracket, crank, head set, etc. Couldn’t help myself – most of them are on the bike now (the head set I got fitted at the not-so-local bike shop, because the local bike shop turned me away at 10 to 5pm – because they hadn’t opened after siesta yet). While I was at the not-so-local bike shop, I tried to buy the spokes I need for the rear wheel. They sold me the spokes for the front wheel, so I thought it was a fair thing to get the second set there. They didn’t have the length I needed. Didn’t even hint that they might be able to get them.
Nor did the next shop. Nor the next. Actually none of the shops I know about (since I visited them all) seem to carry this length of spoke, or anything even close. Only one shop (the only good one across town, who I should have gone to first) took my name and will get back to me. I only have a handful of parts left to buy, could it be a pile of short bits of metal that causes a ripple in this otherwise impeccable plan?
Adventures of Stephen 
Just buy a ticket on (have you heard of ) Qantas and fly home. Much easier, probably cheaper and I can sleep at night. Give up the thought of riding home and perhaps ride over the Nullabour for a challange. Love you, would prefer you in Oz
Quite a bit cheaper as it happens. Certainly easier.
Give up? Hello? Since when did I give up? Well, work is one thing… 🙂
I might ride the Nullabour. As well. Sounds pretty boring though.
by the way. Would like to see a map of where you have been in the world. May be a bit frightening though