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In addition to the four now-full 1.5-litre water bottles in my backpack, my 10-litre black water bag is mostly full now too

01686-water-bag.jpg My air-conditioning festival melts away when I refill my water supply at Kelso Depot and begin the ride back to campThumbnailsBack at the tent, I decide to rest silently for a while and enjoy the mind-and-body debilitating drug that is the heatMy air-conditioning festival melts away when I refill my water supply at Kelso Depot and begin the ride back to campThumbnailsBack at the tent, I decide to rest silently for a while and enjoy the mind-and-body debilitating drug that is the heatMy air-conditioning festival melts away when I refill my water supply at Kelso Depot and begin the ride back to campThumbnailsBack at the tent, I decide to rest silently for a while and enjoy the mind-and-body debilitating drug that is the heatMy air-conditioning festival melts away when I refill my water supply at Kelso Depot and begin the ride back to campThumbnailsBack at the tent, I decide to rest silently for a while and enjoy the mind-and-body debilitating drug that is the heatMy air-conditioning festival melts away when I refill my water supply at Kelso Depot and begin the ride back to campThumbnailsBack at the tent, I decide to rest silently for a while and enjoy the mind-and-body debilitating drug that is the heat

It's 95 degrees now, so it's no wonder that this short two-mile bike-hike with a water load feels heavy. It's only day two, so I haven't acclimated to the heat yet. The air conditioning on my skin at Kelso Depot a half-hour ago was a mirage.