Second email from Tim after Stage 3

The injection worked!

First aussie home today I think! [ed: he was!]
But also took heaps of cool photos!

Passed through a small village and over a steep crevasse before CP1, the terrain was a death trap! Loose rock on hard/soft sand! Many dune sections today, a lot hotter too.

Managed food and water well today, coming in with my bottles only just empty.

CP1 TO CP 2 was very sandy with small dunes, found some wild camels and got some shots.

Was tough with strong cross wind. CP3 to Biv 3 - straight out of the CP up a rocky crevasse that just went on & on, caught by a kiwi, but I know he’s fast so felt good about it.

Amazing views from the top - got more photos. With 5/6 dunes left to basecamp, my tent mate caught up to me - but this was to be my day...I put the camera away and fired it up...got in a few mins ahead of him ;-)

Felt hard but good - now to work out eating for tomorrow’s long effort - will conserve the knee - will get that freaking medal - not so keen to pop that flare now ;-)

Spirits high, legs sore, but still smiling especially when I get the emails of support, thanx.

ed: Such a contrast to yesterday's email!!