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It was a 3 day haul from Maitland to Charters Towers, longer if I stayed on the coast. But there is such a thing as “too much of a good
It was a 3 day haul from Maitland to Charters Towers, longer if I stayed on the coast. But there is such a thing as “too much of a good
With a classic ride on the famous and infamous (3 fatalities in the last fortnight) Putty Road planned for the day, I was keen to get moving early. The pea
I peeked out at the car park to make sure the bike was happy. And could barely see it as a black blob in a sea of fog. It was
It was time to “haul arse” as the Americans say. leaving Broken Hill at 8:30 the temperature was touching 10 degrees with forecast showers and 50 km wind gusts. The
the first day of spring started at minus 1 degree and I decided that it was time to point north. From Horsham I headed through the expansive broad acre cropping
The day dawned fine but Mr Google told me it was breaking through an overnight frost and it was zero degrees outside. I deliberately dawdled over breakfast, sent emails ,
i was lucky enough to have a base in Adelaide and in between some amazing meals, incredible red wines and great company there was a chance to loop around “gorge
I was checking out of the motel trying to ignore a shiver down my spine. the forecast was fine but at 9:00am in Mt Gambier the thermometer echoed 9 degrees
No, not the sermon on the mount……this means Mount Gambier where the locals call it “The Mount” I had two days out of the saddle here. The first was a
The morning heralded the first strategic decision in a fortnight. Do I turn west and head to the Eyre Peninsula (the original plan) or veer south towards Adelaide?The rain fronts
Sleeping underground was only slightly novel. In cool weather the temperature underground was similar to surface and the few blustery clouds did not deliver any rain overnight. I had rolled
An easy 328 km in 3 hrs 15 mins. The first 2 and a half hours had me backtracking to the Stuart Highway then turning South. I have left the
Monday 17th August After breakfast we packed up and rode back to Yulara, fueling up at Curtain Springs Roadhouse on petrol and coffee. We discovered the bird aviaries out the
Sunday 16th August We hopped on the bike and rode 10 kms to the Canyon to tackle the Rim Walk around Kings Canyon. It’s 6kms round trip with a steep
Days four and five were pretty much more of the same. Great roads, clear skies and lots of people. The camp grounds are a joy for social interaction and two
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