Day 10 – Kings Canyon

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 ascent at the beginning

Day 9 Yulara to Kings Canyon

Days 6, 7 and 8 – Yulara

Days 4 and 5 Tennant Creek-Alice Springs-Yulara

Day 4 and 5 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 couples took me under their wi

Day 3 Camooweal to Tennant Creek

10th August 2015 Day three opened up the Barkly Tableland and after crossing the border into the Northern Territory the speed limit lifted to 130 km per hour. It was interesting mo

Day 2 Richmond to Camooweal

9th August 2015   Day two got a little more serious, 6 hours 19 minutes in the saddle for 606.1 km exposed a stretch of roadside carnage that beggared belief. The road through

Day 1 Charters Towers to Richmond

Day one was just the warmup and the 1200 settled into “touring mode” selected from the many electronic options on the big screen. I had avoided cruise control and found

Prelude

About a month ago, it was shaping up badly. The Dukes looked forlorn in a dusty shed that got dustier with each passing day. The looming threat needed me to pack a suitcase and cat