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Day 27 The Putty Road
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 soup fog of the previous
Day 26 Cobar to Merriwa
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 a white out! The temperature and time seemed to move
Days 25 Broken Hill to Cobar
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 w
Day 23 and 24 Horsham-Mildura-Broken Hill
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 of the Mallee. Smal
Day 22 The Grampians
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 , lubed the
Days 20 and 21 Adelaide Hills to Horsham
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 road” o
Days 18 and 19 The Coorong (And a squirt to Adelaide)
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 C. I reached in the pann
Days 16 and17 “The Mount”
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 sleep
Day 15 Port Augusta to Mount Gambier
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 w