Nearly over.

Grabbed a couple of baggage trolleys from the airport and took ’em the 900m back to the hostel. Loaded our gear and walked back to the airport. Very convenient.

A dinosaur in the carpark celebrates the dinosaur footprints …

Just lazing around waiting for our plane tomorrow.

I bought a small canvas painting from an aboriginal lady in the street. Once the deal was done (I paid too much ($30) and she didn’t get enough so we were square) …

A day in Broome. Don got up at 5am to get the 6am bus for the Dinosaur Footprints boat trip ( tides sets the tour time, apparently he had a very good day on the boat and standing in the …

Early start and usual Porridge got us to Roebuck Plains Road House for bacon and eggs second breakfast. 32 seemingly interminable kms later we were in China Town in Broome for a Thai lunch. Then 400m to the Bagot Street …

60 to go to Broome.

We had Willare Big Breakfasts which made us late to start. Then on was slow and steady.

Hot day! Only 31C but with us each drank 4-6L riding. Still drinking as going to bed. Wind …

An easy day. Blasted 38km to the Derby turnoff with a minor easterly to help. More of a drag uphill and crosswind for the next 9km before rolling down to the Willare Roadhouse on the bank of the Fitzroy River. …

A shopping trip to the big supermarket in Fitzroy Crossing township on the opposite side of the river to the Lodge. A big supermarket.

The Nookanbah (where the aborigines protested mining exploration on their country without consent) community bus came …

Don got up early and set both his and myTrangias going for tea and for Porridge. Quick packup and I was gone by 8am, very little wind but breeze from all over the place.

In Fitzroy Crossing Lodge by 13:00. …

Got past the Ngumban Cliffs that we camped at all alone in 2002. The English man i was riding with on that section set off at night to beat the heat but got serious fright when snake got caught in …

Day 40 Tanami Tootle Mary River Bridge 114km includes run to shop in Halls Creek for Salted Peanuts for scroggin.

After 2 days loafing around Halls Creek and enjoying restaurant cooked lunches and dinners at the Kimberley Hotel we are …

Halls Creek is looking a bit tired – the caravan park has closed since the owner died and no-one wants to take it on and the main hotel in town is behind serious security fencing.

Otherwise, a fairly typical small …

Made it to Halls Creek about 14:30. Last 18km into headwind but on the shoulder of Highway 1. Good road all day, first 14km on diversion road around new road then on 23km bitumen superhighway (gentle gradient, sweeping curves) to …