Roughly 2000 kms to be enjoyed by the pedal stroke. We could shorten it by going up the centre of the UK but we are all attracted to …
LEJOG “Land’s End to John O’Groats”
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Preppers!
Notes on preparations. If any.
Well, we have some preparations but the herding of the cats is still going on as everyone is an individual and wants to see and do different things.
This will be a great social learning …
Day 21 Girls ride Roebuck Plains to Broome, Bruce rides out to meet them and misses 69 km
Bruce and I headed out into the headwind to meet Linda and Christine as they rode in from Roebuck Plains roadhouse. I blew up at about 10 kms and rested in a bus shelter, Bruce rode on to intercept the …
Day 20 Lift to Broome, the girls get to Roebuck turnoff 132 km
Peter and Helen rigged up their trailer, loaded my bike and gear and very generously gave me a lift the 230 km to Broome. Their excuse was that they were going anyway to Bunnings to get bolts and fittings to …
Day 19 No riding for me while the girls ride to Willare 54 km
The girls set off and rode the 54 kms to Willare Roadhouse on the Fitzroy River.
I meanwhile set off looking for a bus to Broome (next run on Saturday, today was Thursday) so tried riding to Willare to ride …
Day 18 Derby sights
Starting the day with a ride out to the port. Disused cattle loading yards, disused mineral ore loading sheds and gantry and a closed cafe but a new picnic shed. As at Wyndham there is a huge tidal rise and …
Day 17 Near Meda Station T/O to Derby CWA hostel 59km
Up and on the bikes by about 8 am. Christine and Linda headed off, I found that after two weeks of riding my tyres were down at 30 psi (200kPa) so took a few minutes (150 pump strokes per tyre) …
Day 16 Wandjana Gorge halfway to Derby 80 kms
The girls left early to beat the heat. I took an hour to limp into the gorge and hopefully see some freshwater crocodiles. There were a few splashes and one sunning itself on a rock away from the shore but …
Day 15 Tunnel Creek, Jandamurra and Lilimilura police station by bus
The girls excelled themselves today. They stalked the driver of the Kimberley Wild tour bus and asked if we could join his tour (starting in Broome at 6 am) at midday as he left Windjana Gorge for Tunnel Creek cave …
Day 14 Windjana Gorge NP
Only 15 kms on a mostly excellent dirt road (found out it had been graded only a few days earlier so not time for corrugations to form) to Windjana Gorge National Park.
Got into the campground (excellent; …