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 …
Category: 2020 Gibb River Road
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; …
Day 13 Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges past Queen Victoria’s Head almost to Windjana 72 km
After a rather dull night on yet another side track it was back on to GRR only to find out that the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges are named such for a reason; there are several of them that intersect the GRR. …
Day 12 Imintji to Lennard River Gorge t/o 65 km
Up in …
Day 11 Manning Gorge CP over the Philips Range 53km
I was the only one left at Mount Barnett/Manning Gorge; the girls rode off yesterday and Bruce got his lift out with Jerry to Broome.
So after a leisurely start and a snack at the roadhouse after riding out through …
Day 10 Manning Gorge caravan park
The girls put their togs on and swam/walked the couple of kilometres upstream on the Barnett River to the Manning Gorge. Bruce and I managed a swim in the river at the caravan park, did a bit of washing, Bruce …
Day 9 Manning Gorge caravan park/Mount Barnett roadhouse
Thanks to Jerry and his Toyota Troopie, Bruce and I were in at the Manning Gorge caravan park yesterday.
Today Christine and Linda rode in having spent an extra 100 kms and a day on the road as they were …
Day 8 Kalumbaru turnoff to Mount Barnett/Manning Gorge 127 km (21 km bike, 106 km Jerrys troopie)
We rolled down the bitumen off the hill to the Gibb River which was a nice start to the day. Once off the bitumen (which is only on the steep bits) we were back onto the gravel, moderate corrugations and …
Day 6 Ellenbrae Station rest and wait
Well, the suspense is over. I have come to terms with what went wrong back at the Pentecost River and up to Ellenbrae homestead to the point that I can share it with my friends.
