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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …

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 …

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; …

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. …

Up in …

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 …