After the traditional photos at the Ellenbrae station turnoff we split into two groups. Linda and Christine rode off together and Bruce and I lagged behind at our slower pace.
Day 7 Ellenbrae past Lake Nabberu almost to Kalumburu Turnoff 58 km
Category: 2020 Gibb River Road
DAY 5 CROSSING THE PENTECOST RIVER AND THE RIDE GOES BAD: Part 2 118 km (13 km bike, 105 km Colin and Leannes camper trailer)
Ok, enough of the suspense.
Colin and Leanne the roadside rescuers got me to Elleanbrae Homestead using the link that Leanne was related to the owners of Diggers Rest Station up on the Kurunji Track and all station managers help …
Day 5 Crossing the Pentecost River and the ride goes bad: Part 1
Watch this space
Part 1: the ride to the Pentecost River
Up and at ’em! After a pleasant night under the stars with and a serving of Christine’s morning porridge we got on the Kurunji Track again for the last …
Day 4 Kurunji Track – rocks, heat and potholes 44 km
Well I should have drunk more water! And taken more electrolytes probably. Last night at our first truly bush camp on the bank of a nearly dry creek I cooked the spaghetti and tuna diner and then while eating the …
Day 3 Wyndham, King River and on to the Kurunji Track
Up from the last beds in dongas that we’ll have for a week and on the road by about 9 am. We were all feeling good so the pace was brisk as the weather warmed in to the low-30s Celsius. …
Day 2 Parry Creek Farm to Wyndham 53 km
After a beer and barramundi dinner at the camp restaurant and early night it was a moderately early morning start for the 26 kms in to Wyndham. Wyndham is definitely a small town but has its attractions. I was very …
Day 1 Kununurra to Parry Creek Farm 87km
Day 1 (there was no Day 0!)
All the preparations were done, the bikes were loaded as we had breakfast and then we set off. No great drama, someone remembered that it was traditional to get a leaving photo so …
Day 0 – final preps
Getting close now.
A day of food shopping for the anticipated two days to Wyndham via the Parry Creek Road. We didn’t think that Wyndham would have much in the shop so we filled up with nuts, bottled gas and …
Day -1 Ivanhoe Crossing and Lake argyle
The energetic ones (that is everyone else) shamed me into joining them on a morning ride out to the famed Ivanhoe Crossing. Only shin deep but tidal so full of saltwater crocodiles. Even the local fisherman was standing well back …
Day -2 paffhing around in kununurra
Still finding our bearings, that is finding the supermarkets and coffee shops. Bruce and Christine showed their organisational prowess and found and booked us on to the Lake Argyle cruise for tomorrow.
Otherwise, a visit to the Sunday street market, …
Day -3 Kununurra Preparation for departure
Bruce, Christine and I flew into Kununurra (lovely name isn’t it? Beats Bullock Creek or Innaloo) on Saturday 18 July to get ready for the adventure. Linda flew in on Sunday.
We had booked two rooms at the …
Day -7 14 July Starting the preparation
New chain as previous was 3/32 inch overlong over 12 inches, (reasonably worn), took the rear cluster off and cleaned it in turpentine, washed the bike, put on new pedals as right hand one was starting to wobble and wouldn’t …