DAY 30 17 JULY SURPRISE CREEK TO ROBINSON RIVER
A better road today. Longer rideable stretches but with some long gentle hills thrown in.
The previous day had done its damage though and I could only manage 50km before asking …
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DAY 29 16 JULY Mastertons Cave to Surprise CREEK
DAY 29 16 JULY Mastertons Cave to Surprise CREEK
Out of bed full of optimism. Out onto the road to have the optimism beaten out on THE WORST corrugations and bulldust I have ever seen. The Great Central Road last …
DAY 28 15 JULY HELLS GATE ROADHOUSE TO (NEARLY) MASTERTON’S CAVE
DAY 28 15 JULY HELLS GATE ROADHOUSE TO (NEARLY) MASTERTON’S CAVE
Mounted up, a picture of us all in front of the “Arrivals – domestic and international “ sign at the front of the roadhouse (the airstrip finishes across the …
DAY 27 14 JULY HELLS GATE ROADHOUSE REST DAY
DAY 27 14 JULY HELLS GATE ROADHOUSE REST DAY
Washing into the machine and the day’s work was pretty much done.
I asked the backpackers behind the counter for a largish tin can so I could try making a Hobo …
DAY 26 13 JULY DOOMADGEE TO HELLS GATE ROADHOUSE
DAY 26 13 JULY DOOMADGEE TO HELLS GATE ROADHOUSE
Brian and Christine up well before sunrise as usual fixing tea and porridge. On the road by about 8:30 on bitumen. Bruce stayed behind to do more blogging while in range …
DAY 25 12 JULY ELIZABETH CREEK TO DOOMADGEE
DAY 25 12 JULY ELIZABETH CREEK TO DOOMADGEE
Road was pretty good all day but I was knackered. Only just made it out to the bitumen for a very slow run the last 8 km to Doomadgee. Everyone very dry. …
DAY 24 11 JULY LAWN HILL TO ELIZABETH CREEK
DAY 24 11 JULY LAWN HILL TO ELIZABETH CREEK
Back out along the crappy corrugations and dust (no-one fell off this time) the 14 km to the main road.
The corrugations disappeared as soon as we headed north through …
DAY 23 10 JULY LAWN HILL GORGE CANOING, RESTING
DAY 23 10 JULY LAWN HILL GORGE CANOING, RESTING
A tin of baked beans all to myself for breakfast. Then take the transfer bus ($25 p.p.return) the 10km to the gorge. All the canoes were out so walked across the …
DAY 22 9 JULY GREGORY RIVER TO LAWN HILL
DAY 22 9 JULY GREGORY RIVER TO LAWN HILL
Packed up, including water from town supply night before,
First 40km downwind on initially bitumen, the rolled earth capped with molassis to suppress dust (quite good surface) until the turnoff …
DAY 21 8 JULY TO GREGORY RIVER ON BITUMEN
DAY 21 8 JULY TO GREGORY RIVER ON BITUMEN
A straightforward day running downwind on a very good bitumen road to the small (pub, a shop in a shipping container, and an unused school and council works depot).
After …