DAY 44 2 AUGUST ROPER BAR TO MOLE HILL
Up and at ‘em.
Chris O’B had not wanted to wait so had gone on ahead yesterday. We set him up with food for the trip and went back to resting. …
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DAY 42 29 JULY MOUNTAIN CREEK TO ROPER BAR
DAY 42 31JULY MOUNTAIN CREEK TO ROPER BAR
A good 14km on,past Ngkurr (unseen on the north bank of the Roper River) was the fabled caravan park of Tomato Island. Hot showers, clean water, lawns. Filled our waterbottles and …
DAY 41 28 JULY TOWNS RIVER TO MOUNTAIN CREEK
DAY 41 30 JULY TOWNS RIVER TO MOUNTAIN CREEK
Another very tough day of loose sand (=walk), corrugations (=walk) and some stones or clay (=ride).
We were sitting having a sandwich when a caravan came round the corner 300m …
DAY 40 27 JULY COX RIVER TO TOWNS RIVER WITH MANDARINS
DAY 40 27 JULY COX RIVER TO TOWNS RIVER
I can’t actually remember Cox River but from there it was a straight forward run through increasingly dusty conditions to the Towns River. As the road left the hills and rolled …
DAY 39 26 JULY BUTTERFLY SPRINGS TO COX RIVER
DAY 39 26 JULY BUTTERFLY SPRINGS TO COX RIVER
Left the beautiful Butterfly Springs after filling water bottles from the small cascade flowing from cracks in the rocky tableland above – lovely clear clean cool water.
A few hours later …
DAY 38 25 JULY SOUTHERN LOST CITY TO BUTTERFLY SPRINGS
DAY 38 25 JULY SOUTHERN LOST CITY TO BUTTERFLY SPRINGS
Woke in the morning to see a couple of buffalo cows and a calf grazing nearby. They quickly spooked and ran off.
Riding today was a repeat of yesterday – …
DAY 37 24 JULY BATTEN CREEK TO (ALMOST) SOUTHERN LOST CITY
DAY 37 24 JULY BATTEN CREEK TO (ALMOST) SOUTHERN LOST CITY
Up for another great day of dirt road riding.
The first couple of km was excellent and fast but then the road went to pieces. Literally! Some parts were …
Day 36 23 July Borroloola to Batten Creek
Full of fight and ready for the challenge! Packed and a quick trip to the shop 3km round trip) for a few last supplies. Then a wait while Chris O’B who joined us in Borroloola to fit everything on his …
DAY 35 22 JULY RETURN TO BORROLOOLA
After a very restful and calorie -stuffing day at King Ash Bay it was back on the deadly treadlies and back up the corrugations to Borroloola. Relaxed lunch of fresh vegetables and fruit from the store and a chat to …
DAY 34 21 JULY KING ASH BAY REST AND RIVER JAUNT
DAY 34 21 JULY KING ASH BAY REST AND RIVER JAUNT
Chris O’B asked around and found some fishermen who would take us down the river for a jolly. Frank and Mike took Chris and I 30km downriver where they …