The long bus trip home (1700 km over 26 hours).

The trip is not too bad if you are an ecologist (me) or a geologist (Bruce) as the landscape has stories to tell. But teenage backpackers tell me it is …

Chillin’ in Karratha waiting for bus tomorrow. To speed our departure in the morning (have to be at the town bus stop at 6 am) Bruce had booked a single bed donger so that we could pack the night before. …

A short morning of touristing in Karratha before riding out to the Burrup Peninsula to see the rock art. This was worthwhile although some scrambling over the boulders was needed to see much of it.

The Last 52 km into Karratha celebrated with a ripping 28 km/hr downwind run.

We joined the coastal coastal highway at the Karratha turn off exactly as the solo Sydney-Perth French female cyclist we had heard about a few days …

Climbing the 120m Chichester Range from Python Pool first thing in the morning was something I could have done without. Near the top Bruce stopped for a photo opportunity and we had some discussion as to whether or not the …

Bruce’s Garmin says was -0.3C last night so must have been cool out of the sleeping bag. Always bring your beanie if swag camping. Your ears get cold.

Python Pool at the base of the hills on the Roebourne-Wittenoom Road …

A short eight kilometres from the roadside camp we came to the Millstream National Park turnoff. Another 15 kms got us to the old homestead built beside a series of natural springs on the Oakover River.

A chilly night with Bruce’s Garmin recording a temperature minimum of 1C.

The ride started easily with a long downhill through Hamersley Range.  Bruce thought he heard a squeak in his front wheel so investigated thoroughly by the side of …

Overnight I set the alarm to 3:30 am so that I could stick my head out of the tent and see the full eclipse of the moon. Rather spectacular but hard to show in a photo.

Slow start on the …

A rest day back in Tom Price. After a basic pub meal last night, we had a rest day where I attempted to fix a broken spoke on my bike (didn’t work, couldn’t get the rear cluster off (note after …