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Day 34
Boydtown to Canberra 275 km Left Boydtown about 8am in attempt to climb Browns Mountain and ride across the exposed high plains to Cooma before the wind started again. After refuling for the last time in Eden we had an uneventful ride to Cooma where we stopped for a coffee and a catch up with…
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Day 20
Rest day Perth We’d riden 11,000km since leaving Canberra so today was an opportunity for some TLC for our bikes. Dave had his BMW serviced by BM Bikes in Jandakot. The crew was quick and efficient doing the service and fitting the new tyres. Their low price for the work was a very pleasant surprise.…
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Day 25
Wudinna to Adelaide 562 km We departed Wudinna under cloudy sky’s. This was a precursor to how our day was going to proceed. Once the mist and rain cleared, the strong, gusting winds returned and tried their best to make us wonder why we enjoy motorcycle riding. One thing in our favour was that the…
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Day 26
Adelaide to Warrnambool 620 km After leaving a foggy Adelaide behind, we rode down Dukes Highway to Coonalpyn. This is a very proud little community with a painted silo, mosaic artwork (screening the very clean public toilets) and murals in ‘Tunnel Vision’. In addition to the public art, the town boasts a dog park close…
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Day 21
Perth to Albany 719 km We departed Perth under cloudy sky’s and had a great run for the first hour, then the rain started. We stopped to put on our wet weather gear, and the rain stopped. It was a little cool, so we left the rain gear on as an extra insulation layer. Due…
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Day 24
Ecula to Wudinna 692 km Today, we crossed Australia’s most iconic landmark, the Nullarbor Plain. Our first stop was at the Nullarbor Roadhouse for fuel. In addition to fuel and great beef dim sims and chico rolls, there is a considerable variety of Nullarbor Plain memorabilia to purchase. If we didn’t have anxiety about fuel…
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Day 23
Norseman to Eucla 709 km Our first stop was Balladonia Roadhouse. In addition to the friendly service, the roadhouse has a museum containing lots of interesting facts regarding the region, including parts of Skylab which came crashing to the ground in 1979. The museum is well worth a look. Not long after leaving Balladonia, we…
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Day 22
Albany to Norseman 698 km We started the morning by viewing the ANZAC monuments in Albany. After leaving Albany, we rode to Esperance via Jerramungup, Ravensthorpe, and Munglinup. Esperance is a very beautiful town in a spectacular location, with friendly people. Thanks to Ryan (sorry about the spelling) for the informative chat about the commercial…
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Day 19
Meadow to Perth 700km We started the ride in the rain, we’ve been pretty lucky with the weather up until now so we can’t complain. The rain stopped shortly after we departed only to be replaced by a strong headwind. Riding a motorcycle into a headwind is not fun and is very tiring. Due to…
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Day 18
Exmouth to Meadow 602 km We started the ride by heading North West to check out the Harold E Holt Very Low Frequency (VLF) antennas. These antennas are very tall (second tallest manmade structures in the Southern Hemisphere) however, due to the minimal variation in height of the 13 masts, they don’t appear to be…
