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I Cheated on Day Nine
On day nine I rode from Walgett to Brewarrina – I got a 70km lift from John in his covered twin cab ute from Lightning Ridge to Walgett after a 7.00am pickup from the Opal Caravan Park. Fortunately John’s generous lift enabled me to have a good coffee in Walgett and to get to Brewarrina [...]
Lightning Ridge Day Seven & Eight
“Carpe diem – Seize the day, seize the opportunity”: seemed to sum up what Roger and Gale Collins are doing with the Black Queen in Lightning Ridge. What some of the locals are starting to understand is that Roger and Gale’s efforts are very good for Lightning Ridge and in turn are helping to put [...]
Time for reflections
Beautiful scenery and beautiful views etc. will have their appeal at many localities you visit and on journeys along the way, and if you are lucky you will also get to see some of our unique wildlife, such as the local equivalent of what I thought were King Parrots at Westmar, and magnificent trees along [...]
Record Broken on Day 6 From St George
Rode out of the Jacaranda Country Motel (very recommendable) at St George at 7.10am on my watch and at least an hour later than planned after sleeping in – the early starts have given me the edge on previous days – and I rode into Lightning Ridge 229kms later at 8.36pm as I went past the [...]
Day Five to St George
At the start of day five I woke up refreshed after a very comfortable night sleep at Westmar. I recommend that if any-one ever travelling through on the Moonie Highway between St George and Dalby and are wondering where to stop for the night contact Judy at the Westmar Roadhouse on 07 4663 0751 and book a [...]
189 Kilometres on Day Four
The early 6.00am cold start from Dalby and the first 80 or so kilometres of very flat flood-prone terrain made it possible. However, the long low Probably saw 10 B-Trebles today hills that started well before Moonie (Oil capital of Australia) slowed me down a bit. It’s certainly the longest distance I have ever [...]
Begins Here! Dalby
We’ve had the Dalby lay day and I have an on-line tutorial 7-9.00pm tonight for my Swinburne course to finish off the evening. I’m getting ready for an early start on day four when I plan to ride to Westmar 189kms south west of Dalby. At least there won’t be any of those significant hills [...]
Second Day Down & More Hills
After a late start from Blackbutt I arrived in Dalby around 6.00pm. I rode the last 15kms on the flat after sunset with three tail lights; one flashing on the helmet one flashing from the back of the pannier rack and the fixed tail light powered by the dynamo. I also have two headlights; one flashing [...]
The First Day Down
The last 20 or so kilometres of today’s ride – approximately 15kms short of my intended first day destination, Yarraman – was a killer and took 2.5 hours from the village of Moore over the Blackbutt Ranges to Blackbutt. From Blackbutt Online I’m told: The Blackbutt Ranges assent is winding but only approximately 5-6 [...]
The Next Saga
I’m game to try it again. But this time it will be on my own Trike without faring. Fortunately my Trike has had a few major up-grades that have been referred to earlier in this Blog. I have been riding a couple of hours each day since swapping the trikes and I think I’m right [...]