Long update today, with lots of pictures! Well rested from the day before, I awoke early the next morning – although the sunrise helicopter tour taking off a few hundred metres away helped that! On the road to King’s Canyon,…
Day 26 – Central Australia
Not a long report from today. I was tired, so didn’t leave Yulara until mid morning, then 100km down the road I had to stop to re-attempt my exhaust fix – it was starting to fail. Take two, this time…
Day 25 – Ayers Rock and the Olgas
With the temporary fix to the exhaust holding, I decided to stick around and see the sights instead of running straight for Alice Springs. My first destination was back to the Olgas, to explore them fully. The first hike, the…
Day 23 & 24 – The Great Central Road
The next morning, on the way out of Leonora, I rode through Gwalia, another ghost town around an old gold mine. The State Hotel in particular is a magnificent building, standing alone. Then I hit the open road, on the…
Day 22 – Goldfields and Ghost Towns
The day started with an early morning walk around Kalgoorlie, seeing the old buildings that sprang up with the gold rush. Up the hill just outside town is the Superpit, Australia’s largest open cut mine. It’s hard to describe the…
Day 21 – Countryside to Kalgoorlie
I hit the road early, eager to get out of Perth quickly, with the aim of covering a lot of ground out as far as Kalgoorlie – 650 kilometers away. After an early turn onto the wrong freeway, I eventually…
Days 19 & 20 – Perth
I spent two days in Perth, staying with family and resting before hitting the road again. I did get some time to explore the city in between servicing the bike, getting new tyres etc. Perth is an odd mix of…
Day 18 – Cape to Cape through Margaret River
From Augusta it was a quick run down to Cape Leeuwin, the southwesternmost point in WA – another rocky coastline with a long history of shipwrecks, and thus a lighthouse. It’s also known as the point where the Indian and…
Day 17 – Day-tripping WA National Parks
Straight on the road this morning. I followed the coastline for a while, heading west. I’m a sucker for dumb place names, so when I saw the sign for “Conspicuous Cliff”, I took the turnoff. A lovely run through the…
Day 16 – Hospitality and Hailstones
Only a brief update today, not so many pictures. This morning started with a run through the Fitzgerald River National Park, which was a beautiful area. Sadly, as with a lot of places on this trip, I didn’t have time…