For my ongoing journey north, I considered heading further west to Cunnamulla via Goodooga and on then north via the Mitchell Highway, but the locals dissuaded me – miles of “wash-board” dirt, and too many grey nomads out and about to make riding safe, they said. Well, they could be right – it’s not called…
#24 The easy life at Grawin opal field |36 km|
I quickly settle in to a lackadaisical kind of existence at Grawin, staying all the while in the hovel that is John’s spare caravan. But I find I am falling into a life of unhealthy complacency, and after 3 weeks I decide to move on.
#23 Central NSW |816 km|
After a 1,700km shake-down cruise around southern NSW, with the constant hassle and anxiety about where I’d be able to charge the bike batteries next, I make the difficult decision to lug a small petrol-powered generator around with me. I achieve total power liberation and ride north through inland NSW to escape the southern winter,…
Beachport to Mount Gambier – 102 km
Day 110 Route Beachport to Mount Gambier When I woke up at Beachport I felt no urgency about my day’s riding, as I needed to wait in Mount Gambier until the Post Office opened on the Monday to collect my repaired phone anyway, and there was only 100km to cover in 2 days. However, with…
Kingston SE to Beachport – 102 km
Day 109 Route Kingston to Beachport It rained during the night and it was cold, wet and miserable with a strong breeze from the south in the morning, so I waited until 9.30 to see what the weather was going to do before making a move. It did clear up a bit and the tent…
Parnka to Kingston South East – 108 km
Day 108 Route Parnka to Kingston I had a good sleep out there at Parnka, communing with nature in my little tent, and serenaded by the booming Southern Ocean surf on the other side of the Coorong all night. I was up and gone by 6.30 – and could have easily made it 5.30 –…
Murray Bridge to Parnka – 106 km
Day 107: Murray Bridge to Parnka route map [A very hot day in the high 30s on flat road with a poor shoulder and verge, little traffic] After taking my phone in to the Post Office to send to Adelaide to get the screen fixed once again, I didn’t get away from Murray Bridge until…