View from the first official lookout
Today (29th) was the Great Australian Bight.
On the road before 7.30am for a quick 13 km trip to the first lookout.Perfect viewing conditions with clear skies, crystal water & sunshine on the cliffs. After this lookout the majority of bikers rode onto other 'official' lookout sites while the more intrepid explorers among us found other tracks to try. This included Mat, Joe, Chris, the Hobbits (Bird Paul, Strom Paul & Antman), Colin & I.
On the road before 7.30am for a quick 13 km trip to the first lookout.Perfect viewing conditions with clear skies, crystal water & sunshine on the cliffs. After this lookout the majority of bikers rode onto other 'official' lookout sites while the more intrepid explorers among us found other tracks to try. This included Mat, Joe, Chris, the Hobbits (Bird Paul, Strom Paul & Antman), Colin & I.
We kept going in & out of a few till Chris, Colin & I found the sheer cliffs I had told them about. We were about to leave this particular spot when the Hobbits arrived. Antman Hobbit went down in a flurry of watery mud & a plume of spray in the huge waterhole that used to be the track in. He thought we had ridden through but as we approached the water Chris noticed a track off to the side that we used, skirting the water.
Chris bounced along the track with daylight showing between bum & saddle & legs flapping as she rode. Ant didn't see the track & thought "if Chris can do it so can I". She didn't try, he didn't succeed.
Chris bounced along the track with daylight showing between bum & saddle & legs flapping as she rode. Ant didn't see the track & thought "if Chris can do it so can I". She didn't try, he didn't succeed.
Next track up the road we found an even muddier Mat with a muddy, sad & damaged Ducati that had tried to be a dirt bike. It didn't cope well with the mud either. A few cable ties later & Mat was able to ride, albeit with no right hand side rear vision mirror.
We rode on along the Nullabor to the roadhouse for fuel for the bikes & us. All joked with Ant & Mat about their muddy escapades.
We rode on along the Nullabor to the roadhouse for fuel for the bikes & us. All joked with Ant & Mat about their muddy escapades.
The Nullabor is so different from from how I have seen it in the past. So many different grasses & shrubby scrub in a huge variety of greens & greys with the occasional reddish Purple tinge.
Windswept plains that went on forever. Beautiful in its cloak of vegetation.
The Eyre Highway across the Nullabor has numerous RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) airstrips on the straight road sections with extra cleared land either side of the road for the panes to turn.
Windswept plains that went on forever. Beautiful in its cloak of vegetation.
The Eyre Highway across the Nullabor has numerous RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) airstrips on the straight road sections with extra cleared land either side of the road for the panes to turn.
More Nullabor & more Nullabor. Vegetation changes to widswept trees. Finally we rode into Ceduna after getting wet tails from Nundroo Roadhouse.
The Meerkats (Adam & Craig) & Mark rode in at 6:15pm after attempting the even muddier Old Hume Highway. Bad decision. All 3 had offs. Adam 3 times resulting in cracked ribs & broken but rideable bike.
Tally for the day: 5 bikes down in the mud - 2 KTM's, 1 broken but rideable; 1 KLR, OK; 1 BMW GS, OK; 1 Ducati Multistrada, broken a little bit & rideable; 1 person (KTM) broken a little but able to ride; all excited & happy they did it.
Ceduna Bowling Club put on a lovely dinner for us then donated $300 to the ride. Thanks to the people from the Ceduna Bowling Club. What a great night it was.
The Meerkats (Adam & Craig) & Mark rode in at 6:15pm after attempting the even muddier Old Hume Highway. Bad decision. All 3 had offs. Adam 3 times resulting in cracked ribs & broken but rideable bike.
Tally for the day: 5 bikes down in the mud - 2 KTM's, 1 broken but rideable; 1 KLR, OK; 1 BMW GS, OK; 1 Ducati Multistrada, broken a little bit & rideable; 1 person (KTM) broken a little but able to ride; all excited & happy they did it.
Ceduna Bowling Club put on a lovely dinner for us then donated $300 to the ride. Thanks to the people from the Ceduna Bowling Club. What a great night it was.
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