Well, it did not go as I had hoped and I did not make it. The 50 km's dirt road was in poor condition. Corrugations like I have never encountered. The only speed that "glided" over the corrugations was over 100 km's per hr. Typically not a problem (hey I like speed), but given the high risk and no support, this was mostly a bone jarring ride and when I got jack of the jarring, the speed crept up. Whilst it was sign marked a 60 km dirt road, no one was doing that speed.
There was another driver on the road who forgot to turn left. His obviously loved, but now written off Landcruiser and I assume the winch, lights and interior will be all gone and then it will be a burnt out wreck in the next few days. It had over 390K km's on the clock. Sad to see, but in this case, it is a write off.
The last 10 km 4wd section had sand. As a biker, sand is the worst. Having effectively street tyres meant it was going to be a challenge. I had 3-4 almost offs on the sand, but kept it going. I have overcome my fear of sand and quite enjoy it. But today was a challenge.
After conquering the sand :) I hit a river bed and these stones appeared (obviously not river stones). After the river bed, still stones. After a few hundred metres I pulled the pin. I wasn't going to damage the bike or myself before tackling the Kimberley's in a week's time. I can here Mike - Go to Bunnings!!!! It was tactical retreat to adventure ride another day. And.... if anyone knows that the stones ended a few hundred metres and it was ok from there - I DON"T want to know!!! :)
On my way back to camp I meandered into the Cooinda Billabong. The van below was in the car park. It's not part of "Wicked", it's just that some van drivers think very little of the "heap" they are driving. Cop magnets I assume.
Below are some pics of the billabong.
Fly fishermen. Trying to catch Barramudi. Watch out for the crocs!!!!
A dragon fly had an interest in this branch, so I took a photo. Came out better than I thought :)
My campsite at Cooinda.
Using my bike as a rather dirty clothes horse. As it's 33-35 degrees C, my clothes dry quickly. In fact this arvo, I had a shower and forgot my towel. No probs - dry in a few minutes
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