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The longest day on the bike so far, 623km. Went to bed early yesterday, there was absolutely nothing to do in Tobermorey. Had only a chat with a few blokes from Victoria beeing on their 4WD holidays. One of the best pists and one of the most breath-taking landscapes today. I was very suprised finding me all of a sudden on a huge plain, nothing than spinifex and flat land for miles and miles. The pist (Donohue Highway) was little more demanding than the Plenty Highway but less sandy so a lot more fun to ride. Finaly found tar on the road in Boulia and decided to follow on for some kms until I found myself in the Wild Wild West city of Winton (Home of this damn Mathilda-what-ever-song and proud founding city of Quantas Airlines...). The guys wear (and realy all of'em) western style huts in the pub at night and I expect there is not a lot more to do here than lock after and eat cows ;-)
Bernhard: My new favorite for the Most Fucked Place Award:
Middleton Hotel, QLD. Laying in the middle between Boulia and Winton there is absolutely nothing on both sides for 180km. A mummifyed, at least 280 years old married couple are running it and the coffee smells somehow fishy. There is, no joke, a sign reading "Hilton Hotel". I think these people WANT to win the award! Sorry, no pix :-( |
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Border To Queensland
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Donohue Hwy
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Kennedy Developmental Road
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| Not a lot to say, just another 440km on my way to the Pacific, only some 450km left... Spend the night at a camp ground in Anakie, a old opal mining settlement. Boring road all day only the house on the road was some amusement (they were transporting a whole house on the road, see the pic). |
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Wandering House
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Anywhere on the Road
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Kennedy Developmental Road II
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| I was in Liskeard today! I found that settlement about 5km west of Emerald, Queensland on the Capricorn Highway. Unfortunately I don't know if there was more than the one house I've seen. At least I can say now I own the only bike beeing in two different Liskeards on two continents :-) |
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The Pacific Ocean |
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I reached the Pacific Ocean today afternoon in Yeppoon, 35km north of Rockhampton. The speedometer was showing aprox 5050km from the Indian Ocean and Perth. It didn't loose any of its fascination...
Unfortunately I missed to take any pics but I will cheat that later with a pic from the Great Ocean Road.
I'd planed to stay the night in Yeppoon but the backpackers is closed there so I made the way back to Beef&Reef-Rockhampton. Found a cheap but crap BP in the center and a KTM-dealer on the net so I'll be able to do the heavily needed service tomorrow. |
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The Pacific I - NSW
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The Pacific II - VIC
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The Pacific III - VIC
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