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Day 35 The Final Day Geraldton to Fremantle 446 KM's

An uneventful day as we took off from Geraldton for the final leg of our epic journey around Australia... A lot of mixed emotions as we rode the final section down the Leech highway into Fremantle.. 

One last hitch there are road works right in front of the Fremantle Chamber so we had to ride on the pavement to the front door where Yvonne was there to meet us... 

Hugs and kiss all round... John and I had our arms around each other in a final embrace for a job well done...  It is going to take a few weeks for this trip to dawn on us... It's good to be home but there is a touch of sadness that its over.... Only memories.

We rode 16,193kms and raised over $22,000 for the cancer council... We met some wonderful people along the way..and both us are better for the experience..

THE END. 

Day 34 Carnarvon to Geraldton 479 KM's

Day 34 started off with breakfast and a flat front tyre on Johns bike, so off to find a tyre store... The first one was hopeless, they directed us to Beaurepairs where a nice young bloke took care of the bike by installing another plug which was a permanent fix.... And they did not charge John... Great service, great attitude from Beaurepairs in Carnarvon. The scenery was flat with nothing but scrub and goats for many KM's ... We did see some patches of great scenery.... We passed the turn off to Shark Bay national park which looks awesome ... Maybe next time!! 

An easy ride into Northampton (40km) outside Geraldton where we stop for lunch... Soup plus a cheese toastie and a double shot coffee for $10.  Awesome value compare to the $11.50 bacon and egg sandwich from yesterday...

We headed off on the last stretch to Geraldton...check in at the information centre and got a room at the Ocean Centre Hotel... On arriving at the hotel the girls on reception where impress with our endeavours so they upgraded us to a king with a spa and a free drinks voucher...and an ocean view. Awesome way to end the last night on the road... And it only 4:00pm??

Day 33 Karratha to Carnarvon 640 KM's

After a good nights sleep we had breakfast, fuelled and started the journey to Carnarvon feeling much better and ready to tackle the ride.... Until John got a puncture which I did not realise for 5 KM's , daydreaming I did not realise we was not behind me... Turn around and headed back to see what was the delay... I though he must of hit an eagle..(as there where plenty about today)... I could see John in the distance doing something with the front wheel... he was in fact putting a plug into the front tyre. I pump it up with a small pump ( see pic) and we headed off... The only other highlight of the day was the road house that charge $11.50 for a bacon and egg toastie and $4.95 for a cup of tea.

Arrived in Carnarvon around 3:30 and found a nice 2 bedroom apartment close to the pub and the water... 

Day 32 Broome to Karratha 850 KM's (big day)

Apologise to everyone reading the blog for the slow update but there are reasons which you will read below...

The day started with breakfast and after saying our good byes to the girls we headed off to Karratha... First mistake of the day I did not top up with fuel and realised to late that the next stop was 300kms I ran out of fuel 20 KM's short.... John headed off with the fuel cell to get fuel and return ... It took about 1 hr... I waited at the side of the road in the rain.... Total stuff up. We pushed onto Port Headland in the rain, 50 KM's this side and the other side of Port Hedland was a nightmare with convoys of road trains, road works and rain... We did not take on fuel ... Mistake number two of the day... The weather cleared and we where making good time until we came into a one horse town looking for fuel... The service station was locked.... Panic set in...will we have to camp !!! In the rain  and cold... A local motorist suggested we travel another 15 KM's out of town (different road) to find a service station, she assured us it will be open .... Guess what it was not... At this point we agreed we where in the shit.... What we did not realise is that is was a 24hr credit card servo.... Should have read the sign... Anyway we topped up and headed for Karratha,  by this time it was getting dark , we booked into a reasonable hotel and jump into the shower (separately of course) by this time it was 6:30... time for a beer and dinner before "The Voice".  We settled in on the queen bed at a respectable distance apart to watch "The Voice".... What a day. Hence no time to update the blog and not many pictures.

Pics from Broome

A selection of pics from the 4 days of rest and relaxation in Broome.

Accommodation at the Bali Hai was good... It was a great time to catch up on some reading, and rest our backsides..

Day 28 Fitzroy Crossing to Broome 400 KM's

Day 28 started with packing up the tents and heading to the roadhouse for breakfast... John was still having trouble with his tent with condensation which meant the tent and sleeping bag where wet.. I did not sleep as well as I would have liked..

The ride to Broome was boring with long straights and nothing so see ... Stop once for fuel .

Arrived in Broome around lunch time for 4 days of rest before we head to Karratha on Monday..

No more updated until we are back on the road... 

Day 27 Kununurra to Fitzroy Crossing 650 KM's

We had a pleasure stay at the Kununurra Country club....  Early start with breakfast in the room ( with bowls) we headed out of town towards Hall Creek.... This road takes you to the heart of the Kimberley, the scenery is stunning and you have to see it for yourself to appreciate the vista... My best explanation is Australia's Grand Canyon... We passed the turn off to the Bungle Bungle about 50 KM's ... Which would have added a 100kms to the trip so we decided to push on... The temp reached the mid 30's so the hydro packs where get a lot of use... 4-5 litres per day.  Pulled into Halls Creek for fuel and water and headed to Fitzroy Crossing....

A couple of surprises in Fitzroy Crossing... It's has a fantastic caravan park and its "dry" you cannot purchased alcohol too takeaway... 2 bars where you can drink on the premises ...

We made the decision to camp as the motel accommodation was expensive..this turned out to be a good decision, camping under the stars was fantastic ...the sky was clear and with no light it was an awesome sight... I saw the international space station come by...

Tomorrow off to Broome...

Day 26 Katherine to Kununurra via Lake Argyle 615 KM's

Relatively easy day today.... We had breakfast at the over priced IBIS in Katherine and headed off... The temp was already in the mid 20c so it was going to be warm day... The scenery as you get toward Victoria river is stunning, we stopped for fuel and a quick look round.... The scenery just got better and better as we came across Timber Creek... Quick top up of fuel , an apple and we headed off... We decided to take the road to Lake Argyle and the Ord river... The road is 34 KM's of the best scenery you will see in Australia...The Kimberley ranges cannot be described ...the colours and different rock formations are incredible...

We stopped at the lake for more pictures... 1,000 square kilometres and a shore line stretching 900kms ... With and estimated 30,000 fresh water crocodiles, 26 specifies of fish etc etc ... Pretty awesome and requires more time to investigate....

After fuel and a chat to locals we continue back to the highway and on to Kununurra.. 

We booked ourselves into the Kununurra Country club.... Off to Fitzroy Crossing tomorrow.

A note to add from yesterday 

While I was riding a large wedge tail eagle took off and flew direct into me while i was at 130km/hr ... It was glancing blow as a ducked to the left the bird hit the right side of the windscreen then hit the right mirror which was dislodged and flew away (after nearing collecting a caravan) none the worse for wear.

Day 24 Tennant Creek to Katherine 673 KM's

Day 23 started with a quick breakfast of Weetbix and Tea (see pic) Note to self bring bowl and spoon next time... We departed Tennant Creek and headed north the temp was cool but soon warmed up to 30c so it was not long before we stripped off... 

We detoured into Daly Waters which is an Australian must do.... We had a cup of tea , took some pics and continued the journey... The first 400 KM's of the day always seem go go quick next 200 KM's drag.... We stopped a couple of more time before riding into Katherine... Accommodation was not much good so we decided on the IBIS again the price was ridiculous ... The main criteria was a TV so we could watch The Voice... 

We decided to ride out to the Katherine Gorge which turned out to be a waste of time... Unless you take a tour you cannot see anything... Pity..

Back at the IBIS now having a squealing pig ( savvy b) and updating the blog..

Knackered would be the way to describe how I feel.

Day 23 Mt Isa to Tennant Creek 661kms

Speaking for myself I was very please to be leaving Mt Isa... What a dump...full of bogans .

This was the first night of the trip I was crook... I but it down to a beer at the Buff ... Bogan headquarters...  We did find a very nice bar later where a much better class of person resided... They even sold Little Creatures on Tap.... I also thing John and I where on the social page of the Sunday paper.... A young reporter took our picture and was sort of interested in our story...

Anyway with Boganville (Mt Isa) behind us we headed to Tennant Creek ( will it be better!!!)  Most of the journey west was pretty boring until we spotted  a couple of camels in the distance... We had to stop ( see pic) the camel was pulling and old striped out Suzuki 4x4. John spoken to the bloke for a couple of minutes and determined that he had been travelling around Australia for over 10 years with theses 2 camels... Amazing.

We arrived in Tennant Creek and collectively shook our head... What a dump.  We found a motel ( which was not bad albeit the price was ridiculous ) and battened down for the night...   Pizza and then watched the ABC (separately of course.)

Peter I add in a road train just for you.... Hope you like it?

The bike is what happens if you don't do maintenance.