Wednesday 28 July, 2010- We had a great ride from Richmond to Townsville on Sunday, remarkable only in how nice it was. The last bit was back into some lovely, hilly, twisties, and we didn’t mind the ten seconds of rain. It is good to be back in civilization….
We spent a rest day in Townsville museuming and walking on the Strand. It was overcast, and threatening to rain both days, very unusual for this time of year, but for old time Oregonians it was like being back there.
We rode to Cairns yesterday. A bit of traffic, but got to see where all the Oz sugar and bananas come from. Also, it was a perfect example of Blane’s Rule For Life #11 – “It is better to put on rain gear before it starts raining rather then after it has stopped raining.” Let’s just say there was opposition in the ranks to the suggestion that we don it, and five minutes later it was much too late to worry about it. Tropical rainstorms are remarkable events….
Today we took a wonderful old train up to Kuramaba in the Atherton Tablelands. Very nice day.
Esperance Beach
This is a beach at Esperance, WA (Western Australia) and is just an every day view of something simply beautiful. We won't get there for several months as we make our way clockwise around Australia on our two Suzuki DL-650 V-Strom "motorbikes." We will leave around 1 July 2010.
If you guys are still in Cairns, don't forget that it is the gateway to Great Barrier Reef. I don't know if Motorcycle Diving is allowed by now but it's worth a try !
ReplyDeleteAlso, the World wants to know Blane's Rules for Life #1 through #10.
Highly, highly envious,
Mishka