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Day 0 – Pre-Ride Briefing and Dinner
Arrived in Sydney mid-afternoon, checking into the Park Regis Hotel. On check-in reception handed me an introductory letter from Mick McDonald who will be the Compass Expeditions’ ride coordinator....
View ArticleDay 1 – Sydney to Parkes
The focus of today was really just getting out of Sydney. After the inevitable last minute adjustments and questions, we set off on the M4 westwards to the Blue Mountains. The run out of the...
View ArticleDay 2 – Parkes to Hillston
Before we set off we ride a few kilometres out of town to visit “The Dish”, or the Parkes Radio Telescope to give it its proper name. The tracking station played a vital role in the Apollo 11 mission...
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Day 3 – Bulldust and Heat
Leaving Hillston, we hit our first serious section of unsealed road riding. The stretch of road was 90 kilometres long, which would take us over to the Cobb Highway. Roads out in this part of the...
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Day 4 – Broken Hill to Wilpena
Just as I was about to get on the bike to ride out of Eldee Station, I noticed the front tyre was almost flat. Mick, who was driving the support vehicle, got the compressor out and pumped it up. So far...
View ArticleDay 5 – Around Wilpena Pound
Today there was no set destination, so some opportunities arose to ride around the roads in Wilpena Pound. The unsealed roads in the Pound go through some remarkable gorges and dry creeks. For...
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Day 6 – Down to the Barossa Valley
On the way out of Wilpena Pound, a few of us take a short detour to see some ancient aboriginal artwork at Yourambulla Caves. The road into the caves is unsealed, and one of our team takes a low speed...
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Day 7 – Birdwood Auto Museum and Robe
Straight forward ride today, as we get to travel through the picturesque Adelaide Hills first up. After an hour or so riding, we call into the Birdwood Auto Museum, one of the biggest auto museums in...
View ArticleDay 8 – Robe to Halls Gap
First stop after leaving Robe was a visit to the extensive limestone caves near Naracoorte. Went into the first cave for a look around, then went over to the kiosk for a coffee and a chicken wrap. The...
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Day 9/10 – Down to Port Campbell then into Melbourne
Prior to us heading south from Halls Gap, we detour over the Stawell. Well, the Stawell airport to be exact. Here we were to meet up with a guy called Terry, who had flown in with his own private...
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