Uluru – day 8

Today I made a second attempt to get out to Uluru. Given the distances between anything are quite large the interesting thing I have noticed in the Northern Territory is that the milage posts can often refer to the highway intersection. Like today when leaving Kings Canyon the posts would be LH150 meaning Lassitets Highway.…

Glen Helen – Day 5

With the last real coffee a distant memory.  Today started with a nice coffee. From here Russell and I set off for the three ways (corner of the Barkley and Stuart Highways).  I was wondering what Russell was up to at one point but it turned out the he was trying to go 150km with…

Cloncurry – day 3

Well the day started out really well.  I spent time thinking as I rode across  the open flats how small we are in comparison to the hundreds of thousand ofgalaxies that are out there.  And at our current speed of travel in space it would take us 150 thousand years just to reach or nearest…

Charleville – day 2

Today I was venturing into new territory.  The roads are getting straighter.  The trucks are getting longer.  And the towns are getting less frequent. Many of the roads I traveled on were quite lonely with little or no traffic. I was fascinated with the number of large cactus trees around. There was quite a lot…

Surrendering the Harley

Today I had to return the bike to the shop.  I really enjoyed the time we shared on road and I loved riding in Utah. When I was planning this trip I must admit that I was a bit nervous about what to expect; the availability of fuel; riding on the right-hand side of the…