Bikescape – Top End Down Part 4 May 26, 2011

Day 10 Friday 20/5/11 After a hard day in the saddle yesterday – we decided to get going early to avoid the kangaroos later in the day.  So we pulled out of Charleville at 8:30am and headed towards Bourke which was around 470kms away.  Hoky Smoky – those bloody kangaroos hadn’t gone to bed!!  There [...]

Bikescape – Top End Down Part 3 May 19, 2011

Day 7 Tuesday 17/5/11 Before pulling out of Mt Isa – Terry convinced me to do a quick peruse of Mansworld – being a mens outfitter (get your minds out of the gutter – it’s not a sex shop!!).  Then the road between Mt Isa and Cloncurry was beautiful and one of the nicest rides [...]

Bikescape – Top End Down Part 2 May 16, 2011

Day 4   Saturday 14/5/11 Terry was up bright and early and checked the tyre pressures. The blue metal aggregate in the roads up here is very abrasive.  We are running the tyre pressures a little higher to reduce the wear and tear on them.  Bikes all checked over and packed ready for another day out.  [...]

Bikescape – Top End Down May 13, 2011

An adventure with Selena & Terry Day 1 – Wednesday 11/5/11 After only just getting to the airport with 30mins to spare (which in Terry’s terms, means we are running late) – we settled onto the plane and 4.30hrs later we arrived at the gateway to the TopEnd. We quickly dumped our gear at the [...]