I'm about 200 miles east of Melbourne, the skies are looking a bit ominous and it's actually cold riding the bike (yes, poor me) when I hatch a genius idea. Head north! Sydney can wait (I still had a month left when making the decision). And so a week later and about 3500km covered, here I am in nice warm tropical Port Douglas.
Palm trees, rainforest, the barrier reef nearby and crocs, what more could you ask for?
If I had to do that trek again I'd probably not do the inland route though. I now know why the roads are called 'developmental' - single lane for you and the oncoming traffic, usually roadtrains, with a some lovely gravel on either side to aid in the passing of one another. The Nullarbor truly was easy in comparison!
PS. Allegedly there's a cyclone heading this way. Should be interesting... :)
PPS. Map link updated, takes forever for Google to display the page for me - hope it's as slow for you!
Palm trees, rainforest, the barrier reef nearby and crocs, what more could you ask for?
If I had to do that trek again I'd probably not do the inland route though. I now know why the roads are called 'developmental' - single lane for you and the oncoming traffic, usually roadtrains, with a some lovely gravel on either side to aid in the passing of one another. The Nullarbor truly was easy in comparison!
PS. Allegedly there's a cyclone heading this way. Should be interesting... :)
PPS. Map link updated, takes forever for Google to display the page for me - hope it's as slow for you!
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