Comments on: The first 4 days https://www.petesadventureride.com/2016/07/08/the-first-4-days/ "you're a long time dead" Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:42:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 By: Pete https://www.petesadventureride.com/2016/07/08/the-first-4-days/#comment-91 Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:28:33 +0000 http://www.petesadventureride.com/?p=961#comment-91 In reply to Dan.

Hi Pal, Children should be seen and not heard, so therefore I dont really have to listen to you. However, Rocky was a bit quite mainly cause I was too pooped to kick on with the chaps I met who were in town from Lismore to do maintenance on the power station. Crashed around 8:30 which meant I was up for an early start. At 7:30, with the sun behind me, I was on the road and at 7 degrees c it was unexpectedly chllly, with a bit of fog as well.
The road westward from Rocky is rather flat and featureless but with the speed limit at 110 for a lot of the time, I made it to Emerald by about 11am. Bit early to stop. Brought some camping food, hard to find any space to stash it, and set off to Barcaldine. Straight roads as far as the eye can see and then some. Stooped here and ther to give the shoulders a rest. The Kaoko cruise control is definitely worth having.
Managed to get to Barcaldine by about 4:30pm. And now after 9 hours in the saddle I have to reply to your request.
I might have a short day tomorrow and stopa Longreach, I have heard there is a bit to see there.
Catch you later….Love Dad

]]> By: Dan https://www.petesadventureride.com/2016/07/08/the-first-4-days/#comment-81 Sun, 10 Jul 2016 01:14:24 +0000 http://www.petesadventureride.com/?p=961#comment-81 Hey Dad. Looks like you are making good progress. How was Rocky? Are you visiting all the nice places up the coast or making a beeline for Darwin? The way you are going you might make it out of the country before we have a new government. Looks like a long haul west from Rockhampton buy maybe only a few days to the NT.

Cheers
Dan

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