Very short run up to Mataranka today, about 200km. this is the home of the hot springs. I booked into the backpackers and went for a dip. This was a welcome relief from the constant sweat I was experiencing everyday from wearing my Frank Thomas riding gear. Met Ronan and Ann Marie yet again.
Today saw the return of the headache I had been experiencing, think it may be connected to not having a proper pillow when I sleep at night as the pain seems to be connected with my neck. Mr Frank Thomas makes exceedingly good motorcycle gear but his leggings just weren’t meant to be pillows.
Tomorrow I plan to ride up to Katherine. I don’t really want to go to this place as the name brings back bad memories, but I will go and see whats there anyway. The bike is running great, never misses a beat, but the gearbox continues to give me plenty of trouble. I checked the oil level today, it has not used a drop in just over 5000km. so, why am I carrying 1 litre of spare engine oil?
I also met 2 other bikers today, I last saw them in the middle of nowhere sometime last week. They just don’t want to talk to anyone. In psychological terms, I believe they are totally dependant on one another and won’t allow anyone to enter their little private world.
The bloke on the scooter. I found out today that the guy was the first guy to run from north to south Australia, and the first guy to run east to west Australia. This latest challenge for charity is to scooter from north to south Australia, straight down the middle, not bad for a bloke who is………..70, yep, 70.
Mataranka springs
keep goin mate
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