Day 2

Hot and sunny today. I set off from Winton about 09.30 and headed for Boulia, about 360km. with the way the bike is getting through fuel, this was going to need both of my spare fuel tins filling, about 15 litres. The bike seemed very heavy but manageable considering I also had 8 litres of water, which is quite heavy.

The road to Boulia was a single track affair for most of its length. Every now and again it would widen out to 2 lanes. A number of roadtrains passed in the opposite direction, the best way to deal with these is just to pull up and let them pass. Not many vehicles use this road, only about 20 cars passed in the opposite direction, with only a couple overtaking me.

About 170km from Winton I came across a roadhouse called Middleton, which was essentially in the middle of…………….nowhere! I was going to ask the guy behind the counter if he remembered the good old days before the ghost town but decided against it. A burger was ordered and eaten, then I refueled with my spare fuel and headed for Boulia. The lengths of the roads are just phenomenal, the roads just disappear into the heat haze. Not much sign of life either, a few dead kangaroos, lizards and an emu running about.

The weather is very hot without a cloud in the sky, this has the tendency to make you sweat like a kipper. When I take my riding gear off, my arms and legs are running with sweat. Its all good fun though, beats working for a living.









Random image of camping.