To Karratha, Dampier, Roebourne, Cossack and Port Samson: September 11th to 15th 2013 Today was a 524km ride from Sandfire Roadhouse to Karratha. We by-passed Port Hedland, eating a quick lunch at a roadhouse, then found the countryside after this rather boring! Windy, dry, and we both had aching hips on our motorbikes. Whim Creek pub on the way is closed now, so we both had a drink of our own bottled water and a couple of panadols each to ease our poor aching o...

Orlena has been in the Wars: Thurs 15 August 2013 Our dear little golden girl has been dealing with more dramas since her last operation earlier this August to fix her skull. She had to have Another operation, this time to fix a blocked shunt, and to re-fix the bone back, with some artificial stuff helping this bone to knit properly. Her head had been swelling again, so the shunt had to be sorted with extra draining. Orlena has been in a lot of pain, and then ...

Sandfire and the Spitting Camel. Tuesday 10 September 2013 Dave and I rode out of Derby just after 7am, with a 476km journey ahead of us. We decided to lash out and spend $60 on a basic donga room at the Sandfire Roadhouse, which is in the middle of hot dry bush country. Well, it was rather basic, with 2 little single beds and an air conditioner that rattled and roared so loudly that it drowned out our snoring! Oh well, it was better than being suffocatingly h...

Delightful but Disturbing Derby - 8th, 9th & 10th September Dave and I rode 265km from Fitzroy Crossing to Derby on national voting day, Saturday 7th. By the end of the day we would probably have a new Prime Minister. We had done our absentee voting a while ago in Darwin, so that was a relief, not having to find a polling booth today. There is only one caravan park in town that allows for tents, the Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park, and this turned out t...

Happy Halls Creek - 5th September It was great to wake up early and not find the tent splattered with bird poo on a pack up day. The ride back to Halls Creek was very enjoyable at only 360km and interesting scenery. We managed to wangle our same shady spot at Halls Creek Caravan Park and only put up the inner part of the tent for a quick getaway next morning. While cooking tea, at the little camp kitchen by the pool, we had a lovely chat with a bunch of guys...