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Day 6 Jenolan Caves – Home 1130 km.
The accommodation at the caves looked very nice from the outside as the main building has an old world charm about it. The rest though is like you are still in the 1800's The accommodation quarters were less than basic and reminded me of places I had stayed in countries like Hungary, Bulgaria etc. during the communist era. I was told that the Jenolan Caves establishment is owned by the government - perhaps that has something to do with it.
The final dinner and briefing had been pleasant and entertaining. Now I faced the road home which I planned to do in two stages. Port Macquarie is about half way and would be a good place to stay. However, one of the riders (David Dobson) who I had met earlier, asked if we could ride together via the more interesting inland route travelling along the Putty Road. Although a bit longer it was fine by me, it would also bypass all the roadworks between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour which has 40 km sections of 60 km per hour limits. Dave Dobson was from the Sunshine Coast which is about an hour north of Brisbane. We left at 6.30 AM which was 5.30 AM. Qld time. Outside is was 9 degrees so I put on my waterproof clothing to act as a wind barrier. Soon after we climbed out of the canyon and rode back over the mountain tops where the temperature dropped down to 5.5 degrees. It was best not to stop and keep going until we reached the roadside café at the Colo River on the Putty Road. Our plan had been to reach the city of Armidale about half way which we figured we would reach by nightfall but instead got there mid-afternoon. Dave went North East to Grafton and I continued north to Glen Innes and Warwick and arrived home at 7.30 pm.
It had been a great experience and ride. The bike had performed faultlessly as a BMW should. As a matter of fact, I heard that the technical person had been jobless just about all of the time. I think there was only one flat tire. There had been only one accident where a woman driving a car collided with a motorcycle while texting on the phone. The rider suffered a broken hand and the bike became a write off. I made some new acquaintances and had a great time. Do it again? - I think so.
The accommodation at the caves looked very nice from the outside as the main building has an old world charm about it. The rest though is like you are still in the 1800's The accommodation quarters were less than basic and reminded me of places I had stayed in countries like Hungary, Bulgaria etc. during the communist era. I was told that the Jenolan Caves establishment is owned by the government - perhaps that has something to do with it.
The final dinner and briefing had been pleasant and entertaining. Now I faced the road home which I planned to do in two stages. Port Macquarie is about half way and would be a good place to stay. However, one of the riders (David Dobson) who I had met earlier, asked if we could ride together via the more interesting inland route travelling along the Putty Road. Although a bit longer it was fine by me, it would also bypass all the roadworks between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour which has 40 km sections of 60 km per hour limits. Dave Dobson was from the Sunshine Coast which is about an hour north of Brisbane. We left at 6.30 AM which was 5.30 AM. Qld time. Outside is was 9 degrees so I put on my waterproof clothing to act as a wind barrier. Soon after we climbed out of the canyon and rode back over the mountain tops where the temperature dropped down to 5.5 degrees. It was best not to stop and keep going until we reached the roadside café at the Colo River on the Putty Road. Our plan had been to reach the city of Armidale about half way which we figured we would reach by nightfall but instead got there mid-afternoon. Dave went North East to Grafton and I continued north to Glen Innes and Warwick and arrived home at 7.30 pm.
It had been a great experience and ride. The bike had performed faultlessly as a BMW should. As a matter of fact, I heard that the technical person had been jobless just about all of the time. I think there was only one flat tire. There had been only one accident where a woman driving a car collided with a motorcycle while texting on the phone. The rider suffered a broken hand and the bike became a write off. I made some new acquaintances and had a great time. Do it again? - I think so.
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