I just came back from a 3-day ride, and for the most part, the weather was ideal for touring on my LC. My original route plan was to head down the coast from Sydney Homebase. However, due to forecasted high winds and heavy rain for most of the "B" areas I wanted to ride, I decided to head north and ride the 3 x Ways - Black Stump Way, Warrumbungle Way and Fossickers Way and onto the NSW / QLD border. I managed to cover over 2200km over the three days and avoided as best I could motorways with my Navigator VI, for the most part, set on curvey roads.
Explore Fossickers Way and discover sapphires and gems, gorgeous landscapes, historic country towns and delicious food and wine.
www.visitnsw.com
With my navigation preference set on "take-me-the longway mode, I fully expected to run into the odd road closure. However, my day two route didn't disappoint as I clocked just over 800km with a few fascinating problems solving opportunities thrown my way. For example (to name a couple), I encountered some very slippery water over the road. I tried to stop LC from tipping over because the side stand suddenly sank into what I thought was solid ground ( IDIOT !!!). Nevertheless, with all the self-imposed challenges, I had an absolute blast and can't wait to get back out on LC again.
Water crossing - I walked across first, and thankfully my boots kept my feet dry.
Some open road pix:
From memory, the regional town I went through:
Mudgee, Dunedoo, Coolah, Coonabarabran, Mullaley, Tamworth, Barraba, Bingara, Yetman and Texas (QLD).
A couple of links for context:
The town’s close proximity to the wine growing region of Mudgee (90 kilometres south) and regional centre of Dubbo (61 kilometres west), make it the ideal place to stretch your legs, wander the main street or enjoy a meal in one of the classic country pubs, takeaway stores or cute cafés.
www.warrumbungle.nsw.gov.au
Coonabarabran could claim to be the town of natural wonders with the spectacular Warrumbungles, vast Pilliga Forest and a 'dark sky' park on its doorstep.
www.twominutepostcards.com
Here's a couple of Silo Art pix:
Some random pix I took along the way:
Here is a couple of pix from crossing the border into QLD:
I took this on my way back from Texas at night. I wouldn’t say I like travelling at night, but I had no choice. I was constantly scanning both sides of the road for kangaroos & wombats,… not good.
Arrived at my hotel … hot shower and some food.
The above was my choice - Endive Salad ( YUM!) I was a little worried they may not have had a good chloice of wine, but I was in luck.
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