Alice Springs - Rest Day

Hi Everyone,

I woke up early to the sound of a rumbling Harley Davidson at 5:30am and then a knock on my window. Mark was ready to head home to Mt Isa. We said our goodbyes and off he went. Waking up everyone at the Lasseters Casino complex. I rec'd a text from him at 10:30am and he had already made Tennant Creek and I suspect he would have stayed at Barkly Station or Camoweel for the night, making Mt Isa before the heat of the following day.

Due to my early start, I was wrestless and having a free day, what was I going to do?? Off for a ride of course!! I rode about 80kms on the Tanami Desert road and returned (talk about isolation and boredom). Feeling confident, I took a 4wd track which presented itself after crossing a bridge. It was the first time I was challenged on my new bike, standing up and feeling how my big girl reacts. Several steep up and down rocky sections and I was conscious I had street biased tyres, no one to help if I dropped it (ie to help pick up the bike) and also no idea where I was heading. Plus is was hot!! At 10am it was already 34 degrees and getting hotter to a temp of 38 degrees. So after a few km's I turned back :( an did some shopping in Alice. 

Small 1 lane road. When a road train comes, YOU move over.

Check this out for a rig. Winnebago "Longreach" pls trailer with small 4wd and Stacer 440 Mtr boat.
Grey brigade  doing it in style.

I came back to the Casino about 1pm and decided to have a quick nannernap after cleaning my clothes. It was just too hot to do much outside. I was woken up at 4:45pm by a phone call. 

So the plans for tonight are, dinner and then packing everything ready for an early start in the morning. I am hoping all my bags will be on the bike before 6am tomorrow morning (can't put them on tonight due to theft), have breakie and then head off for Uluru at about 6:30am. Hopefully get to my SOOO over priced accommodation by about 1-3pm. I will be taking it easy and stopping, chatting and enjoying all the roadhouses on the way. I have been told there are very few (if any) highlights along the trip, unlike Tennant Creek to Alice.

I still have $20 worth of casino chips left. Off to win BIG :) 

Enjoy

RP