The wind had died down in the evening but was back in full force in the morning. We packed up had breakfast and were on the road by 8:00. By 10:30 we had done 40 km and had a brief stop for a muesli bar and then did another 20 km.
Stopped for lunch, 2 boiled eggs and a short nap. We thought we had another 15 km to go but after 5 km we were at Leichardt Falls. Not enough water in the river for the falls to be running, but the river still looked good.
After setting up we had a read and a sleep and separately went exploring. Joe found a good rock pool that didn't seem to have any crocs in it so we had a bit of a wash. (Pictures withheld to protect the sensitive)
Went for a bit of a walk around the falls and could see some half metre fish swimming around. Wish I had a fishing rod.
Had a chat with some of the other campers. One of the was using opera house traps to get red claw and another type of yabbie. He'd got a few.
This would be incredible in the wet.
We decided to ride from Tidal River to the top of Cape York 3 years ago. In 2011 we went from Tidal River to Coffs Harbour - 1600 km. 2012 we rode from Coffs Harbour to Cairns - 2400 km. 2013, we rode from Cairns to the top of Cape York via the Old Telegraph Track. Once we finished the Cape York ride, we decided we might as well continue right around Australia. This year 2014, we are riding from Cairns to Darwin via The Savannah Way, 2800 km. Read about our previous trips below.
Tony and Joe's Big Bike Ride
Tony and Joe's Big Bike Ride
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