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| Murray River |
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| Murray River |
Only three days into our very long ride and I noticed a little oil, around my rocker cover gasket, shining in the afternoon sun. There was barely enough to dirty a white tissue but it was oil all the same. A quick call to our mechanic said we should “ride on and monitor.” To add insult to injury, Steve's rocker cover gasket also started weeping. The brains trust, at the BMW National Rally, all said this should be fixed before riding into remote places.
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| Love the little ferries across the Murray, Did many crossings. |
Getting bikes fixed can lead to long wait times as everyone is busy. Josh, from McPeake Motorcycles BMW, came to our rescue, ordered the parts and had us back on the road with only a few days delay.
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| View from the top of the Corksrew |
We moved our camp from Nuriootpa to Christies Beach, so we
were close to Josh's place. Steve navigated a intricate route, got us lost a
couple of times and purposefully included The Corkscrew where we both admitted
“We were glad no-one was coming the other way.”
What do you do when you are holed up waiting motorcycle
repairs? You visit The National Motor Museum in Birdwood, you take a ride to Mannum
to admire the cliffs and the mighty Murray River, and you hustle, in Adelaide
town, and get your hair cut at the same barber who cut your hair 5 years before,
on our last long ride.
Port Noarlunga
It was with some relief that we left behind The Adelaide
Hills. Those hills still had the last word and made us pass that way in a light
drizzle, which tested our temperament and the grip of our tyres. But those
hills were behind us soon enough and we were on the road again, heading
eastwards to Mildura.
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| Christies Beach, We are camped on the point with the pine trees |
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