Katherine to Kununurra 520 km

Another beautiful clear (crisp 20 degree) welcomed us to todays journey.

Being on a motorbike you are made more aware of the temperature changes, dropping a few metres into a dip can reduce the temperature by 2 or 3 degrees, the sense of smell is also constantly awakened, particularly the smell of rotting animals, which in some ares are very prevalent and provide a feast for the various scavengers.

The Hawks will stay picking at a carcass until you are almost on top of them. The prudent thing to do is to sound you horn continuously as soon as you are aware they are on the road ahead, however you do risk attracting the cattle and horses

This morning, was a collection of near incidences with animals. It started with a Cattledog just out of Katherine, who appeared to sit at the one particular intersection, line up his prey and attack, a valiant effort.

A young joey bounced across my path within 20 metres, which at speed is only a split second away, somehow they always want to follow your trajectory. A small emu decided to pace alongside me in for a short while, a herd of cattle thought they should hold me up for a few minutes, while giving me a thorough look over.

 Last but not least the other birds such as Galahs and budgerigars can cause havoc by accidentally swooping into you while attempting to avoid.

Stopped at Timber Creek for fuel, where it was noticed my rear tyre had a little less tread than I had started the day with. The decision was to put it on the trailer and continue on Andrews Kawasaki Z1000 ..that was a whole lot of fun.

The gentle undulating plains gave way to more red outcrops and huge escarpments.

We passed through the  WA border and visited Lake Argyle – wow – it is like an inland sea, many time the size of Sydney Harbour.

Eventually Kununurra came into site, and  relief from the 34+ temperature. The resort (Kimberley Grande) was unexpected, more like something you would find at a seaside resort.