21st April1770 to Emu Park (Near Rockhampton) 320 kms.
Bloody hell its hot today! back on the Bruce Highway, too much traffic and too many trucks! did I mention its bloody hot? The Bruce, unfortunately, is the easiest way to get to Rockhampton from here, so I motored on, stopped at the side of the road for a ciggie and a drink, looked at my thermo' 100+ degs ! back on the bike pronto and into the wind to try and cool off, too may trucks! passing little towns with even more trucks, stop for fuel, more trucks! stop whingin and get on with it! had to re tape my heat deflector sheet back on the exhaust side saddle bag, it s a bit close for comfort really.
Rockhampton, must have something to do with cattle, beef this and that and other claims about beef make this the beef capitol, how many times did I say beef? "Rocky" as its affectionately known by the locals lies right on the Tropic of Capricorn, being a goat myself, it seemed mildly significant, what is the TOC anyway? 
I know its kinda like the equator, an imaginary line around the earth, well I guess I should find out, I'll get back to you on that one. Not many (or any) backpackers in Rocky, not that I could find anyway, I needed a real bed tonight, my back couldn't take the punishing it did the night before. I pushed on to a place called Yepoon, on the capricorn coast, no backpackers here either, motels etc yes, but I seek meager accommodation, I spotted a packbackers about 20kms earlier at Emu Park just along the coast, so I went back and a very nice shared room and very cheap, and there is a bar here! yahoo!
I need a beer, I didn't get one the previous night. Checked in and just unpacked the essentials from the bike, no point in draggin it all off the bike is there! Well I'll prob be headin back south tomorrow, time is getting on and I dont think I really want to go any further north at this stage. I am really hoping I can ditch the saddlebags when I go back through Burpengary and drop in to see Ian & Paula again, I have just too much shit man! too many clothes and other crap I dont need, so I will see if it can be done anyway. Catch ya on the way down soon.
I know its kinda like the equator, an imaginary line around the earth, well I guess I should find out, I'll get back to you on that one. Not many (or any) backpackers in Rocky, not that I could find anyway, I needed a real bed tonight, my back couldn't take the punishing it did the night before. I pushed on to a place called Yepoon, on the capricorn coast, no backpackers here either, motels etc yes, but I seek meager accommodation, I spotted a packbackers about 20kms earlier at Emu Park just along the coast, so I went back and a very nice shared room and very cheap, and there is a bar here! yahoo!I need a beer, I didn't get one the previous night. Checked in and just unpacked the essentials from the bike, no point in draggin it all off the bike is there! Well I'll prob be headin back south tomorrow, time is getting on and I dont think I really want to go any further north at this stage. I am really hoping I can ditch the saddlebags when I go back through Burpengary and drop in to see Ian & Paula again, I have just too much shit man! too many clothes and other crap I dont need, so I will see if it can be done anyway. Catch ya on the way down soon.
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