Kms today 669 Kms to date 10,710
This is the first of my big days to get home. I had a slow start on purpose as I didn't want to cross the border into NSW until 11:30am. The reason is that I need enough time to get from Hillston to Echuca tomorrow morning and meet the 24hr time limit to cross NSW/Vic border.
I got to the the NSW border at 11:10, so I stopped on the QLD side and had a chat with a policeman checking traffic coming from NSW. He owned a Kawasaki Z1000. I had passed quite a few Emus. but they were well off the road. Then at 11:30 I took a selfie with the border sign behind me, so I can show it at the Vic border if needed.
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| Why do I always look so grumpy in Selfies? |
Then it was straight down to Cobar. I was constantly on the look out for animals at the road side. There were no more Emus but I saw a lot of goats. I slowed down whenever I spotted them. However they were sensible and always scuttled into the trees when they heard me coming and never crossed the road.
Main Street of Cobar
So I was comfortable keeping the speed up and that would mean I would arrive at Hillston well before sunset. After Cobar, the landscape changed to have more hills and corners and there were bigger trees and even green grass. I was enjoying myself. I had to keep an eye on my fuel range as the extra speed was increasing consumption. I also kept an eye on the rear tyre as it would be wearing faster. Both were OK.
I filled up at Hillston before checking into the Motel as I won't have time tomorrow. The rules are that in Transit I have to wear a mask at all times, only visit petrol stations and take away food outlets, but I can stay the night in isolation. The Motel is full because there is a bowls tournament in town. Covid isn't affecting that institution! It was a good job I kept my booking as I would have struggled to find accommodation on spec.
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