Photo Gallery - The Territory Tour 2009

Day 0

Day 0 Report

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Moonrise

Day 1

Day 1 Report

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The riders ready to roll
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Tamni Desert Short Cut. I will pass through Halls Creek on Darwin to Broome
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Darwin is still a long way off....
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The Tropic of Capricorn Marker
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The Riders at the Tropic of Capricorn
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A long way to go
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The post lunch group, with John on the back.
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Sculpture of a Wedge Tailed Eagle
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The Hunter
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The Gatherer

Day 2

Day 2 Report

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Early Start Today. Up before Dawn
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Dawn light just starting to show. We were on the road before the Sun
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Finally! Sun's up, now just waiting for it to warm up
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Why does John always seem to be at the back of the bunch?
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Some of the many signed Currency Notes at the pub at Barrow Creek
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Having some lunch at Barrow Creek. The day got easier after this.
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Barrow Creek Telegraph Station
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On the railway overpass. Suddenly you could see a long way...
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The Aliens of Wycliffe Well

Day 3

Day 3 Report

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Sunrise at the Bridge at Wycliffe Well. The river bed was bone dry
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Darwin's closer, but still a long way off. Let's get to Tennant Creek first
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The Devil's Marbles
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Balancing Rocks. They were formed this way. Eventually it will fall down, but not while we were there.
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Up high in the Marbles looking back down over Morning Tea stop
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More Marbles, they covered a vast area
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Find your own Rock! Alex playing King of the Castle.
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Phil's Flour Art
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The road more travelled, I've already covered that section (don't turn around)
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One of our meal breaks. The ever present Bike Racks, Stools, and plenty of food. What more could a cyclist want...

Day 4

Day 4 Report

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The hills just to the north of Tennant Creek
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Turn off to the Barkley Highway. The only main road from the Northern Territory to Queensland
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And that is why it is called Three Ways.
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The John Flynn Memorial, who set up the RFDS that we saw in action last year.
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The bunch out of our Snack at Three Ways
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George, Pat and John leaving Morning Tea at Attack Creek
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The riders heading off
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Heavy Metal. One of the 5 tanks that passed us on the road. The only warning that our support vehicles had was "3.7" that is their width
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Not many highways where you can take a picture like this
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Phil finally updated the side of his trailer to show that we are going to Darwin, and not the Nullabour Ride.

Day 5

Day 5 Report

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Getting ready to leave our first stop, and Alex is showing off his skills as a Ballerina
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There was a sign on the entrace "No Fuel for 500km"...
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Looking over Newcastle Waters, dry now, but it will fill up in the Wet. This rest stop was the start of the tropics.
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Don't get between a bunch of hungry cyclists and their food. It's Feeding Time!
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The road less travelled...
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The road more travelled...
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One of the many areas that had been burnt out on the side of the road.
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Memorial to the Overland Telegraph Service. It was finally joined to the west of here.
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This was one of the most welcome signs of the day, after about 185km, I finally had 5km to go.
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Showing the route we are on, it also extended down to Cooper Pedy where we were last year.

Day 6

Day 6 Report

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Sunrise at Dunmarra
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Those kilometers are down a lot, but there are still lots to go.
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There was a smoother section of the road. No prizes for guessing where I wanted to ride.
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At Daly Waters, this was across the road from the Pub
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Pat leading in Sammy to Daly Waters. Sam is very strong this year.
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We couldn't keep Fiona off the bike any longer, no sleep last night, and she's still keen to ride.
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I would love to know how they collect these number plates, most are local, but there is the odd International one
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Some of the many Service Badges at Daly Waters Pub
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And some of the Underwear hanging up as well
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The Group outside Daly Waters Pub
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This termite mound wanted extra structural support
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Did the car start the fire? Or was the car burnt by the fire?
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One of the Salties at Larrimah Hotel
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Going through briefing, how many drinks are on the table? There are only 16 of us in total...

Day 7

Day 7 Report

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George was trying to work out if it was quicker to take this than ride
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The rail line didn't go very far, the Adelaide to Darwin Link is about 50km west of Larrimah
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Sunrise at Larrimah
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We've come a long way in 6 days...
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...but we still have a long way to go
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The Ponds shortly after Morning Tea
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Looking to the East over the Ponds.
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There were several Peacocks and Peahens wandering around
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There goes the food you were holding. Barramundi Feeding.
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The water at Bitter Springs
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The water was crystal clear, and the minerals in it gave it a spectacular colour.

Day 8

Day 8 Report

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Not somewhere you normally see Peahens, up in a tree
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The wide load that wanted to use the Truck Parking Area at Morning Tea
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Looking over the King Bridge
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The bikes are probably looking forward to a break as much as we are
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This is before lunch, didn't take us long to start winding down.
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A Road Train in Katherine, they still have to pass through the towns

Day 9

Day 9 Report

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Everyone getting ready for their canoe trip.
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The canoes waiting to be paddled up the Katherine River
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I'm ready, what's keeping everyone else?
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Looking out over Katherine Gorge. Despite the Dry Season, there was still plenty of water
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View from Pat's Lookout, the Yellow Dots are Canoes
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Looking East, this is pretty much the end of Gorge 1
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John and Fiona paddling back to home base
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Looking down from Pat's Lookout
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Back at River Level, looking at the end of Gorge 1
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Luckily, we didn't ride out here. I am not sure that the suface would be kind to road bikes though
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A model Saltie outside Rod and Rifle, at least you knew what they were selling

Day 10

Day 10 Report

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The early morning shadows stretched across the roadside
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The Gums in this area have brilliant orange flowers
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One of the swimming pools at Edith Falls
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Looking down over Edith Falls
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The group of 7 who made the mad dash to get the walk done in time
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The back of Edith Falls
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The top falls, there may have been more further along, but we didn't have time to keep walking
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Alex with a new addition to his Helmet
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A Green Ant Nest
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Shade was at a premimum at this stop

Day 11

Day 11 Report

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The shadows of the early bunch
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What the hell is a set of traffic lights doing out here!
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Phil playing with the dog at Emerald Springs
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What time does this place open? Does this place Open?
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Map of Australia, the biggest town marked is of course, Hayes Creek.
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The Termite Mounds are finally starting to get big. As in really big.
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This was just a snack stop to see us through to Lunch, which was an hour away...
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The multicoloured Peleton
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Charlie, famous from Crocodile Dundee 1 and 2
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So, if a croc gets me, will it want to eat me or hump me?
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Not as high as Katherine, but still pretty high.
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Adelaide River, with the railway bridge spanning it.

Day 12

Day 12 Report

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The bike that Chris is riding, all up, about 60kg
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The smoke haze early in the morning
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Are we there yet?
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The missing Sub Lever
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Spitfire MkVIII
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Getting ready to roll out as a convoy
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We All Made It!
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Sam, Pat and Alex
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George, John and Ken
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