Days 129 - 133 Nimbin - Tugun - Glenn Innes - Guyra - Armidale
I didn't sleep too much in Nimbin. As I said it's a hippie place. So the party started at around 2 in the night. Well, I should have known. Mirco decided to go with a couple of Germans as he is planning to head more north.
In the morning I rode only little more than an hour to Tugun which is a bit south of Gold Coast. There I met Anna who I haven't seen in 30 years (which is funny because of our joint agreement that we're only 25 years old). We had such a great time. Lots of laughter when we memorized the old times at school.
I took walks on the beach and relaxed for two days. I met Mirco on the beach for the last time on this trip.
On Monday morning it was time to get going again. I went to see some waterfalls on the way and stopped at some lookouts to take photos. Such a beautiful places. The main idea was to stay away from the freeway running near the coastline. And I succeeded. At one point I even had to take a detour as the officials had closed the road because of a truck accident. Altogether I rode more than 500 km even though my plan was only about 320 km.
The night I spent in Glenn Innes. Nice place for camping. I ate a lot of pancekes for dinner/supper and saved the rest for the morning.
Morning was chilly. I even had to wear my hoodie and close the ventilation of my jacket. There was not much to see on New England Highway so at Guyra I decided to turn away from the highway and head to Waterfall Highway.
In 37 km it happened. I came around the corner and saw a group of council workers fixing the road. I started to slow down to be able to pass them safely. All of a sudden my front wheel got flat. It started to wobble and I ended up in the ditch. There was nothing I could but to hope for the best that the bike wouldn't crash on me. And luckily it didn't.
At this point I have to day I'm glad I wore proper gear. Without a full helmet and real riding gear I wouldn't be here writing this.
The council workers run to me. An older lady with a car stopped and a farmer working nearby came to help me too. Australians are so friendly and helpful. The farmer called me a tow truck and council guys cleaned the worst wound in my hand. And they waited for the tow truck to arrive.
John, who ownes the towing company started to organize things. He got me a room in Guyra hotel and he took me to the hospital where they cleaned up the wounds and kept me surveillance for a couple of hours. As soon as I got into internet I started organizing things. Ivan from bikesabroad offered the bike's shipping to Finland and Terry started to organize other help. As soon as I got info in IG and FB a lot of people offered their help and support. Mirco asked if he should turn back in Brisbane. Heinrich and Anna sent a voice message to ask if they could help me anyhow. Friends in Finland started to think how to get me spare parts here.
It's great to see how much friends I really have.
Here's some photos of Annie and my injuries.
I really didn't have a good night. With all the bruises it was really painful to trybto sleep. And I felt a bit shaky. But I think I got about 7 hours of sleep.
I already started to sort out things in the evening. I had to cancel the flight of the bike to US and figure out what to do with the bike. Basically I had two options: wreck it here or ship it home. In the morning I chose the latter one. I think I'll make a bike out of it. And in time I will travel with it again.
It's amazing how much help and support I was offered to. I had asked one tent space guy in Sydney about a possibility to spend a night at his place. He happens to be in Costa Rica but he gave my phone number to his friend who called on Wednesday morning and started to organize a transportation for the bike. John from Guyra Towing was unbelievably friendly and helpful. He even took me to Armidale so that I can get a train to Sydney on Thursday morning.
I want to thank all my friends for the support and help I've received.
A little sum up about my Annie. During this trip I rode it for 17328 km, I burned 1068,3 litres of fuel. If the average price would be around 0,70€, it means about 700€ for the fuel. That's almost nothing! Average fuel consumption has been 6,2639l/100km. Considering the facts that it's a carburetor engine and there has been a lot of weight I'd say it ain't bad. Highest pass was about 3600 meters and lowest place was maybe about 2 meters above sea level. Coldest place was in Mongolia -7 and hottest in Victoria, Australia +42.
In the morning I rode only little more than an hour to Tugun which is a bit south of Gold Coast. There I met Anna who I haven't seen in 30 years (which is funny because of our joint agreement that we're only 25 years old). We had such a great time. Lots of laughter when we memorized the old times at school.
I took walks on the beach and relaxed for two days. I met Mirco on the beach for the last time on this trip.
On Monday morning it was time to get going again. I went to see some waterfalls on the way and stopped at some lookouts to take photos. Such a beautiful places. The main idea was to stay away from the freeway running near the coastline. And I succeeded. At one point I even had to take a detour as the officials had closed the road because of a truck accident. Altogether I rode more than 500 km even though my plan was only about 320 km.
The night I spent in Glenn Innes. Nice place for camping. I ate a lot of pancekes for dinner/supper and saved the rest for the morning.
Morning was chilly. I even had to wear my hoodie and close the ventilation of my jacket. There was not much to see on New England Highway so at Guyra I decided to turn away from the highway and head to Waterfall Highway.
In 37 km it happened. I came around the corner and saw a group of council workers fixing the road. I started to slow down to be able to pass them safely. All of a sudden my front wheel got flat. It started to wobble and I ended up in the ditch. There was nothing I could but to hope for the best that the bike wouldn't crash on me. And luckily it didn't.
At this point I have to day I'm glad I wore proper gear. Without a full helmet and real riding gear I wouldn't be here writing this.
The council workers run to me. An older lady with a car stopped and a farmer working nearby came to help me too. Australians are so friendly and helpful. The farmer called me a tow truck and council guys cleaned the worst wound in my hand. And they waited for the tow truck to arrive.
John, who ownes the towing company started to organize things. He got me a room in Guyra hotel and he took me to the hospital where they cleaned up the wounds and kept me surveillance for a couple of hours. As soon as I got into internet I started organizing things. Ivan from bikesabroad offered the bike's shipping to Finland and Terry started to organize other help. As soon as I got info in IG and FB a lot of people offered their help and support. Mirco asked if he should turn back in Brisbane. Heinrich and Anna sent a voice message to ask if they could help me anyhow. Friends in Finland started to think how to get me spare parts here.
It's great to see how much friends I really have.
Here's some photos of Annie and my injuries.
I really didn't have a good night. With all the bruises it was really painful to trybto sleep. And I felt a bit shaky. But I think I got about 7 hours of sleep.
I already started to sort out things in the evening. I had to cancel the flight of the bike to US and figure out what to do with the bike. Basically I had two options: wreck it here or ship it home. In the morning I chose the latter one. I think I'll make a bike out of it. And in time I will travel with it again.
It's amazing how much help and support I was offered to. I had asked one tent space guy in Sydney about a possibility to spend a night at his place. He happens to be in Costa Rica but he gave my phone number to his friend who called on Wednesday morning and started to organize a transportation for the bike. John from Guyra Towing was unbelievably friendly and helpful. He even took me to Armidale so that I can get a train to Sydney on Thursday morning.
I want to thank all my friends for the support and help I've received.
A little sum up about my Annie. During this trip I rode it for 17328 km, I burned 1068,3 litres of fuel. If the average price would be around 0,70€, it means about 700€ for the fuel. That's almost nothing! Average fuel consumption has been 6,2639l/100km. Considering the facts that it's a carburetor engine and there has been a lot of weight I'd say it ain't bad. Highest pass was about 3600 meters and lowest place was maybe about 2 meters above sea level. Coldest place was in Mongolia -7 and hottest in Victoria, Australia +42.
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