Goin’ to the Shops to Buy Some Smokes! Broome to Perth (Home).

With new inner tubes and new inner fortitude, our valiant voyagers left Broome heading south towards Sandfire Roadhouse with only a straight sealed highway and 60kmh headwind to keep them company. We adjusted to the monotony by listening to music on our helmet-mounted headphones. Unfortunately, Steve’s had broken so he could only listen to the voices in his head.

After 600 km of grind we turned off the highway onto the Boreline Road to be met by breathtaking vistas. We camped in the most spectacular campsite, a natural Amphitheater surrounded by stark red hills illuminated by the afternoon sun that even a National Geographic documentary could not compete with.

The next day, a refuel at Marble Bar took a few more hours than expected as Tom had broken his throttle cable. Some ingenuity from the team and a lot of swearing from Tom got us all on the road in no time.

Once in the move, we traversed Ashburton Downs Road and then encountered the twisting, rocky Dooley Downs Road, which we all agreed is one of the best adventure motorcycle roads we have ridden.

The next day, we left behind the red ochre of the desert and camped amongst a carpet of wild flowers adjacent to the Coalseam Conservation area. Some of the team were so taken by the flora that they burst into songs from the “Sound of Music”.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, and the next day the dirty, bedraggled foursome wound their way back to Perth to repair their bikes, wash their clothes, and plan their next adventure. Grab your gear; Let’s go!