Is W.A in Dec-Jan crazy?
I'm planning to fly out to Australia sometime in November, buy a bike over there and then ride home to London.
Current plan is to start in Melbourne, ride around Victoria and Tasmania before heading west to Perth and then up to Darwin to get the boat across to East Timor.
Do I have a big problem with the Northern part of W.A up to Darwin if I am hitting it in December/January? I understand that this is absolutely the worst time to go but am wondering whether this is something I can just man up on or whether the heat/humidity and potential for washed out roads is something more serious.
I am a very inexperienced rider, and will be riding alone, so will be sticking to the major roads (unfortunately) during this part but if this is a really bad idea does anyone have any creative solutions i.e. putting the bike on a train up to Darwin (looking at the rail map there does not appear to be direct links from Perth).
Apologies for the long post but have been amazed by how generous people on this forum are with their knowledge and experience!
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