OK, Nov-Dec ain't mid-summer. How's about 'early summer'? When summer lasts one day and it's only 20-odd degrees, like in the UK, it was mid-summer to me!
But you got my drift, yeah?
And yes, I *did* cover the distance in 22 days riding (although I must confess to a total of 9 days off waiting for tyres at Coober Pedy (2 days waiting), being absolutely knackered by the time I got to Perth (3 days sleeping) and having to wait for parts for the Aprilia Pegaso I rode when I was in Albany (4 days in the rain, but still mid-20s))- I got the pictures and memories to prove it! (And the SA Police speeding fine from just outside Port Augusta).
PS. 10,000kms ain't so bad - I met two blokes in CP on R650GS's who were riding Sydney - Alice "for a coffee" (and back, all in 5 days) and a bloke out in WA who was taking his late 70s boxer twin from Perth - CP and back in a week just to see an old mate for the day! Made me feel rather sane in comparison.
[This message has been edited by WavyDavy (edited 15 November 2002).]
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