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16 May 2018
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Today is Saturday and we decided on a day trip 70 km north to Port Douglas. We stopped first at a few auto parts dealers in search of oil and then the Swede messaged us that he had just ridden 120 km to cairns and was at Yamaha having tires mounted. We were 2 blocks away so we snuck up, took this pic, and texted him! Surprise. He was also headed to Port Douglas coincidentally today.
Screen Shot 2018-05-15 at 20.50.54 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
IMG_2523 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
IMG_2525 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We drove north to Thala Beach resort for a coffee and an amazing view and then headed north for lunch with Orvar and a walk on the beach.
IMG_2526 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Sunday morning we made for the weekend market for breakfast of Vietnamese soup and iced coffees! Then it was some mall time for the air con before a visit to the new aquarium. Rachel made some great meals for us and we did a lot of relaxing at their place.
IMG_2603 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We were up early and Skip dropped us at the marina at 7 am for our 730 departure for a day on the Great Barrier Reef. It is over a 2 hour trip on our slow boat, but we had 2 snorkel sessions with lots of fish. It is a shame to see the extent of the death of the coral!
Reef-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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11B36B40-D427-4502-8A72-4DF8F28D651B by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We had a “deep fried” Bogan lunch in Mount Garnet and then rode south to The Lynd. So far the scenery is not boring and dire as we have been warned. It seems to change type every 50 km or so from rolling hills, flat farm land, grassy dry marshes, scrub land, and forest. Sometimes the main road is a strip of seal on a dirt road.
FILE4698 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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In The Lynd there is a gas station and we asked how the road south was. The gas station attendant said it is 264 km (with absolutely no services on the road) and only half is surfaced, it has water on it in places, and they recommend we ride around. It is 506 km around and actually takes 1 hour less! We also checked with a road train driver who said there is a fair amount of deep sand and that we will have to ride in the ditch and try to avoid the washouts…around it is we can not risk any issues. Its after 2 and we don’t have enough food or water anyway to camp out. If we start out now we will not make it to Hughenden before dark.
Screen Shot 2018-04-26 at 16.28.38 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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A long day for the Swede!
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14 Jul 2018
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Just noticed a sticker of you guys here in Tajikistan
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14 Jul 2018
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How cool! are you going west or east?? SP
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14 Jul 2018
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East, Japan is the end goal. Basically North around China.
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15 Jul 2018
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We set out at 930 the 11 km back to the ferry dock we landed at last night.
FILE8135 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
The ferry across the mouth of the inlet to Panajam also leaves from here. This is an hour trip and saves a massive ride around.
FILE8142 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We pulled up to the ticket booth (40,000R) and were told the next ferry was just loading. Good timing!
We pulled into the line and then were directed to board.
FILE8174 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
They checked our ticket on the dock and then we loaded on the side of the cars.
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We again created a stir and several people wanted photos with us.
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15 Jul 2018
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We unloaded and were happy to find a much more calm and orderly driving pattern here and there is very little traffic.
FILE8223 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
FILE8243 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
We are trying to get 261 km (Google said 6 hr) to Mabuun, but it is already 1130 so we shall have to see.
Screen Shot 2018-06-25 at 22.45.09 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
FILE8254 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
The terrain varies from curvy mountain roads to flatter and more straight roads. There is some traffic, but it is much better than we expected.
FILE8268 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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