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StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« on: November 17, 2018, 04:27:36 PM »
I am planning on doing an Oz Lap, departing on the 14th March 2019.   The first part of the trip is with my touring mates Steve, Fish and Marcelo, who will go as far as Lakes Entrance.  This leg is at a pretty easy pace due to one rider having a pretty crook back.  They will head for home from Lakes Entrance, and I will continue on my own.

My proposed route and itinerary is shown below, both in both the Google Map links and map images attached to this message and the red dots show my proposed overnight stops.  There is some flexibility in both the itinerary and the route, and I plan a reasonably leisurely two month trip, with lots of time to “smell the roses” and without embedding any “Iron Butt” rides into the adventure.   Some dates are set in stone, including Darwin and Broome due to commitments in those places on the dates shown.

While I have previously completed a circumnavigation over two rides undertaken in 2009 and 2012, I've always wanted to do an OzLap in one hit while my health remains good.

I invite OzSTOC folk to accompany me on he road if you wish.  The best way to contact me during this adventure will be by Text Message, or Phone Call in the evenings.  I'll post my Spot Link before I leave so you can see where I am, as well as a dedicated phone number which will be used just for the trip.

Proposed Itinerary

Leg 1  -  Adelaide to Dubbo via Mallacoota   2612km
https://goo.gl/maps/PNaR2Yd8RC12

Leg 2  -  Dubbo to Tenterfield         2099km
https://goo.gl/maps/nfhZQ2dbMdF2

Leg 3  -  Tenterfield to Cooktown         2521km
https://goo.gl/maps/XdGYhMxs1HQ2

Leg 4  -  Cooktown to Tennant Creek      2228km
https://goo.gl/maps/rGUrkQTFiFP2

Leg 5  -  Tennant Creek to Port Headland      3565km
https://goo.gl/maps/H11MMpE8Cmq

Leg 6  -  Port Headland to Carnarvon      1133km
https://goo.gl/maps/nmBdti3DRc82

Leg 7  -  Carnarvon to Perth         1158km
https://goo.gl/maps/hoCzuY352xH2

Leg 8  -  Perth to Home            3362km
https://goo.gl/maps/79H1iuBR6TM2

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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2018, 04:31:12 PM »
Images of my proposed route.   More images to follow when I work my way around the "fails security checks" for some of my map inages.   :H
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2018, 04:53:24 PM »
Looks good . . . Joanne and I happy to accommodate you in Canberra if you don’t already have digs lined up.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2018, 05:02:45 PM »
Sorted.    More images of my planned route. 
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2018, 05:03:22 PM »
Looks good . . . Joanne and I happy to accommodate you in Canberra if you don’t already have digs lined up.

Thanks for the kind offer STroppy.  I'll be in touch.....
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2018, 05:30:31 PM »
Would be great if RTE's could be organised for strategic points along the way. When would you be passing through Toowoomba for example?
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2018, 05:35:41 PM »
Would be great if RTE's could be organised for strategic points along the way. When would you be passing through Toowoomba for example?

I will be passing through Toowomba on or about Friday 6th April, en route from Warwick to Hervey Bay.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2018, 05:42:00 PM »
Picked the right time of the year to go; tourist terrorist season as they say in Port Hedland and Karratha
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2018, 07:05:32 PM »
Looks great. Will watch with interest
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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2018, 09:27:01 PM »
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2018, 10:09:11 PM »
Hi StinkyPete.
That looks like a great trip etc. I am very envious,
There is a bed and feed for you in Northampton, {50 K.s } to the north of Geraldton if you want it,
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2018, 05:38:25 AM »
Looks a great trip. Bed available here if you decide to come this way.
A couple of suggestions- from Canberra go to Goulburn and turn left to Oberon then Bathurst, Orange, Molong and going from Grafton to Byron up the Pacific Hwy is 100Km of road works. A better quieter road is the Summerland way to Casino.
 
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2018, 05:44:42 AM »
Looks a great trip. Bed available here if you decide to come this way.
A couple of suggestions- from Canberra go to Goulburn and turn left to Oberon then Bathurst, Orange, Molong and going from Grafton to Byron up the Pacific Hwy is 100Km of road works. A better quieter road is the Summerland way to Casino.

Thanks for the suggestions, and the offer of a bed.  :thumb  I'll have a close look at my maps, which are now permenantly on the kitchen table, as it looks like a great route.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2018, 06:51:31 AM »
Would be great if RTE's could be organised for strategic points along the way. When would you be passing through Toowoomba for example?

I will be passing through Toowomba on or about Friday 6th April, en route from Warwick to Hervey Bay.

Pete it would be great for a catch up and depending on work a bed would be available
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2018, 07:06:02 AM »
Hi Pete,

First of all: Enjoy.

Second: Dave's Bakehouse in Kyogle is a great place to stop for morning tea or lunch. Heading north, it is on the left just before the bend in the main Street (near the taxi rank)

Third: If you can handle dirt roads, the Border Ranges National Park (turn right in Wiangaree) is a great place to visit. The Pinnacle walk is beautiful and the view over the Tweed Valley and Mt Warning is spectacular.

Fourth: A word of warning, the Woolooga to Gundiah stretch has about 5 km of dirt road. We came back over it on the way back from Mackay and there was a huge amount of large loose gravel.

Fifth, if you detour through Brisbane (not in early to late April as we'll be in Japan), there's always a bed here for you if you need it, and a detour tour of Moreton Bay cruising can be arranged.

Sixth: I'll be following your Spot with interest.

Serventh: Enjoy!! : hatwave.

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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2018, 08:28:55 AM »
A word of warning, the Woolooga to Gundiah stretch has about 5 km of dirt road. We came back over it on the way back from Mackay and there was a huge amount of large loose gravel.


Thanks Gary.   I'll re-jig my route to avoid the loose gravel, although smooth dirt does not phase me.    The other suggestions will be taken on board, as part of gathering info from those who know the areas.  Thanks also for the offer of a bed.
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« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2018, 08:57:12 AM »
The plan looks good Pete
Showed it to Navgirl and she is now in the spare room making up the bed   :thumbs
 
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2018, 11:09:59 AM »
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Hi Pete,

First of all: Enjoy.

Fourth: A word of warning, the Woolooga to Gundiah stretch has about 5 km of dirt road. We came back over it on the way back from Mackay and there was a huge amount of large loose gravel.


Gary did you go via Miva Rd.  I think its the only road that has dirt on it nowadays.. my last trip also coming back from Mackay I came thru from Tiaro to Gundiah then onto Glastonbury via Woolooga and didn't find dirt..

Pete looks like an epic trip, it might be possible for me to join in on some legs if the stars align and you up for a little company on the road.
 
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2018, 12:26:59 PM »
Pete looks like an epic trip, it might be possible for me to join in on some legs if the stars align and you up for a little company on the road.

You will always be welcome to join with me on the road, so we'll keep in touch.   The zig-zag trip across the Great Divide is a part of the adventure that I'm really lookign forward to.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2018, 12:36:24 PM »
Pete it would be great for a catch up and depending on work a bed would be available
I still owe you one or six  :like
Have a great trip  :hatwave

THanks for the kind offer Leo.   I'll see how the plan and the schedule comes together.   :thumbsup
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2018, 06:04:53 PM »
You must have had fun doing the planning. Very comprehensive plan.
 If it works I would love to join you for some of the trip when you are near Melbourne. And organise a rTE somewhere. If we are not away. NZ is possible next year.


Ps the fish and chips at Pt Albert are very special.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2018, 06:21:25 PM »
You must have had fun doing the planning. Very comprehensive plan.
 If it works I would love to join you for some of the trip when you are near Melbourne. And organise a rTE somewhere. If we are not away. NZ is possible next year.


Ps the fish and chips at Pt Albert are very special.

You'd be most welcome to join us again.  :thumb  The schedule from home to Lakes Entrance is inflexible, so have a look at where we will be on the document attached to my first post.  I've corrected some date errors that were in the original doucment that I posted.   I've certainly had fun planning the trip, and reckon that much of the enjoyment is in the planning.  I need to decide if I'm going to put the legs into my GPS using the Garmin Basecamp software, or spend some time at the end of of each day and do it one day at a time.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2018, 06:38:49 PM »
I am planning on doing an Oz Lap, departing on the 14th March 2019......

What a trip!   I think I oughta retire.

..... organise an RTE somewhere....

Pete, looking at your maps and itinerary and how they might fit in with an RTE on a weekend, Sunday 17 March, 2019 would be a good fit.  This could be somewhere along the GOR, and I'm thinking Lorne might be a goer.  Let us (well, Garry) know what you think.

Garry, over to you  to make some tentative plans on this one, let me know, and I'll start a thread.
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2018, 06:55:01 PM »

Pete, looking at your maps and itinerary and how they might fit in with an RTE on a weekend, Sunday 17 March, 2019 would be a good fit.  This could be somewhere along the GOR, and I'm thinking Lorne might be a goer.  Let us (well, Garry) know what you think.

Garry, over to you  to make some tentative plans on this one, let me know, and I'll start a thread.

Lunch at Lorne on that day sounds like a really good idea.  :beer
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Re: StinkyPete's OzLap in 2019
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2018, 07:53:30 PM »
Hi Pete,

If you need a bed in Rocky, I'm sure my Brother and his wife would love to put you up. WendyL stayed there with us on the way to Mackay.


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