I woke up to find that Shillas wasn't going to make it due to battery problems. When I opened my bike shed the indicator light was flashing from the night before. The last time I did that it drained the battery. This time, well there was enough charge to light the dash but not enough to turn over the engine and I thought I'd also be a late absentee due to battery issues. A call the RAA had me up and running albeit just under an hour late.
My usual pit stop when heading in this direction is Inkerman. I didn't shut it down just in case it wouldn't restart and left that until I refuelled at Port Wakefield. At least if it didn't start I was in some sort of civilisation and could hope the roadhouse could help me. I'd have returned home had that been the case but fortunately it turned over no problem.
I haven't been to Yorke Peninsula's bottom end for over three years but then I made the comment that everyone in Corny Point owns a tractor. I had to chuckle at this sign. Incidentally, three years ago the road to Hardwicke Bay was dirt, but it would appear it is sealed now.
The kiosk at Innes National Park was as far as I got on only other trip there not knowing it was a fee to go any further and the kiosk being unmanned. With that knowledge this time I booked it online last night so today I could ride on in.
This is the first time I have come across a road sign with reference to drones.
With views like this the $10 fee to get in was well worth it.
With my personal agenda out of the way it was time to turn back to Marion Bay for the RTE. I arrived there just minutes before the gang who met up at Bolivar. I think everyone ordered pizza. Three of us stopped at Port Wakefield for coffee before making our way back to Adelaide, whilst the other two were overnighting it in Stansbury.
