Mt Elizabeth Station

15 May. Day 13. 2nd day of The Gibb Challenge ride.

Mt Elizabeth Station.

0820/1515. 150 KM

Breakfast at 6, lunch pack distribution at 6:30, the day’s ride and safety briefing at 7:00, and start for our group at 08:20. Chuffed, we are in the first group of team riders, thanks to our great effort yesterday.
We settled into a roational routine and banged out the klicks. I lucked in an got a big downhill section on a bitumen fill in. Hammered it downhill topped out at just over 60kph. Finished up the section pulling into the Galvans Gorge carpark. We took a rest break and treked into the gorge and had a gorgeous swim, pun intended. Lots of water in the feeder creek, very picturesque indeed. Water temperature was probably about 23. Very refreshing, very dust relieving. Temporarily!

Back on the bikes and after 116km total we hauled into the Mt Elizabeth finish point. Average about 23 kph, another credible team effort.

Next up was a 30km drive into Mt Elizabeth Station. What we did not know was the fact the road had not been graded since the cessation of the wet season, which was in fact the day after Cyclone Ilsa came thru. A Broome resident on the ride said the transition was literally that, one day wet, next day dry, no humidity. The road was atrocious. Wash-aways, deep ruts, water crossings. Took about an hour to get in. Worth while once there. A wide open and grassed campsite with the requisite facilities. Another calorie loading dinner of ravioli and salad prepared by the BHVs - the Bloody Heroic Volunteers. Sunset is at about 5:15 up here. Dinner is served at 6pm and most people are in bed by 8pm.Read more