After swapping contact details with the bunch at Georgetown we set off bound for Mount William National Park, via Bridport and Gladstone. We struck road works and gravel road for 15k's coming to Gladstone. Big road going motorcycles don't love loose gravel so much so it can be interesting to feel 220kg of motorcycle, plus gear etc. sliding around underneath you as you round each corner. Comes in handy to have done some off-road bike riding when younger so that this slipping and sliding does not upset you too much. From Gladstone to our campsite at Stumpy's Bay was a dreadful road. There were big graders and earth moving equipment working on the road and it was like riding through a freshly ploughed paddock, it was about a 30km ride from Gladstone and a big challenge
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