Day 7 Sydney to Queanbeyan. Sunday 18th March
KM 430
BEAR RIDES 16, 28,

I headed out of Sydney on the Sunday after a day with Bevan, Jan and their three boys, Richard, Edward and William. Saturday was wet so the stop was well planned and I really enjoyed spending some time with all of them. Thanks guys most appreciated !
From Around Australia by Motorcycle 2012

I took the Bells Line of roads out of Sydney through Richmond to Lithgow. This runs through the Blue Mountains and some of the scenery was spectacular. Unfortunately the weather was wet so the roads were slippery. A car ran off the road directly in front of me just before Lithgow so it was a good reminder to be careful. (the driver of the car and her daughter were fine although a little shocked I expect)

From Lithgow I headed down to Goulburn via Oberon and Hampton. These are basic back roads which looked to have been flood damaged so were pretty rough. No problems for the Beemer but a group of guys on Harleys I met going the other way who did not seem to agree !

From Around Australia by Motorcycle 2012

From Around Australia by Motorcycle 2012

I was going to stop in Goulburn but I had been watching the weather forecasts in the Snowy Mountains which showed good weather Monday and Tuesday so I decided to keep going to Queanbeyan which is just past Australias capital Canberra. I jumped on the Federal Highway and headed south. I don't normally like these sorts of roads but I have to admit it was not that bad. The view out over Lake George was nice in the late afternoon.

From Around Australia by Motorcycle 2012

The temperature did drop however and it looked like rain so I gabbed a motel for the evening. Not a bad day and I was ready to have a crack at the snowy mountains over the next couple of days.

The first week had gone well ... No disasters yet and the rain gods had seemed to have forgotten me completely meaning almost perfect weather for a whole week.