Saturday May 18th - The Gibb Challenge is about to begin!

John arrived from Melbourne via Perth and David took him on a highlights tour of Broome. The pre-challenge events began with the fat-bike championships at Cable Beach followed by drinks in front of the sunset bar. Exciting to see so many teams arriving and enjoy a Matso’s beer. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Cable Beach Club before retiring for a well deserved rest. Saturday morning was an early start to get ice, pack up the trailer and for Cathy to do a quick run around the market.

Three of us filled the front eat of the Troopy on the drive to Derby with the air-condioning struggling on the long slow rises with a heavy trailer behind. Again,we stopped to see the Prison Boab tree, the Derby jetty and the start of the Gibb River Road. Next time we pass that, it will be in the early hours of Sunday morning in the dark.

The afternoon at the Spini was spent with last minute bike maintenance. Sadly, David’s front wheel has buckled!! Hoping that someone will have a spare wheel sitting around and be willing to accept a few dollars for it. Otherwise, John may be doing a solo ride.