Interesting groups we've met on the trip to the Tip. These bike riders are two of 120 BMW bike riders who were on their way to the tip and back in 7 days. We met them on the bypass road where they were visiting Elliot Falls. I'd almost run one of them off the road as he tried to pass me on a very corrogated section. These guys fly at over 90 klms /hour and come out of your dust. They had had three riders injured the day before, two broken collar bones and a cut achilles tendon. I caught up with the guy I nearly bushed and appologised for my indiscretion.














How about this gentleman? Running from Hobart to the Tip in aid of Camp Quality. He's 67 years of age, doing an average of 57 klms/day. Was due at Bamaga on 28th. August, was running several days ahead of schedule. He is a world record holder for his age. His record is for the total klms travelled in 54 hours. He gets about 1500 klms out of a pair of running shoes. His wife was the support driver in their two wheel drive van.
This is the group of 9G Chamberlain tractors that were at Weipa as we passed through. They had been featured in local television news so you probably have heard of them. While there were 30 tractors for most of the trip, 16 of them were at the camp ground resting for a few days before they pushed on up to the Cape. Others in the group had to return home due to work commitments. They are assembled here on the beach in front of the caravan park waiting for a helicopter to vidoe them for their web site. Most are from West Australia where the Chamberlain tractor was designed and manufactured. Two of the group were from NSW.