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not change my mind. It can be rocky and rough. The food at the hotel is good with friendly service. On Rocky River road we encountered a grader (no not the same one) with a water truck who was intent in making sure the road was wet before we rode over it. Rocky River Road is not long about eighty kilometres but it does take about two hours to complete it. Lots tight turns with visibility for oncoming traffic not so good in places so you do need to take care. After fuel in Tenterfield we set out on Scrub Road aiming for Mount Spirabo Road. Early on we encountered not one but two No Through Road signs. We then decided to run back to the highway and head down to Deepwater arriving around 4pm. Rick Trenaman had ridden down to join us for the night so was good to catch up with him. The hotel is good with one of the beers on tap called “Grandad Brown” so that was a winner with one person. The rooms were good although electric blankets would have been welcomed. It was a mild night around 4 degrees, however there were a fair few heavy vehicles during the night but we all slept reasonably well.

There have been significant advances in technology from the airheads to the water cooled models. There have also been significant advances in bike covers over the same period!

The route for day two started with some new roads to the east of Deepwater (Ten MIle Road) that Howard had found. Once again we ran into a No Through Road sign.