Keen to get my rear tyre replaced, I scarpered early from Mission Beach.
I was half expecting to stay 2 nights in Townsville. Halfway there I’d stopped for a coffee and noticed some emails returned from some bike shops. One didn’t have the tyre I wanted, and the other wasn’t prepared to touch the bike with the towbar on it (something about liability). I had another look at the tyre and decided screw it – it can wait – I hadn’t quite reached the wear bars so I should be OK for a while.
Since I’d left Mission Beach quite early, my arrival in Townsville was also early. I checked myself into the park and immediately started calling around. The local Honda shop in Rockhampton (720+ km away) had my tyre of choice and were OK to change it. So, I figured that’ll do. I’ll keep monitoring my tyre’s wear, but that should do nicely.
I jumped back on the bike (without the trailer) and had a bit of a tour around. I must say, Townsville is a pretty nice place. It’s clean, modern, and has pretty much everything you’ll ever need. It’s just too friggin’ hot for me.
I also checked out a few camera shops while I was there just to see if they had that USB cable I’d forgotten. No chance. I’ll get Ellie to post it to Wooli for me as I definitely want it for Tassie.