The moisture in the ground was keeping the sand together and what would normally be fairly loose trails were now a lot faster. :woohoo: A lot of sections were old disused fire trial which had grown back into wide singles. It meant you could move outside the rider in front of you to get good visibility and then tuck back in as it tightened up.
This footage gives you a feel for the sandy twin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u36xfFbRHM
We covered a lot of ground on this terrain and the four of us were staying tight. By now Nige was starting to get his Mojo back and he was on the gas. I was super keen to ride with Mark as we are longtime friends and have done a lot of cool stuff together but we have never ridden dirt bikes together. He works for Westpac rescue choppers and only recently moved back from Cairns. He was meant to ride at my backyard bash last week but he stripped a bolt on a oil change the night before. We more than made up for it today and I look forward to plenty more Nth Coast goodness with him. Expect an intro on OBT soon. He is a top bloke.
On a rest break we heard some other riders coming up behind us and had a chat with a couple of Ballina boys. This stretch of bush is massive and in one way or another pretty well runs from Coffs to the Border Ranges. If you combined the trail knowledge of the local riders you could put together an epic through here.
My baby sitting window expired at midday so we kept the breaks short. i had gotten up at 5.30am to make it happen and even though it was only 10am it felt much later. Nickj checked his watch, consulted the boys on what we had time for, and we were off again.
To be continued
STM
