Day 78 & 79 - Newcastle
I rode into Newcastle and past the docks, carriages and carriages of coal rolled past and then came back empty, once a steel town, now a coal town, I hope it can transition again to something more sustainable.
It's industrial history is seen all over the city, old buildings scattered amongst the new.
I met up with a friend I had met in Darwin just before I had set off on my test trip. It was to see them again on the otherside of the country and towards the end of my journey. Eliza and Rob welcomed me into their home and we spent some time at the beach and had a swim in the surf.
Rob helped me with a much needed service of my bike and it was riding like new.