The day #26 was to see us riding some 650 kms from Auski Roadhouse to Commercial Hotel in Meekatharra, which is a small town in Western Australia. It is a former ‘gold rush’ town that meant a lot of people moved there in a very short amount of time at one point in time in search of gold. As of date there are only 812 people living over there.
This entire region is rich with natural resources and is a major mining area in Western Australia. So, you will find a lot of heavy earth moving vehicles/equipment on the road. We found one such monster truck, which was truly humungous in size. And it wasn’t even the biggest of all. The bikes felt like 1:32 scale models in front of this truck. The truck is retired from the service and is parked by the side of the road as a tourist attraction.
Our stay in Meekatharra was in The Commercial Hotel, which is a historical hotel that was established between 1907-1915. The Commercial Hotel has a bar, which is located right on the main road passing through the town and is the favorite hangout place for locals. As in rest of Australia, everything closes pretty early, but the hotel guys kept our dinner ready even though we were pretty late to check in. The hotel itself was nice and comfy. The rooms were fitted with all the basic necessities like AC, TV, & fridge. The bikes were parked safely right in front of our room.
The next morning, day #27 of the road, was going to be 760 kms long and we would reach Perth, one of the most isolated cities in the world. There were a lot of things that we were looking forward to finish in Perth, including bike service and getting the drone back. And it would also be the city where we would be taking the longest break from riding. The day was long and there isn’t much of a story from the day except meeting a bunch of people in the morning in Meekatharra who were shooting a commercial for Casio watches and had some of the finest film making equipment that you think of, including the R.E.D. cameras. They were also shooting with Sony Alpha 7 cameras and that remained the center of our discussions most of the time.
