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ride of large erosion mounds, mas-
sive hills and unpredictable twists
and turns. The views, when they ap-
pear, are unbelievably beautiful; jun-
gle, beach, reef and sky in one pictur-
esque glance. Once more, Roy and I
are going hammer and tong, pushing
the DR-Zs to their limits and beyond,
with me nearly overshooting every
second corner in the process. Near
the end of the track we hit a river
crossing with two other tour groups
struggling across. We wait for them to
move on before ducking down a hid-
den trail to a swimming hole known
only to Roy and the locals.
By lunchtime we are eating
Barramundi burgers at Daintree Vil-
lage. Sundown sees us sipping brews
beside the pool at the backpacker
paradise that is PK’s Jungle Village on
the coast at Cape Tribulation. This is
the only place on the planet where
two World Heritage Listed sites meet;
the greenest lowland rainforests and
the bluest fringing reefs of the Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park. The night
dissolves into a haze of bonfire-jump-
ing nutjobs, cowboy guitarists and in-
ebriated backpackers.
With so much behind us, the final
day provides our last opportunity to
twist the throttle. However, it is clear
from their expressions that some
blokes are ready to call it quits then
and there. Roy and Mark save some
sweet single track between Mossman
and Cairns for the last blast. With
a mix of relief and regret, we wind
down The Captain Cook Highway,
named after the first British naviga-
tor to reach Australia, this stretch is
primo motorcycling road with nu-
merous curves and switchbacks that
wind around the towering sea cliffs
with stellar views of the Great Barrier
Reef all the way back to Cairns.
These eight days with Roy, Mark,
Westy and the boys have been a hoot.
They’re part of an experience that
will stay with us all forever. Along
with the bull dust painted clown face,
there’s a smile on everyone. Achiev-
ing the ride together makes the gang
instant friends. It’s one of those rare
holiday experiences that will stay
prime in the memory banks, prob-
ably because so many interesting
things happen in the space of each
day. RK
Cape York is still one the world’s
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