which was flowing in abundance . The road passes through the old town of Dalmorton with a few dotted old buildings , a throw back to the gold rush era when the area was populated with approximately 5,000 people and boasted some 13 pubs . Unfortunately , none of these remain , so a nice cold tasty beverage would have to wait until I got into camp later that day .
Dalmorton is now mostly known for its hand carved tunnel along the route with many a photo being taken at this spot . Suddenly an unexpected downpour made for some interesting riding on wet , slippery , muddy terrain but it was a welcomed event as it cooled me down just nicely .
Forgetting that New South Wales has daylight savings saw me arrive late in to camp . I quickly set up , grabbed a drink , quickly checked out the river near by , made dinner and was ready to hit the hay .
The next day was another long ride but boy oh boy was it a fun ride . I took the Armidale Road through to Waterfall Way that runs between Grafton and Armidale . This was one of the best twisty sections of road I have ridden . For kilometre after kilometre the road flowed , curved , undulated , and traversed across some amazing landscapes . It was ripe for bringing out the inner Mick Doohan in any rider . That ' s what I love the most about adventure riding , one day you can tackle beautiful dirt roads and get off the beaten track and then the next you can enjoy the tight , winding , twisty roads . No roads , trails , and tracks are off limits with adventure riding .
From Waterfall Way I continued my journey down to Thunderbolts Way where the magical landscape and scenery continued . From mountain lookouts , the road snaked its way down through lush fields and passed riverside campgrounds with plenty of holiday makers frolicking in the flowing streams soaking up every
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