'Twas a beautiful day in Tasmania, much too good to waste indoors so I made the decision (somewhat belatedly) to head off over to the Gordon Dam in Tassie's South West Wilderness region.....
This is one of my favourite spots in Tasmania and I was looking forward to seeing the stunning scenery again...this time though I would see things a little differently as I was making the trip on a motorcycle (scooter) instead of a car....
I was a little apprehensive about taking the scoot as I had only ridden it once and that was only around town so I was unsure how it would perform out on the open road and through the twisty curves that I would encounter.
As it turned out I needn't have worried as the 400cc single cylinder engine had plenty of power, more than enough to haul my carcass at illegal speeds if I so chose.
Not having any idea of the range I could expect from a tank of fuel (and not even knowing the tank capacity) I decided to take a 5 litre plastic drum of fuel as backup. This fitted easily in the HUGE storage compartment under the seat, along with a jumper and a couple of bottles of drink and a few other bits and pieces.
Out on the highway the scoot sipped fuel, the trip computer showing 32km/l.....
This gradually dropped during my trip and ended up showing around 29km/l by the time I arrived home....still quite impressive considering the hills and bends I negotiated.
I made a brief stop at Maydena (which is the last town with fuel).
This was just to top up the tank...total cost, a whole $4.. lol.
The trip was uneventful and other vehicles were few and far between......
All too soon it was time to make tracks back home as I was determined not to be caught out after dark with the local wildlife......
All in all I covered around 360 kilometres and thankfully the spare fuel wasn't needed..... :goodjob:
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My transport for the day...
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Pitstop time...
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(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/Mountain2.jpg)
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Lake Pedder...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/LakePedder1.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/Rocks.jpg)
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Power Station...Most of it is underground.
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Gordon Dam...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/DamWall2.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/DamWall4.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/DamWall3.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/Mountain3.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/Mountain4.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Dam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Dam)
http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/gordon-pedder (http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/gordon-pedder)