Arrived in Perth and had travelled 10,400 k’s. I had a few friend options for accommodation and the bike service booked in for the next day. The tyres had run well, with a few thousand left on them but the time to change them was now. The guys at Dale Britton Motorcycles, Victoria Park, including Dale himself, looked after me while I waited around, and returned a very clean, serviced with tyres Aprilia. I was ready for the crossing back to the east. With the weather turning to winter, I also sent my big bag of camping gear home.