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March to July 1997 From March to July I have ridden another 800kms from near Bundaberg Central Queensland down through Southern Queensland past Toowoomba and across the border into New South Wales. A Canadian/Swiss lady Eva Keller joined me for one week from the small town Mt Perry to Biggenden. We had a very adventurous week and she plans to join me again later this year. My father Kurt Schenk joined me for a week to Nanango which he enjoyed very much. It was the first time he had the chance to experience the ride with me after hearing about it for the last three years. A Swedish gentleman Staffan Ehrnstrom joied me for a month from Ravensbourne Queensland across the border to the town of Tenterfield in New South Wales. Photo 4: Staffan Ehrnstrom riding my horse Fonz and leading Gambit across the Condomine River to our camp.

WINTER BREAK

September to November 1997 After a break for the winter in Tenterfield I left back on the Trail at the beginning of September. Photo 5: Riding towards the Boonoo Boonoo River near Bald Rock National Park. Tom McVeigh from Brisbane was the first to come along for three days from Jenners Creek to McLeods Creek Hut in the beautiful Girard State Forest. Photo 6: Tom McVeigh riding Minnie across the Boonoo Boonoo River. Two days later Dianne Shefford a mother of four boys from Warburton VICTORIA took time out to join me. Dianne and I spent eight days riding to Glen Elgin near Glen Innes along Demon Creek, Billarimba Creek and the Rocky River and riding into Moogem State Forest and the Gibraltar Range National Park. Photo 7: Dianne beginning her ride on Minnie from the McLeods Creek Hut camp in the Girard State Forest - New South Wales. Twenty year old William (Billy) Parks from Los Angeles came along for a two week ride to Ebor through the splendid Guy Fawkes River National Park. We had a fabulous time riding and meeting lots of great people. (Billy if you see this could you please contact me about your photos as I don't have a contact address or number for you). Photo 8: Billy Parks from Los Angeles riding Fonz across the Guy Fawkes River. Photo 9: Billy on our ride up and along the awsome McDonalds Spur on our way to Ebor. After a two week break in Ebor my friend Daryl Weedon from England came with me also for two weeks along the Maclay River and the Kundarang Brook into Werrikimbe National Park. It was a beautiful ride with some gorgeous huts to camp in. Photo 10: Daryl at Youdales Hut in Werrikimbe National Park. From here I was joined for a week by Rick from near Bundaberg Queensland. We had a relaxing ride through the bush with lots of colourful wild flowers out at the time, ending up in Nowendoc for the summer, December 1997. Photo 11: Rick riding ahead as we leave Puppy Camp Creek. Photo 12: Riding Gambit on my arrival in Nowendoc, 15th November 1997.

Acknowledgments To all the wonderful people I have met - I am very grateful to you for your assistance and support. Thankyou again for your hospitality.

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