The second day we were onwards to the Gibb River Rd.
It was built as an access road for the cattle stations in the Kimberley and runs pretty much from Derby to Wyndham.
This was the first decent stretch of gravel road for the trip (other than the 130km I did around Karajini on the 250cc cruiser) and would be a test for the new bike and my off road abilities.
We visited tunnel creek and walked under a mountain through a tunnel carved by a creek to see some rock art.
Then we went to Windjana gorge to play tag with a freshwater crocodile on the beach, he wasn't as enthusiastic about the game as us. There were hundreds of cockatoos in the trees along the gorge and as we turned to leave we saw that there were many freshies in the water, including our new friend.
From here we finally turned onto the Gibb River Rd, after only 500m on the Gibb we found a snack store and celebrated by having an ice cream.
The next day we headed in to Bell Gorge for a hike and a look. The track in had 3 creek crossings, so 6 for the day. The first was the deepest and I was reassured of the bikes abilities when the crossing turned out to be a piece of cake, albeit a cake with wet feet. Not because I had to put my feet down but even with them on the foot pegs the water was above my boots (~45 - 50cm deep). Bell creek was a good hike and a nice swim. We startled a few people by jumping off the rocks about 5m above the water.
In ice cream at Inimitji (a food and diesel stop) and then the first occasion where the distance between fuel stops (that sell petrol) and the range of the motorbike fell in favour of distance. I had done well getting 325km on a 13 litre tank (25km/l). 
So a top up was called for to get me through to Mt Barnett Roadhouse and then into Manning Gorge where we met up with Brock and Damon (former colleages of Rupert and Alja at Willie Creek) for the night.
So a top up was called for to get me through to Mt Barnett Roadhouse and then into Manning Gorge where we met up with Brock and Damon (former colleages of Rupert and Alja at Willie Creek) for the night.The next morning we hiked in to Manning gorge which took about 45min and again went for a swim and a few short walks off some high rocks. We then teamed up with Symon who we'd met the night before and returned to the campground via the gorge rather than the loop track, a couple of hours of swimming and rock scrambling and we were back.
From here we teamed up with Symon (who ended up sticking with us for about two and a half weeks all the way to Alice) as he was heading the same way and travelling solo, so we provided a bit of company and security in the event of anything going wrong.
That night we stayed on the banks of the Gibb River a few kms up the road to Kalumburu and then we were onto the eastern half of the Gibb River Rd which has more and larger river crossings, or so we expected. The Durack River crossing was barely a puddle but finally at the end of the day we reached the Pentecost River and finally a river crossing challenge was before us.
My concern was not the depth of the river or its width but rather the very slippery rocks underneath, so I took the precaution of walking the bike (under its own power) across the river instead of riding. We spent the night on the river bank with no sign of crocodiles.
I also met another guy (Martin) traversing the Gibb River Rd on two wheels, however his bike was broken, he'd lost his motor. Crazy Dutch!!!
From here it was onwards to ElQuestro but I'll make a new entry for that.
So I went and found some BIG rocks, now I just need to find that jar. 
