There was never any question about which direction the ride would be going. In Australia the months of March & April are very stable as far as wind is concerned. Large Highs establish themselves over Australia with a South/Easterly airflow as the norm. Please don't think that this will be constant as weather patterns can change very quickly.
The ride across the top from Cairns to Broome will have a consistent East to South Easterly wind patterns and will be of most assistance as we are heading in a westerly direction. Initially the ride from Broome to Perth will have a little help from the winds to Carnarvon. Once past there wind can be all over the place-so no guarantees there!!
The ride from Perth to Melbourne will certainly be cooler and what we are hoping for are Cold Fronts!!! These can blow in and provide great wind assistance from the South, the West and North Westerly direction.
Expect some Tropical rain around Charters Towers and showers south of Geraldton and showers across the Nullarbor. We may even completely dodge the rain- who knows!!!! The ride will be precipitation free from Cairns to Geraldton- just about guaranteed!!!!!
We have a weather machine on hand which gives all sorts of information including wind speed and direction. When possible we will provide internet forecasts for the area we are in which will be placed on the whiteboard and updated daily.
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