Well done. Townsville to Newcastle is one hell of a ride, especially if you've been off a bike for a while - must be one hell of a good price to go that far for it!
Six months or so ago I did a 2500km run Bris to Syd and back via every mountain I could find over 6 days. I had a lot of fun, but I guess you'll be taking the straight line highways... take an mp3 player or something.
Matt
