A gloved fist waved above my head in a helicopter fashion was sufficient to ward off today’s early morning magpie […]
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Bowen to Ayr 115 kilometres
Camping in the Bowen Caravan Park last night, the tropical green stinging ants took a particular liking to Therese. The […]
Mackay to Proserpine 125 kilometres.
As the author Somerset Maugham said, “It was that time of the day when the fishermen who know the fish […]
Wallaroo to Port Wakefield
Wallaroo is an unreconstructed seaside port. It’s certainly not gentrified. Some roadwork is being done but the roads around town […]
Cowell to Wallaroo
Lately, I have been feeling the cold more than I might normally. Perhaps it’s a consequence of getting older. As […]
Cowling in Cowell
Cool crisp and clear with light winds, I thought once it warms up a little it would be perfect for […]
Elliston
Sure they were just clearing coastal showers, but you still get wet. I packed up as quick as I could, […]
Streaky Bay to Port Kenny
Fingers and Nose -Todger and Toes: It’s the extremities that suffer most in the cold. Minus 1 on the beach at […]
Ceduna to Streaky Bay
112 kilometers today. Sub zero, icy, freezing, chilly, take your pick, whatever adjective you want to use, it was very […]
Fear in the night then along comes Hero!
I had been warned about the road between Nullarbor Roadhouse and Nundroo Roadhouse. In particular the area around Yalata, where […]
Cycle Touring Australia and Beyond 