Today’s ride had everything: brilliant sunshine, biting winds, stinging hail, torrential rain, rolling hills, beautiful beaches, an element of danger, […]
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Richmond to Triabunna
I fell asleep to the sounds of laughter coming from a happy bunch of British backpackers. I woke to the […]
Cold in Kempton
Clear skies resulted in a cold night. I was warm in my coffin like tent but I took a while […]
Beautiful Tasmania
As the Spirit of Tasmania pulled away from the pier I watched from the deck. There is something romantic and […]
Mission Beach to Cairns, Kuranda to Daintree Village.
For pure enjoyment and diversity, today was perhaps the best day cycling I have ever had. Sweeping vistas on the […]
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 […]
Elliston
Sure they were just clearing coastal showers, but you still get wet. I packed up as quick as I could, […]
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 