Day 17 – Yass to Canberra. This was a nice day, but the ride felt hard the whole way. Nice undulating countryside to the outskirts of Canberra, then four days resting and touristing in the capital. Day 18 – Canberra to Bungendore A light drizzle went on for most of the day. I dropped in …
Day 16 was a real mixed bag. Not many photos today due to the weather. There was about 30kms on quiet, mostly dirt roads through rolling hills of teletubby like farmland – just fantastic, and it’s these times that I’ll remember from this trip. Unfortunately, this was interspersed with a few sections on busy roads. …
Day 15 started with a morning rain induced sleep in. I only had 35kms or so to get to the town of Harden, so I took it easy.The ride itself was interesting. I turned off to visit the Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Garden. A couple of days ago, I visited the Japanese POW camp site …
Day 10 was from Narromine to Peak Hill. This wasn’t the most exciting day. It was an easy ride and there was no major rain expected. However, it was a little boring. The back road I took, went beside the newish railway line, so it was straight for long periods, and then the drizzle came …
Since last Thursday, lots has been happening. I made it to Dubbo, then a group of us rode the Central West Cycle Trail and I’m now in Narromine. Day 4 started a little wet, but I was pleased to leave Yeoval and head towards Dubbo. It was a quiet ride with no towns in between, …
A wet start today leaving Orange, but the traffic and pressure of the Escort Way dissipated as soon as I turned off. The next section to Molong was quite wet and after arriving there, it took a few coffees to warm up. From there, the Banjo Patterson Way had sculptures in the fields or bikes …
Another nice day in the countryside, with not much to report. I’ll have a rest day in Orange and look around. These past 2 days have involved some time on busy roads. Hopefully, that’s all finished with now. I’m loving my new Koga World Traveller
Yesterday was a momentous day for me. After blathering on about a big bike tour for years, I finally started Chapter one. All that talk about it is now immaterial. I should have arranged for day 1 to be much easier though. Caught the train to Lithgow before getting underway very late at about 11:30. …
This is a bit of history that explains how I’ve come to a touring setup that resembles Frankenstein. It really goes to show a lot about the bike industry which is very similar to any trendy sales industry like mobile phones and other gadgets. But back to the bike … When I decided to get …
Sunday April 30, 2017, 67 km (42 miles) – Total so far: 67 km (42 miles) The day started with our now traditional coffee at my local coffee shop, Maggios in Cammeray. It’s on the way through for Greg, and it’s a nice way to start the day. Although … sitting in a coffee shop in …
