Day one was a simple intro back to biketouring with just 20kms to the station for a train trip to Brisbane. Caloundra threw in a steep hill, but lots of bike lanes on the way out, so all in all, it was a good start. Landsborough had a bakery coffee shop where I waited for …
Day 26 Colac Colac to Paddy’s River FlatsToday started with an easy run into Corryong for an early second breakfast (a toastie of course). Then I headed to the Murray and over the border to NSW. It was flat for a few minutes, but brother it was steep for the rest of the day. 5% …
Day 24 – Beechworth to Tallangatta There was a nice dirt road out of Beechworth (once I found it), downhill through nice forest. It joined up with the trail which took me most of the way to Yackandandah. There, I met a really nice couple who started asking questions. Turns out they were bike tourers, …
Day 23 – Bright to Beechworth Unfortunately, Peter’s 4WD needed some major repairs, so it was towed to Albury. The others arranged a lift home and I continued my trip. I thoroughly enjoyed the short time with the guys and I had to get used to carrying all of my gear again ! I still …
Day 21 – Eskdale to Anglers Rest This was a great day following the Mitta Mitta river up into the mountains and then the downhill and beautiful ride into Anglers Rest where we had the obligatory swim, meal and campfire. Today the climb was long and steady but through native forrest with some great views …
Day 19 – Holbrook to Jingellic This was the start of the ride with Dennis, Steve and Pete and the support vehicle (3 riding, 1 driving for 10km at a time) – Gee it’s a fantastic way to travel ! You get plenty of riding in each day, but there’s plenty of food and water …
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 …
