Friday January 13, 2017 A late start due to coffee and bacon and egg rolls, meant that the warmth of the day had begun too. A couple of kms west of Port Macquarie is the ferry that leaves you near the start of the Maria River Road. We had 20kms or so of corrugated and …
Day 5 to Hat Head (85km – 518 so far): Dirt roads and headwinds Read More »
Thursday January 12, 2017 We had a late-ish start to the day. The night was really warm and it was hard to sleep. I got a splinter in a finger a week ago and it’s been swollen and infected for the last few days. I saw the doc last night and he lanced it, squeezed …
Day 4 to Port Macquarie (123km – 433km so far): More than planned Read More »
Wednesday January 11, 2017 We got away early to avoid as much of the heat as possible, but it was still 30 degrees at 7am. Andy headed off to Dungog to get a train home. His ride would be very hot and hilly. Greg and I decided to stop at Forster due to the weather.We …
Day 3 to Forster (66km – 309km so far): Shorter but sharper Read More »
Tuesday January 10, 2017 I thought today would be the toughest day in terms of temperature and ferries. We caught 3 ferries in all, and timed our arrival into Port Stephens perfectly.The day started at 6:30am as the three of us followed Pete on his morning commute into Newcastle. He dropped us at the Stockton …
Day 2 to Bulahdelah (118km – 243km so far): Ferry day Read More »
Monday January 9, 2017 Well the day finally arrived and we headed off at 6:45am after a heart starter at Maggio’s cafe up the road. The plan was to get to Palm Beach in time for the 9am ferry to Ettalong. We had to first contend with tradie peak hour through Mosman and the Northern …
My bike is a 2010 Surly Cross-check frame (love it to bits) with a 105 5800 groupset and an 11-40 MTB rear cassette. That’s what I took to Tibet in September. The latest mod is a Wolftooth/Lindarets Roadlink which has improved the shifting and range (e.g. I can go big/big accidentally without destroying the derailleur). …
Introduction I’m riding from Sydney to Brisbane in the hottest and busiest time of the year with one of my old friends and riding buddies, Greg. We’ve both toured back in the 80s and been constant cyclists since then. I recently spent a few weeks cycling in Tibet, but this is the first self supported …
Yes, this was a supported tour, but that is the only way that you can legitimately ride in these parts. The tour company was a little disorganised, but the guides who rode with us, and the camp cooks were absolutely wonderful. We had 11 riders and it worked pretty well. At times we rode together …
