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
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 …
Saturday April 29, 2017 My intention is to head out of Sydney on a fairly regular basis for some camping and riding weekends. The first one was completed at the end of April, and I’ll try and document them here so others can make use of the information. By the same token, if any of …
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 …
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 …
