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 …
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. …
