Gusty winds began to batter our little van as we turned from the Nullarbor south on the Ayer Peninsula. Our plans to find a bush camp near the Southern Ocean were forgotten as the gusts increased to gale force, according …
Category Archives: 2016 Australia
Sixteen years ago we rode our tandem, Zippy, pulling a B.O.B. trailer, right-the-way-’round Australia, around 19,000 kilometers. By the time we reached Perth and beyond in Western Australia, we had perfected our outback riding and bush camping technique and …
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Our first reason for coming to Australia was to bicycle The Great Central road, Australia’s longest. At over 1000 miles of outback Australia with up to five days of riding between minimal services, it was right up our alley: requiring …
September 16, Laverton, WA: Finished The Great Central Road (and some add on) 1834 kilometers, something over 1,000 miles, not sure how much, most of it sand and rock. Twenty-three wonderful bush camps. We’re knackered, Don’t let this first section …