Our day off in Ravensbourne had done a lot to ease our weary bodies and aching bums but little to dampen the trepidation we felt about more hills and Easterly winds. We spent the day tinkering with our bikes and checking and rechecking the weather conditions and road profile for the next day’s ride to Munglinup, 80 kms away. We...
After spending a nice evening with new friends in Jerramungup, we hoped we were ready for the next leg of the journey to Ravensbourne. We obviously weren’t having much luck with the weather at the moment. We awoke to sunshine but the slight breeze that was present appeared to be coming from the East. If there was anything we’d learnt on this...
Our first 100km day After an extra weather enforced day in Albany we were itching to move on.At 6.30 the sun was out. At 7am it was raining again and when we pulled out at 8am it hadn’t really decided what it was going to do. An hour into the ride we were hailed on. Then the sun came out...
Tasting Palate at the Tangle Head Brewery – Albany It had been a nice break in Denmark. When we got up the sun was shining but a peek out of the kitchen window told another tale. From that vantage point you could see the next cold front moving towards us. We hurried our preparations and scooted out of town just...
Meadery on the way to Denmark After recuperating in Walpole we were ready to go. The skies looked threatening but the rain held off on out ride out of town. We stopped at the 24km mark to enjoy a coffee and sausage roll at the Bow Bridge roadhouse. Our timing was impeccable as the heavens opened up while we enjoyed...
Coalmine Beach, Walpole, Western Australia Before we even booked into our accommodation we fronted up to the Top Deck café for a hot coffee. The temptation was there for lunch but the prices soon put that little urge to rest. The meals looked enormous but the price tag for most dishes was in the $20 plus range and we couldn’t...
Information and Planning Lonely Planet What more can we say. We love this site. It is great for planning your trip, gathering your resources and keeping up to date on the road. The destination information is extensive. They have great stories on emerging hotspots, top 10’s and activity specific locations. We use the online destination information to investigate where we...
