by timshazz | Jan 14, 2014 | Cycling Across Australia
Views early morning on the Great Ocean Road After our big climb up Lavers Hill, a rest day in Apollo Bay was exactly what we needed, (the copious beverages were probably not) so the 6am wake-up call wasn’t all that welcome, but we wanted to miss the bulk of the...
by timshazz | Jan 13, 2014 | Cycling Across Australia
Ahhh, yes…the wonderful post-Xmas and New Year’s bulge. After almost 3 weeks off the bikes, getting stuck right into all the goodies of the festive season, we were feeling decidedly heavier, and cycling across Australia seemed like another world away. We finally...
by timshazz | Dec 30, 2013 | Cycling Across Australia
Heading into the Xmas period the pressure to be places and fit in with other people’s schedules started to mount. We’d made a promise to be home in Broken Hill for Xmas but really had no idea where we would be when the time came to abandon the bikes and find a way...
by timshazz | Dec 21, 2013 | Cycling Across Australia
What a difference a day makes. After an enforced rest day in Robe because of crazy high winds (in the wrong direction), we awoke to a gorgeous sunny day with fairly mild winds and perfect mid twenty temperatures. We had a fairly short cycling day planned to Beachport...
by timshazz | Dec 10, 2013 | Cycling Across Australia, Gear specifications
As well as our Bikes and Bike Bits, we’re carrying a lot of other things on this ride, most of which add to our comfort or provide convenient solutions to situations we experience along the way. (Click here to see what many of them are.) Here are our TOP TEN...
