22/7 Another frosty start. Cycling out of Canberra is straightforward but boring. Had a mid morning mechanical when a rogue bungee wrote off Jacks front breaks. We found a good camping spot, toasted some marshmallows and cooked dinner on the fire, hoping for a more interesting ride tomorrow. 28/7 Bit of a slow start with … Continue reading Canberra – Sydney 205 miles →

Great spot to wake up in. The views of the valley were amazing and blasted the sound of music soundtrack as we had breakfast. Was a bit of a chilly night and the tent turned into a literal ice cube. Day started off sunny and the fog came in as we climbed. Had a squeaky … Continue reading Wee Jasper – Canberra 57 miles →

16/7 Set off into thick fog and unfortunately couldn't find a coffee at our morning stop. Luckily we had a cake and ate it in an information booth. It was a day of rolling hills, the biggest took about 40 mins to go up and less than 10 to go back down. In the afternoon … Continue reading Mitta Mitta – Wee Jasper 210 miles →

13/7 Another wet and windy night, so great to be indoors with our warm showers hosts. The cycling today was flat with a strong tail wind but otherwise damp and uneventful. Finished the day in the dark but found a great campsite and were the only ones there so made ourselves fully at home, avoiding … Continue reading Norjee – Mitta Mitta 130 miles →

We left Melborne this morning. Good we ended up staying because there was a massive storm last night and we’ve seen a few trees down today so not camping weather. There is decent cycle paths pretty much all the way out of the city. Unfortunately as we entered the hills the weather got a worse … Continue reading Melborne – Noojee 68 miles →

5/7 Woke up to wet tents so had a couple of cups of coffee and sent he drone up in the hope that they would dry a bit in the meantime. Did the first major stint of the Great Ocean Road and it's large! Surprisingly we haven’t been by the ocean much at all but … Continue reading Princetown – Melborne 180 miles →

1/7 Had morning coffee in Kingston, which in classic Aussie style had a random enormous animal statue as you come into town. The wind was a bit hit and miss as we set off but made a good pace and before lunch we saw a heard of camels! Can’t confirm if they were on a … Continue reading Tilley Swamp – Princetown 289 miles →

29/6 Today felt like three days in one. We left the hostel in the drizzle and headed towards the Adalade hills. Luckily they were shrouded in cloud/fog so we couldn’t see that they're actually pretty sizeable. The climb was long but with fresh legs and low visibility (meaning you can't see how long to go) … Continue reading Adelaide – Tilley Swamp 160 miles →

27/6 We left Claire at about 8 feeling fresh and ready to hit Adelaide for a rest day. Had a strong tail wind and finished the 83 mile day by half 3. The first few miles were on a sunny, decent surfaced cycle path (rasin reisling or something), and smashed it to our morning coffee … Continue reading Claire – Adelaide 83 miles →

The day didn’t start off well. We both woke up in the night and had to pee which normally wouldn’t be an issue, but when you have to get out of your tent and a unzipping it makes a cascade of ice from the outer fall inside it's a bit of a miserable experience. Next … Continue reading Wirrabara – Clare 65 miles →

24/6 Two very different days! They start with a super cold morning, with frozen porridge water and a slow start to a long day.. We did find a good spot for a morning snack with chairs with backs that we haven't seen for a while so timelapsed it! Eventually made it to the mythical town … Continue reading Kimba -Wirrabara 120 miles →

23/6 It was another cold morning but the field we camped by looked amazing in the sunrise. It was a bit of an effort to get up and going because it's nippy the legs are shagged but have a rest day in Adelaide in just under a week. Did a load of climbing today and … Continue reading Koongawa – Kimba 71 miles →

21/6 We had our first lie in in Australia! It was only until 7 but made all the difference. Followed it up with eggs for breakfast in front of the news and felt like kings! We milked that place for everything it was worth. All clothes were washed, tents were dried, loo roll was pilfered … Continue reading Ceduna – Koongawa 155 miles →

19/6/19 The morning ride was great, nothing much eventful happened but had big rolling hills, sunshine and strong snack game. We got to Nundroo roadhouse after lunch and it's super weird.. The taps produced salt water, the plugs didn't work, a pack of Doritos was $6 and half of the building was derelict so a … Continue reading Head of the Bight – Ceduna 169 miles →

17/6 We saw the sea for the first time, hit 1000 miles, crossed another time zone and crossed the WA/SA boarder all in the space of a couple of miles so ticked a few boxes today. But apart from the excitements in terms of mile stones, the cycling has been drizzly and pretty dull. We’ve … Continue reading Madura Pass – Head of the Bight 161 miles →

15/5 We've been seeing all the kangaroos! We saw the first one right after leaving camp at Caiguna the day before yesterday, and over the next 70 or so miles they were all over the shop. I measured a troop hopping along and they were cruising at 22mph! Later we hit our first time zone … Continue reading Caiguna – Madura pass 191 miles →

All sorts have been going on since Norseman. We saw our first camel and he was not only alive but super friendly. His name was squitzy and he lived on a farm so not entirely wild but I’m counting it. There were also a couple of kangaroos hopping about. The beginning of the Nullabor was … Continue reading Norseman – Caiguna 291 miles →

Had some incredible sunny cycling yesterday morning! Amazing road with the wind behind us and snacks for days! Then lunch behind a pile of gravel and a v hilly afternoon that came a bit by surprise. Our campsite wasn’t in a bush which made for a nice change.. This morning we saw an Emu!!!!!!! Unfortunately … Continue reading Coolgardie – Norseman 102 miles →

Shops are now significantly few and far between and a couple of days of food and water weigh about as much as the bike.. We spent last night camping in some pretty dense bush with warning signs of wild dogs and traps making a night time pee a bit of a nerve racking ordeal. Had … Continue reading Southern Cross – Coolgardie 116 miles →

Two nights ago there was a savage storm. V windy and sideways rain all night so didn't manage to get off until 11. Started off on dirt roads then hit the tarmac and made good progress but the pretty wet for the last ten miles and I broke my flag pole 😦 Packed away wet … Continue reading Gwambygene – Southern Cross 175 miles →

Well today had its ups and downs. 2,559 ft of ups (just over a tenth of Everest) and a savage cross wind during the downs. We started the day with a ceremonious tyre dip into the Indian Ocean (or a tributary on route in Perth) then set off. Unfortunately the only road out of the … Continue reading Perth – Gwambygine, 70 miles →

Perth is a pretty quiet city. From our plane touching down we were through customs and in a taxi to our hostel with in about 40 mins. The only real point to note from the flight was that the urinals in Hong Kong are really low to the ground! The bikes made it in one … Continue reading Perth →

After months of planning and preparation we are finally off to the airport. Fingers crossed the bikes make it intact and the Australians are happy with the cleanliness.. Rumour has it that a bit of mud on the tyres can rack up a $150 cleaning bill on arrival or being made to buy new ones. … Continue reading Day of departure! →