When I was first planning the trip I was reluctant to choose any destination at all. My philosophy was, and still is, that the road is the goal and the goal is the road. I did however soon find it handy to have a more down-to-earth answer ready when people asked “where are you going?”. [ Read More ]
When I left Katherine 10 days ago I had 50$ in my pocket. As I arrived in Alice Springs I surpringsingly still had 25$ left. God bless wild camping! A budget of 2.5$ per day makes Australia the cheapest cycling destination yet – even cheaper than India. And just as well, the 50$ was pretty [ Read More ]
Distance: 146.95 km Ridetime: 8:01:46 Average: 18.3 km/h Total distance: 14289 km Last night I stayed at a camp site and met a couple of German backpackers who are travelling around Australia in their wan. Like me they were also almost completely out of money – they did however share one of their last beers [ Read More ]
Distance: 142.62 km Ridetime: 07:07:27 Average: 20.2 km/h Total distance: 14142 km For the fist time in weeks I did experience something that would resemble a tail wind. It only lasted for half an hour, but even 20 km of smooth cruising certainly lifted the spirits. Soon the wind was back where it seems to [ Read More ]
Distance: 133.90 km Ridetime: 06:15:22 Average: 21.5 km/h Total distance: 14099 km Last night over the fire at the camp site I was stating, people asked if I was going to visit Devils Marbles. As usually I hadn’t looked in my guide book, and if my new friends hadn’t told me I might as well [ Read More ]
Distance: 113.21 km Ridetime: 06:07:54 Average: 18.5 km/h Total distance: 13966 km The super market in Tennant Creek is known among cyclists to be the only reasonable priced place to buy food for 1200 km between Katherine and Alice Springs. As soon as I arrived in town, I went there to fill up the bags. [ Read More ]
Distance: 116.35 km Ridetime: 06:37:03 Average: 17.5 km/h Total distance: 13853 km It is interesting what difference a day can make. While yesterday’s ride might have felt like meditation, there was not much left of that feeling today. The constant head wind and the long stretches of nothingness is starting to get to me. In [ Read More ]
Distance: 135.82 km Ridetime: 07:31:25 Average: 18.1 km/h Total distance: 13737 km Already during the night in my tent I could hear the winds picking up. At least I was mentally prepared for another day of fighting it. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } [ Read More ]
Distance: 126.48 km Ridetime: 06:20:17 Average: 20.0 km/h Total distance: 13602 km One of the joys of cycling is that you see the landscape change almost from day to day. So far there has been a thick bush vegetation on both sides of the road (which gets very boring to look at after a few [ Read More ]
Distance: 151.82 km Ridetime: 07:24:42 Average: 20.3 km/h Total distance: 13476 km Along Stuart Highway you will find rest areas every 70-80 km. Sometimes just a bench and some shadow. In the outback even a proper place to sit down feels like luxury. After a night of wild camping I was instantly offered a cup [ Read More ]
