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 ]
