Posted in The Trip on Jun 24th, 2006
We finally reached the south coast at Port Augusta, from where we opted to climb the Horrocks Pass into the Clare Valley, heading south towards Adelaide via a slightly longer but more picturesque route. The green lush vineyard landscape and the pretty little villages of the Clare Valley was such a welcome change after the [...]
Posted in The Trip on Jun 20th, 2006
With the break in Alice over, we got back on the bikes to cycle the rest of the outback. We were now in the midst of the desert proper - miles of nothing all around, no trees or bush to stop the howling 20-30 knot wind in our faces…
It was the hardest cycling of [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 29th, 2006
In Alice we took a week off to visit Uluru (Ayers’ Rock) and the nearby Olgas (Kata Tjuta) and Kings Canyon.
No trip to Australia would be complete without a visit to ‘The Rock’. It was too much of a detour on the bikes so we opted to hire a car and have a little [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 24th, 2006
Once back on the road after our semi-disaster, we wasted no time and headed straight south to Alice Springs. The weather was still hot and we had to be very careful with our water. A big tip for would be outback-cyclists is to carry a sign saying ‘Need Water’ and wave it at passing caravans [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 13th, 2006
Waving Sedef off, Nic was left all alone, thinking he would probably have a rather boring few days and finish his 800 page book by the time she got back! As well as all the food… He hoped his boyish English charm would work with the caravaners to acquire some supplies!
Expecting to forage for food [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 13th, 2006
Early the next morning Sedef set off with Lucy and Keiran (and Nic’s Condor) for Katherine, leaving Nic to his own devices with only two pot noodles and a mouldy apple (it was obvious what would be eaten last - the pot noodles :p).
We arrived at the bike shop in Katherine early afternoon. Nigel at [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 10th, 2006
Just before Elliot, we were happily cycling along, minding our own business, with only 20km left to go before stopping for the day. We whizzed down a hill past a nice rest area, with a lot of caravaners waving and watching, when disaster struck. Nic’s derauilleur (rear gear system) got caught in his spokes and [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 10th, 2006
… and the southeast wind blowing straight in our faces! As soon as we left Katherine the seasonal wind began to pick up. We had some tough cycling days, covering up to 120km per day. The terrain was flat, the roads were somewhat rough but OK, and the traffic going south was fairly light - [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 7th, 2006
If you are old (or sad) enough to remember Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, then you’ll remember how he always helped some poor soul in the outback (much like Lassie). Well, we made good friends with Skippy and his mates - and can tell you that they taste great! :p A great source of protein, and [...]
Posted in The Trip on May 4th, 2006
350km south of Darwin, we arrived at Katherine, our first major town in the outback. It is a sleepy laid back place, with a large aboriginal population, a few shops selling didgeridoos and aboriginal art and curios, a big Woolworths (more like a Tesco here), and a good bikeshop!! Sedef suffering from a cold, we [...]
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