Blog 15 Days: 74-76 Dates: 23rd-26th August Wiluna to Cunyu Station Distance: 193km Total Distance 2023: 5017km Total Distance (2021 + 2023) : 6544km During my Great Australian Cycle Expedition in 2004, I stopped for a couple of day’s rest in Wiluna in between finishing riding the Gunbarrel Highway and starting the Canning Stock Route. […]
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On the trail of “A Glassy Goanna” – Part 1
Blog 14 Days: 70-72 Dates: 19th-21st August Leonora to Wiluna Distance: 310km Total Distance 2023: 4824km Total Distance (2021 + 2023): 6352km In Leonora I was ready for a rest day. It signified the end of the one section and the start of another. With a present-day population of around 1800, Leonora is one of […]
Tjuntjuntjara to Leonora via Plumridge Lakes Nature Resrve
Blog 13 Days: 63-69 Dates: 12th – 18th August Distance: 684km Total Distance 2023: 4514km Total Distance (2021 + 2023): 6042km Tracking map: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ From Tjuntjuntjara the aim was to reach Laverton and Leonora in the northern goldfields (Western Australia). The route taken isn’t a usual one for drivers and there were a lot of unknowns […]
Tjuntjuntjara and the Spinifex People
Blog 12 Days 61-62 Dates: 10th – 11th August Tjuntjuntjara Total Distance 2023: 3830km Total Distance 2021, 2023 – 5358km Tracking map: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ (access the tracking map for the 2021/23 journey) While organising this expedition I learned about the Spinifex people, or Anangu, whose homeland is in the Great Victoria Desert. These people were displaced […]
Anne Beadell Highway – Part II
Blog 11 Days 55-60 Dates: 4th – 9th August Vokes Hill Corner to Tjuntjuntjara Distance – 573km Total Distance 2023: 3830km Total Distance 2021, 2023 – 5358km Day 55 To Vokes Hill Corner 91.5km I seemed to recover pretty well from the overheating incident the day before. Stopping early, rehydrating and taking my usual salmon […]
Anne Beadell Highway – Part I
Blog 11 Days 51-54 Dates: 31st July – 3rd August Distance – 361km Total distance: 3257km Apologies for not having published a blog for 9 days – this expedition has been full on and exhausting, with a lot of highlights and tough times. Before I launch into writing about my journey across the Anne Beadell […]
William Creek to Dalhousie Springs and the Painted Desert
Blog 10 Days 43-47 Dates: 23rd – 28th July Distance – 401km Total Distance 2023: 2896km Total distance (2021/23) – 4424km On hearing the news that the delay was going to be extended for most likely another six days, while the correct vehicle part was being shipped from the USA, I decided to do an […]
Coober Pedy
Blog 9 Days 32-42 Dates:12th July – 22nd July The Breakaways – 10km (cycling) Total distance: 2496km On my original plan, Coober Pedy was meant to be a pit stop with a maximum of three days off to rest and prepare for the next stage. With the key support vehicle broken down and on its […]
The opal fields and the country in between – Part 2
Blog 8 Days 24-32 Dates: 5th June – 12th July Woomera to Coober Pedy: 575km Total distance: 2486km I divided this blog into two parts because it is bookended by visits to two renowned opal mining towns – but there was too much information for one blog entry. Day 28 68km The ride from Beresford […]
Opal fields and the country in between – Part 1
Blog 7 Days 24-31 Dates: 5th June – 11th July Woomera to Coober Pedy: 575km Total distance: 2486km In Woomera we had to make a decision about which route I should ride to Coober Pedy – continue straight up the busy Stuart Highway for another 365km or take my preferred, longer and more interesting route […]
