Blog 20 Days: 101-102 Dates: 20th-21st September Denham Total Distance (2021 + 2023) : 8617km Between spending a couple of weeks in Western Australia with family and friends post-expedition and returning to life in Melbourne, it has taken a while to write the final blog – so here it is. I was introduced to Tidal […]
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Mount Augustus to Steep Point
Blog 19 Days: 94-100 Dates: 13th – 19th September Distance: 732km Total Distance 2023: 7089km Total Distance (2021 + 2023) : 8617km Tracking map by ZeroSixZero: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ My apologies for taking so long to publish the final two blogs – here’s the first one. Having just completed an intense week of cycling to cover the […]
Jigalong and the Rabbit Proof Fence (Part II)
Blog 17 Days: 80-84 Dates: 30th August – 3rd September Kumarina to Jigalong Distance: 388km Total Distance 2023: 5626km Total Distance (2021 + 2023) : 7154km Days 80, 81 220km (113km, 107km) From Kumarina Roadhouse it was 220km to Jigalong. I first took the Great Northern Highway heading north for 50km before turning off on […]
On the trail of “A Glassy Goanna” – Part II
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
