That morning involved a very early start, around dawn, so as not to be noticed by locals camping out in their sports field sheds. After a quick breakfast in town (it seems food and petrol are about the only things…
Day 11 – The Flinders Ranges
Warning – lots of photos ahead! The day began with the end of the RM Williams Way, through gently rolling pasture land, with a distant promise of what was to come. There are dozens of these abandoned stone houses scattered across…
Day 10 – Escaping Adelaide
This morning was boring enough that I didn’t even turn the satellite tracker on – just running around Adelaide sorting out personal admin before pressing on. New rear tyre (the old one didn’t like all the extra weight I’m carrying!)…
Day 9 – The Adelaide Hills
A poor nights sleep (the result of country bogans using the campground to party on once the pub had closed) turned into a beautiful day as I headed back in to Adelaide. It was time to explore what made the…
Day 8 – Back on the mainland (eventually!)
Although it was an early night, it wasn’t a particularly early morning – I was slow to get going (which would bite me later). I decided to head back to the mainland today, probably getting the lunchtime ferry to Cape…
Day 7 – Kangaroo Island Part 1
The morning started on another boat – this time they strapped the bike down so I didn’t have to stay and hang on! Then once we landed in Penneshaw it was straight back into exploring. The roads were mostly straight,…
Day 6 – Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula
After a night in a pub sheltering from a storm that had blown in, I awoke the next morning to patchy clouds, but no rain fortunately. Straight onto the road, bound for Adelaide. Tailem Bend, a small town on the…
Day 5 – Grapes and Limestone
I was woken early at the campsite by a group of three wallabies grazing no more than 5 metres from where I slept. Once they’d had their fill and moved on, it was time to pack up and hit the…
Day 3 – South-Eastern Victoria
I woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise just outside Wilson’s Promontory. I then headed into the park. Initially I was a little disappointed, there wasn’t much scenery to speak of, just the usual scrubby bush hemming in the…
Day 2 – Mountains to the Sea
I’ve decided I’m going to be less verbose in this blog and just let the pictures do the talking. So this morning I left Cooma reasonably early, stopping briefly at a lookout to see the surrounding alpine farmland: Then rolled…