Wednesday March 29, 2023: Out into the pre-dawn Kimba morning at 4:52am. Blustery Conditions. I then pedaled directly past the Big Galah apparently (according to Strava), but regrettably I completely missed it. That'd be two Big Misses of two Big Things (The Big Farmer and The...
Thursday March 29, 2023: Out onto the main drag of Laura just before 7am. The Coco Laura Cafe had literally just opened its doors so I popped in for coffee, Coke and pastries. It would have been rude not to. Unfortunately the pies were still...
Friday March 30, 2023: Out into a light drizzle at 5:13am, a little dazed and confused. So much so that I started riding in the wrong direction, literally the same way I had come into town the previous evening. I was on the route line...
Saturday April 1, 2023: It was a tough old departure from the substantial comforts and conveniences of the Bridgeport Hotel, Murray Bridge. I was sure to relieve my room of all its Nespresso capsules and Scotch Fingers, before reluctantly closing the door behind me. Back at...
Sunday April 2, 2023: Out of my hotel room at 4:30am (which was really 5:30am as clocks had gone back an hour overnight due to the end of Daylight Savings time) and straight next door to to the 24hr OTR Servo for a breakfast of...
Monday April 3, 2023: The chilly mornings in the south east of Australia were bamboozling me. 20 years living in the Northern Hemisphere has completely buggered my warm weather sense of direction Down Under. Like a Canada Goose I am now conditioned to believe that...
Tuesday April 4, 2023: Rest - check. Resupply - check. Out early doors - sort of. I'd planned earlier but t'was yet another case of faff'tus interruptus. 4:16am will just have to do. One thing was certain though, I had a real fire in the belly...
Wednesday April 5, 2023: I was up at around 8am...
Thursday April 6, 2023: Out of my cabin at 7:54am interested to see my surrounds, as it had been pitch dark when I had arrived last night. When traversing the rough double track back to the bitumen I marveled at the fact that I didn't...
Friday April 7, 2023: Out into the crisp, ominous (in terms of the dark rain clouds) Bairnsdale morning at 6:59am. I was immediately struck by the traffic which was busier than what I would have expected for pre 8am on a Friday morning, even for a...