Saturday April 8, 2023: OK, the few hours in a hotel room resting and checking weather maps etc turned into an overnight stay at the Golden Age Hotel where a furious game of mental tennis played out in Room 23. Forehand: "get out there amongst it you...
Sunday April 9, 2023: Back on route at 7:21am. The overwhelming emotions were that of frustration and determination...
Monday April 10, 2023: Another late start, 7:40am. The competitive part of the event was gone, which for me is a massive fuel source for the will - that invisible, persistent hand on the back that pushes you forward through the constant fatigue and aching...
Tuesday April 11, 2023: It was an oh so toasty arrangement on the undercover, leeward side of the Cabramurra outbuilding. So much so that I only exited my cocoon away from home once in almost 12 hours to answer the call of nature. Speaking of...
Wednesday April 12, 2023: It was a more respectable departure time this morning, 6:04am. The Sydney Opera House and all that came with eventually getting there, was now "only" 524 kilometres away. The abstract was beginning to take a turn for the tangible. For obvious reasons...
Thursday April 13, 2023: I had a long chat with Melissa last night and together we had come up with a relatively firm plan / stage-managing of my arrival at the Opera House - all very Harry and Meghan I know but a necessary contrivance....
Friday April 14, 2023: Out of my Wollongong Hotel and on the road at 5:28am. All my gear was still soaking wet but I didn't bloody well care. I was only 135k's from the Opera House and from ticking off another line item on the...
Finally the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride. Finally an opportunity to get jiggy on a bicycle in my home country after an extended absence due to the Global Pandemic. Finally an opportunity to raise money for an Australian based charity but one that benefits the Global...
Before we talk about the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride we must first talk about the 2017 Indian Pacific Wheel Race. The Race The brains behind the race was Jesse Carlsson, co founder of Melbourne-based Curve Cycling, a manufacturer of specialist road, mixed surface and off road adventure...