This is my chance to say a very big collective thanks to you all for your kind messages over the past few days. I’m sorry I haven’t blogged for a while, and I’m sorry I haven’t yet had time to reply to you individually – I’ve been exhausted in truth. It’s been quite busy what with [...]
Laci and I have fallen behind our vague schedule in the past few days. A combination of some stunning Queensland hospitality in towns like Longreach, Barcaldine and Tambo, unseasonal rains and illness have meant we now have a serious challenge on our hands if we want to reach The Gabba by the 24th November. There is no time [...]
It’s lunch time and I have covered 60 gruelling kilometres. Gruelling because of the wind. It is a south easterly, I’m heading south-east and every pedal wears me down. I just want to lie down and sleep, or at least escape the wind, but there is no shelter. At times I struggle along at 8 [...]