Australian greetings
Twenty one countries by bicycle, twenty one nationalities where all people seem happy to greet us. On a loaded touring bike the vast majority of people lose their road rage and antagonism towards the bicycle. We receive waves, gentle toots of horns, ( though they don’t sound so gentle, the …
A long time coming
“Nullarbor”…”you must be careful”….”crazy”….”how will you carry water?” “Isolation”, “Road trains” references to Wolf Creek and our worst nightmares. 1215km, a distance similar as that of John O’groats to Lands End, ( the length of the UK) the Eyre Highway, across the Nullarbor Plain is an iconic route crossing the …
Augusta and Grey Nomads
We sped towards the most south western point of Australia. National Park Rangers had warned us of approaching adverse weather and rather than bulk and tie down in another perfect wilderness campground we wanted to watch the approaching storm from where the 2 oceans meet. The wind howled….primarily from behind. …
Goon bags and glamping
Another day setting off from Walpole towards a cyclist only hut 55km further east along the Munda Biddi trail. We had slept the night by the inlet in the shelter of a gas BBQ picnic spot, happily dry packing up as the rain set in. The Munda Biddi is a …
Perth Western Australia
We are in Perth, Western Australia….an Australian, after 11 years absence I am in culture shock. As we slowly cycled border to border, country to country from London, more or less South East, the differences were gradual or when not gradual they were somewhat expected. To arrive at Perth International …
Off to great places
While I have been tardy and behind in updating the blog….Thanks to The Star newspaper in Malaysia….href=”http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2014/03/28/Wheely-good-fun-Two-women-cycle-across-the-world-on-bamboo-bikes/”>an update on Bamboo Odyssey
Merino wool clothing review….the essential cycle tourists’ yarn.
From conception we had about 3 1/2 years to plan for our bamboo cycle ride from London to Sydney. The UK was a perfect climate to try out clothing options that are light weight, warm and or cool with dramatically changing temperatures. Early on in my 10 years residency in …
Kinpun, Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, The Golden Rock.
Theme park with a difference, cycling into Kinpun the gateway to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda…. this was not the Myanmar we intimately sensed and experienced over the previous 5 days. We were soon to join many tourists, mostly from SE Asia and Myanmar, and many, many more pilgrims that were making …
Kawkareik to Kinpun
We were bemused and lost as we rolled into Kawkareik. Foreigners are not allowed to camp in Myanmar and instead must stay at foreigner licensed hotels or guest houses. As a cycle tourist this means ensuring there actually is legal accommodation within a day’s cycling distance. Unlike our previous months …