Cycling Australia Diaries

Alarm went off at 6:30am. Procrastination... departed town at 2:30pm. Disappointed that we left so late as there was good tail winds today. Cycled through on open expanse of rocky desert. Near the end of the day we came across our first patch of trees and amongst them we found a small waterhole and set up camp for the night.

Rose early and watched the sunrise while having breakfast. Had strong headwinds today so pushed on harder than usual and Dan started to suffer back problems as a result. Mid afternoon we came suddenly across a rare vegetated area and river system. Found a great camp site on Eyre's Creek under huge shady trees.

Watched sunrise this morning and started cycling early made a quick dash to Bedourie through strong head/cross winds. Arrived at 3pm, checked into the pub and had a relaxing arvo in the hot springs.

Procrastinated again today and didn't start cycling until 12:45pm. Today was the beginning of a series of tail wind days. We passed through gently undulating terrain with occasional rocky sections. Had 60km of sealed road!!! Took advantage of the winds and cycled to sunset stopping for the night at a dry creek bed.

Was up before dawn again, eager to cover the remaining 80km to Boulia. Had tail/cross winds and temperatures still up around 30c. Only stopped once today and it was only for 2 mins, enough time to change the GPS batteries. Rolled into town at lunchtime. Checked into pub. All shops were closed, so a wasted afternoon.