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Day 8 - Cadney Homestead to Coober Pedy 120kms
Day 8 - Cadney Homestead 80kms towards Coober Pedy & then 40kms back in the wrong direction - Night ride w highest wind speed to date. So unfortunately I'm going to have to skip the next part of the journey, as I've started to become unwell again. The five things that helped me recover from my cond...
Day 6-7 bush camp to Cadney Homestead 63kms
Day 6 - Bush camp to Marla and on to another bush camp 80km. Had another good run and got the 55km to Marla in 2:20 minutes. It was about 40°c at peak so stayed around the pool until four and then did 25km and found a great camping spot - the wind was howling again. Day 7 bush camp to Cadney Homeste...
Day 5-6 Kulgera NT to Marla SA 125kms
Day 5 - Kulgera to bush camp 126k ms. Another year, boundaries pushed another border crossed. Wind dropped to about 20-25 kms which made a huge difference. Carried an extra 2lts of water and still did nearly double it managed on that horrible day 3 experience. To give you an idea of the difference t...
Day 4 - Rest day Kulgera Pub
Great food, friendly staff and owners, affordable budget accommodation and a cool pool! 😎 Next leg is around 190km so Will be out of mobile reception range for the next two days or so.
Day 3 - Erldunda to Kulgera 73kms
Day 3 - Erldunda to Kulgera 73kms. 35km SW headwind up 35+°c! Carrying close to 20 litres of water. So weight about 60kg or 140kg w me into the wind. Nearly broke my mind, saved by 4 hrs of Pink Floyd Colin Turner (Shine On was the highlight) - was ready to quit when I got off the bike at the Kulger...
Day 2 - Stuart Wells to Erldunda 110kms
Day 2 - Stuart Wells to Erldunda. 110km w 20-30km headwind from start to finish and gradually increasing incline after halfway. Bike, gear and extra water 60kg. It that was tough! 9-730pm. Got in an hour after dark, so glad I have great lights and was able to get right off the road for road trains....
Day 1 - Alice to Stuart Well 93kms
Day 1 - Alice to Stuart Wells. 93km (not quite a century or 100kms but tomorrow's leg is just over 100km) mild to heavy headwind and 29 -33°c. I can totally understand why people like to do these trips w assistance vehicles and in groups or pelatons where you can swap riding up front and shield othe...
SYD -Alice Springs
SYDNEY - ALICE SPRINGS A lot of preparation goes into a trip like the one I have planned and start today. Now I'm just sitting in the departure lounge enjoying one of the few decent coffees I'll have over the next few weeks, hoping I've trained enough and my health holds up on the road. Here are a f...
Bike and gear SYD -Alice Springs
SYDNEY - ALICE SPRINGS A lot of preparation goes into a trip like the one I have planned and start today. Now I'm just sitting in the departure lounge enjoying one of the few decent coffees I'll have over the next few weeks, hoping I've trained enough and my health holds up on the road. Here are a f...