It is an early November morning in Alice Springs airport. A day that will be the longest day on this little cycling trip of mine. Eventually I will be crossing the dateline out there in the Pacific Ocean. It is also the end of my time in Australia. I ended up staying wayyy longer than [ Read More ]
It was with very mixed feelings I was saying goodbye to the people at the cattle station and drove towards Alice Springs. The Australian outback will always have a special place in my heart, but at the same time I was feeling very excited about going to South America. Normally one of the coworkers would [ Read More ]
To my own surprise I found myself back on the cattle station in the Northern Territory – for a 3rd time. This place certainly attracts me. I think it is because everything is a bit out of the ordinary out here. I thought I would bring my camera along for a day of work and [ Read More ]
I loved working on the cattle station, but after 4 months in the outback a change in landscape was very welcome. In Alice Springs you are far far away from the ocean, so a holiday in Sydney and Cairns sounded just about right. Arriving in Sydney harbour by ferry it was strange to see skyscrapers, [ Read More ]
With another 6 months left on my working holiday visa in Australia I thought I might as well return and make a few more bucks for the bank account before going to South America. I returned to the same cattle station in the Northern Territory where I had worked the year before. Here is a [ Read More ]
To say that I was well looked after in Sydney would be an understatement. My friend Vanessa had thought of anything I would possibly need and prepared it before I arrived. A bike box for my flight to New Zealand, bus tickets to go around the city, extra keys for the apartment, and a fridge [ Read More ]
Distance: 127.33 km Ridetime: 6:09:35 Average: 20.7 km/h Max speed: 56.3 km/h Total distance: 18064 km For a long time Sydney was the final destination of the trip. Now that I have included a 2nd stage starting in South America I guess I’m only half way, but arriving in Sydney was still something to celebrate! [ Read More ]
Distance: 122.73 km Ridetime: 6:21:58 Average: 19.3 km/h Max speed: 45.2 km/h Total distance: 17937 km My tires usually last between 3500 and 4000 km. It is now 3700 km since I left Alice Springs , and I’m starting to pay the price: Two flat tires today. I will need to look for new ones [ Read More ]
Distance: 147.26 km Ridetime: 7:25:08 Average: 19.8 km/h Max speed: 52.8 km/h Total distance: 17814 km In the morning I woke up the the sound of waves and not rain on my tent. After a few hours of cyclingthe sun was even shining again – the way I’m used to in Australia. I was happy that [ Read More ]
Distance: 89.35 km Ridetime: 4:39:52 Average: 19.2 km/h Max speed: 41.6 km/h Total distance: 17667 km In the night it had started to rain, and to my surprise it continued throughout the whole day. I can’t remember when I last time cycled in rain all day. Not in Australia for sure. In SE Asia I would often [ Read More ]
