Blog posts of travels in the Oceania region. This includes Australia, New Zealand, and other countries grouped in the Oceania region.
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 16th March, 2022 Shepparton (12:58) V/line 2:41 Southern Cross (15:39) Unknown All stops I woke up not feeling any more confident than I did yesterday. Added to that, it was pouring down with rain. I waited as long as possible for the rain to stop, but it...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 15th March, 2022 Corowa, NSW (08:12) 128.21 km 20.6 km/h Shepparton, Victoria (16:38) 6:13:57 573.4 km* John and I left just after 08:00 and we cycled the first 25 km together. The road was nice and flat, with a bit of a tailwind. This made the riding so...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 14th March, 2022 Albury (10:17) 59.23 km 20 km/h Corowa (14:07) 2:58:07 445.19 km* Today, it’s back on the road! But, first, I had some laundry to do – almost a week’s worth! So, I stopped by the local laundromat. I didn’t wish to...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 13th March, 2022 Albury 0 km 385.96 km* Today was always going to be a rest day, which I’d originally planned to spend at Ariah Park. I was then to proceed cycling on to possibly Lockhart (which would have made it a very long day) tomorrow. Instead, I...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 12th March, 2022 Beckom 13.9 km* Unknown Ariah Park Unknown 385.96 km* Today was the last day of Pedal Cure 4 MND. Despite the previous day’s reservations, I promised myself that I’d do at least the last 13 kilometres into Ariah Park. The 13 km...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 11th March, 2022 Griffith 0 km 372.06 km Today, I decided I wasn’t going to get on the bike. The last several day’s frustrations had finally got to me. I also had an internal debate as to whether I could even carry on after the end of the week. I...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 10th March, 2022 Wagga Wagga (07:20) 61.89 km 20.2 km/h Ganmain (10:37) 3:04:00 372.06 km Today will be a moment of truth – will my bike hold up all day? Or will a flat tyre let me down again? I guess time will tell! 🙂After waking up this morning...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 9th March, 2022 Albury (06:46) 56.73 km 19.3 km/h Morven (10:10) 2:56:00 310.17 km This morning was a very early start. We had to reach Wagga Wagga by a certain time, as we were all going to be escorted by the NSW Police for the last several kilometres. So...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 8th March, 2022 Albury 0 km 253.44 km Today was going to be an easy day for me. Not necessarily by choice, either. I didn’t really want to ride my bike until I knew what the source was for these constant punctures. But at least the day started well...
Cycle Against the Beast – 2022 7th March, 2022 Lockhart (07:08) 33.39 km 18.7 km/h Urana (09:10) 1:47:19 253.44 km I was up before dawn. Before breakfast, I checked the tyre and it was not flat. Good to go! I had been reunited with Hannah, my cycling buddy from the last Pedal Cure ride...