Dotswood Dash 2018
Five of us geared up on Sunday to do the ‘Dotswood Dash’ again. We were the same five who were misled into thinking the 230km ride was only 210km last […]
Category Archives: adventure cycling
Salsa Powderkeg prepares for more adventure
It has been over a year since we began riding the Salsa Powderkeg tandem and began talking about doing a big trip to make use of it’s wide tyre capacity, […]
Townsville – Ravenswood – Giru – Townsville – Part 2 & 3
There was no need to leave early on Saturday, but we woke with the sun and slowly started preparing for the day with tea and coffee and breakfast. It seems […]
Townsville – Ravenswood – Giru – Townsville – Part 1
Google maps showed a dirt road that crosses from the Flinder’s Highway over to Ravenswood through the farmland and scrub. Internet searching showed other maps that also indicated a through […]
Fountain Springs Rest Area to Mount Isa
There was no need to rush this morning with only 60kms to go until Mount Isa and the end of the cycle touring part of this trip. I woke at […]
Cloncurry to rest area
There is joy in knowing you only have a short distance to ride! After waking up at 6am, I packed up and was at the Cloncurry Bakery around 7.30am, where […]
Rest Area to Cloncurry
After a restless night, I was packed and on the road in only half an hour, leaving around 6.30am, while the offending love birds and the others were still asleep. […]
