Fat Bike Cycle Touring – Ravenswood to the Burdekin Dam to Mt Coolon return
It’s been a while! In fact it has been nearly two years ago since we last went on a cycle touring trip. After that six week adventure we progressed through […]
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Windy Winton and on to Hughenden
After a relatively peaceful night with almost no wind, the next morning dawned with clouds of dust blowing across the road near the caravan park. It was that same strong […]
Longreach to Winton – days…a couple
Two nights in a caravan cabin was enough to give us itchy feet, thankfully only the metaphorical kind, and we were packed up by 7am ready to go. Darcy’s Diner […]
Stonehenge to Longreach – Days 24,25,26
We have no idea if the days in the title are correct. That’s the beauty of a long holiday, you start to forget what the date is and what day […]
Windorah to Jundah and Stonehenge – Days 23,24
Around 8am the next morning, we headed off for Jundah. It is almost 100km from Windorah and the road runs through some fantastically barren land with the occasional grid, sheep […]
Windorah and rest day
The last post finished rather abruptly because we were hot and hungry and tired. That was the first day we had experienced on this trip that was really hot and […]
Quilpie, rest day and onto Windorah – days 19-22
Unwashed, slightly grimy and covered with zinc, we arrived in the small town of Quilpie just after 9am the morning after our peaceful roadside stop. We had eked out a […]
Clermont to Alpha to Jericho – Days 7-10
Once in Clermont we were ready for a rest day. Whenever we start a cycle tour, we find it usually takes about a week to get the fitness built up […]
Mount Coolon to Belyando Crossing and beyond – Day 5
Wearing puffer jackets, beanies and gloves, we enjoyed a leisurely start the next morning, with sultana damper and cups of tea for breakfast. It was close to 9am when we […]
Burdekin dam to Mount Coolon…well, we tried… – Day 3
The Burdekin Dam wall is not open all the time. During the rainy season, it is closed to all traffic, so we felt lucky to be able to cross at […]
