Townsville – Charters Towers – Townsville
When we mentioned to our friends from Townsville Tandems, that we were looking to ride to Charters Towers for an overnight trip, it caught their interest, and before we knew […]
Category Archives: Cycle touring gear
Our new obsession – Dynamo Lights!
Whenever we mention dynamo lights on bicycles to people who are older than about 40, they tend to shudder with the memory. Old style dynamo lights had a significant impact […]
Richmond to New Norfolk
We were happy it was raining when we woke up so we didn’t have to feel guilty about not using the tent. The rain didn’t last for long and we […]
Oatlands to Richmond
Our B&B accommodation came with a deliciously huge cooked English breakfast, something you can only fully appreciate during a cycle tour when you’re riding all day and are hungry a […]
Longford to Cressy to Campbelltown to Ross to Oatlands
The morning came with the expected rain. We were pleased we could pack up our bikes under the annexe of our onsite caravan we had stayed in last night, and […]
Packing a Brompton for cycle touring
Packing a Brompton folding bike to go cycle touring is NOT the same as packing our tandem or one of our own bikes. This may seem obvious, but took us […]
Day 12 – Cairns to Townsville by train
The train leaves Cairns at 9am to head south and gets to Townsville at 3pm. When I arrived to check-in at 8am there was already a long queue of older […]
