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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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 […]
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 […]
Charleville rest day, Cooladdi and the Fox Trap Roadhouse PLUS water supplies – Days 17 – 18
A second day of rest was just what we needed in Charleville. We decided to book into the 9am town bus tour for $10, which ran for 2 hours, then […]
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 […]
Ravenswood to Burdekin Dam – Day 2
After a slowish start on a cold morning, with two hot cuppas and some oats for breakfast, we headed off into new bicycle territory for us. The sign declared it […]
Packing for cycle touring –
We normally pack the night or two before we leave on a cycle tour, but this trip was decided on so far in advance that we are feeling the pressure. We […]
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 […]
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 […]
