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Hughenden to Charters Towers to Townsville

September 29, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 2 Comments

The next post is a couple of days late. We actually arrived home in Townsville two days ago on Thursday afternoon after a looong day…but you will read about that […]

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Roadside to Clermont – Day 6

August 23, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

Roadside camping doesn’t lend itself to slow mornings, so we were up early and on the road by 6.45am wearing beanies and winter gloves. Our cup of tea could wait […]

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Mount Coolon to Belyando Crossing and beyond – Day 5

August 22, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar Leave a comment

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 […]

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Mount Coolon at last! – Day 4

August 21, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

Waking at our new customary time of 6.30am after a mostly solid twelve hours sleep, we made our way out of the tent to be greeted by a FREEZING cold […]

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Burdekin dam to Mount Coolon…well, we tried… – Day 3

August 20, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 2 Comments

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 […]

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Cooking on Tour, cycle touring, Ortlieb, Queensland, Salsa Powderkeg Tandem, Tandem Bicycle
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Packing for cycle touring –

August 12, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 3 Comments

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 […]

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Dotswood Dash 2018

May 10, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar Leave a comment

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 […]

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Salsa Powderkeg prepares for more adventure

April 25, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 3 Comments

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, […]

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Townsville – Ravenswood – Giru – Townsville – Part 1

March 30, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar Leave a comment

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 […]

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Out the back of Hervey’s…

March 2, 2018by The Bicycle Pedlar 1 Comment

It poured all day Saturday, then cleared beautifully for a clear (and humid) ride out of town, up Hervey Range and beyond. We only had the day, but wanted to […]

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