(written by Nancy) Lovely night’s sleep in a warm and comfy bed – hard to beat that on a bicycle tour! We had breakfast with John and Cath this morning (including espresso!) and said our goodbyes after a few more bike-related conversations. Thanks again you guys for a great stay! We were aiming for Guyra today … Continue reading Short but scenic day – Armidale to Guyra (46k)

(written by Nancy) Today was one of those days that make bike touring so intoxicating. It didn’t start that way… We were up early at the hotel, being the only guests, with the proprietors (Toni and Brad) offsite, we had the place to ourselves. It was very quiet and outside it was quite foggy – … Continue reading Perfect day in New England (70k)

(written by Dave) Not much to report today. We both woke up feeling like we rode a century yesterday. And I guess in metric terms we did. I’m generally sore and Nancy’s achilles tendon is sore. Ice, lounging around and limited walking have both of us feeling better this evening. The Royal Hotel, where we … Continue reading Rest day in Walcha

(written by Nancy) We had a great dinner last night at Jasper’s Retreat and both slept quite well. We understand the drumming went late but it certainly didn’t keep us awake! We were up at 6, trying to get an early start on the hill. I think we left about 7:30 – it always takes … Continue reading Epic Day over the Great Dividing Range – Mt Seaview to Walcha (108k)

(written by Dave) Nice to sleep in a bed last night, very luxurious. And not having to “discuss” tent packing strategies this morning was a special treat. We packed our bags last night with the hope of an early start. In fact, we were ready to ride at 7AM, only to then sit and watch … Continue reading Bit of the wet – Wauchope to Jasper resort (57k)

(written by Nancy) A nice sleep last night after a very spicy green curry chicken made by Dave for dinner. Perhaps that is the trick to a good night’s sleep… Blue skies again this morning, ducks wandering around the campsite quacking away. We had a brief ‘discussion’ about proper tent packing methods this morning as … Continue reading Express day on the Motorway – Taree to Wauchope (68k)

(written by Dave)  Not much to report today.  We had a little bit of sleep in, did some laundry and had a massive brecky (eggs, heaps of chopped veggies and left over sausage from last night).  Nancy mended one of my bike gloves while sitting in the sun.  Not a bad life... We then headed … Continue reading Rest day in Taree – To McDonalds and back (8k)

(written by Dave) Overnight the camp quieted down quite a bit – I have adjusted to sleeping in the tent without issue. Nancy is doing ok but a sore back from riding is keeping her a little restless. Her collar bone is doing great, so much so that I am even forgetting to ask her … Continue reading Rainbow Flat isn’t flat – The Ruins Campground to Taree (61k)

First of all, thanks to everyone for your comments. We are sorry we have not been able to respond to them all – mobile coverage has been pretty limited in the last couple of days and we are lucky to get enough bars on the phone to post the update. Glad you are enjoying the … Continue reading Riding the Great Lakes Region (63k)

(written by Nancy It rained hard overnight but the tent performed well – no leaking inside.  The tent siter did a better job last night so we both slept pretty good.  The rain had stopped by the time we woke up this morning but it was still overcast and relatively cool.  We packed up and … Continue reading Riding through the parks – Anna Bay to Bompah Point (42k)