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Month: May 2011

Great Saturday morning ride to Emerald (81k)

May 21, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 6 Comments

(Written by Dave) Good night sleep in the hotel. Nice to have a bed, there was some music from somewhere in the middle of the night but you have to expect that on a Friday night in a mining town. We had cold cereal for brekkie, nice change from the oatmeal. Speaking of food, several … Continue reading Great Saturday morning ride to Emerald (81k)

Along the Capricorn Hwy – Duaringa to Blackwater (86k)

May 20, 2011May 9, 2012 / Dave & Nancy / 10 Comments

(written by Nancy) It was a quiet night at the camping area but both of us slept fitfully. I think it was a bit hot in the tent – we should have opened the vents but we had gotten used to having cold nights so were not prepared for a warm one. The kookaburras woke us … Continue reading Along the Capricorn Hwy – Duaringa to Blackwater (86k)

Heading west – Rockhampton to Duaringa (114ks)

May 19, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 9 Comments

(Written by Dave) Up early at the hostel – had to wait for the kitchen to officially open before we could eat brekkie. We had a completely random meal with all kinds of left-overs that we could not take with us. Too much food to eat but a good meal for a planned long day … Continue reading Heading west – Rockhampton to Duaringa (114ks)

Rocky Rest Days Summary

May 18, 2011May 18, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 5 Comments

(Written by Dave) Three full days off, wow, that was nice. Day 1 was all about getting the computer back working – full success can be reported. Day 2 was about cleaning the bikes, laundry and Blog catch up. That meant Day 3 was for relaxing and fun things. Day 3 worked out pretty good. … Continue reading Rocky Rest Days Summary

Rest days in Rocky

May 17, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 13 Comments

(Written by Nancy) **Note -- posts for 13th-15th have now been updated** Waking up on the first day of a several day rest break is one of the nicest feelings! First up was a big brekkie of eggs on toast with salsa and bacon, with a couple of nice cups of coffee. That fuelled us … Continue reading Rest days in Rocky

Into the tropics – Mt Larcom to Rockhampton (81k)

May 15, 2011May 17, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 6 Comments

(written by Nancy – updated 17 May 2011) Wow, what a good night's sleep for both of us! We woke to clear skies but it was very moist so lots of condensation in the tent. We are getting the routine down pretty good in the mornings so we had packed and had our oatmeal and … Continue reading Into the tropics – Mt Larcom to Rockhampton (81k)

Surviving the Bruce Hwy – Bororen to Mt Larcom (82k)

May 14, 2011May 17, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 7 Comments

(Written by Nancy – updated 17 May 2011) Today we had a full day of the Bruce Hwy to look forward to – the plan was to try to get to Mt Larcom so we could then get into Rockhampton the following day. I was a bit leery of what we would face, given all the … Continue reading Surviving the Bruce Hwy – Bororen to Mt Larcom (82k)

Dead computer :-( but we are safe in Bororen (73k)

May 13, 2011May 17, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 4 Comments

(Written by Nancy – updated 17 May 2011) We woke to the birds and the bush turkeys around our tent and thankfully blue sky.  We had breakfast, packed and headed off by about 8:30. First order of the day was to backtrack the 35k from 1770 to the turn-off to Miriam Vale.  Unfortunately we had … Continue reading Dead computer 😦 but we are safe in Bororen (73k)

Rest day in 1770

May 12, 2011May 12, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 5 Comments

(written by Dave) Great rest day in 1770. The caravan park was very quiet – except all the birds, lots of bush turkeys but also a new type we had not seen before. We spent the morning doing chores – laundry, cleaning the bikes and adjusting Nancy’s cleat one more time (for her Achilles). We … Continue reading Rest day in 1770

Double day into the town of Seventeen Seventy (138k)

May 11, 2011 / Dave & Nancy / 8 Comments

(written by Nancy) It was very quiet overnight and we slept well, at least until we had an interesting visitor about 4:30am this morning.  I woke up to a funny sound – at first I thought Dave had rolled into the side of the tent, and then I thought it was a bird landing on … Continue reading Double day into the town of Seventeen Seventy (138k)

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