Here are some statistics for our ride from Sydney to Darwin: Accommodation statistics (night spent in): 1 Showgrounds 1 Pub 3 Private home 3 Caravan Park cabin 3 Bush camp 5 Hotel 5 City park 7 National park 7 Hostel 8 Warmshowers (private homes) 57 Caravan Park We spent more than 75 days in the tent.  It has held up well and once we got the tentiquette … Continue reading April -July 2011: Australia Summary

We have had a great time in Darwin the last couple of days while still managing to get all our chores done.  We've seen some of the sights, eaten some great food, met up with our friend Katrina and got a taste of the type of warm humid weather that we are headed for in … Continue reading Goodbye to Darwin and Australia – on to Asia!

(written by Dave) We made it to Darwin, 5,500ks across Australia! Great last day riding from Tumbling Waters into Darwin.  We left the park around 9AM and turned left onto Cox River Road.  This turned out o be a great way to ride into Darwin (except for the ferry, but I'll let Nancy fill you … Continue reading To Darwin and about town (73/5503k)

(written by Dave) Our time at Tumbling Waters is coming to an end.  It's been a nice stay here.  The folks running the place are fantastic.  We talked a few days ago about how accommodating they were.  We moved the tent one more time, then moved into a cabin tonight.  That makes 4 different sleeping … Continue reading Wrapping up Tumbling Waters (22/5430k)

(written by Dave) On our first night here (Friday), by the time we went to bed we were surrounded by tents and cars - laying in bed, we could almost touch several of each. The Northern Territory is a nice place to visit in the dry season when it is cold down south but we'd … Continue reading No bike days in Tumbling Waters (10/5408k)

(written by Nancy) Once everyone settled down last night at the campground it was pretty quiet. All you could hear was the falls in the background – a nice bit of white noise to sleep to. We weren't sure how long or hard today's ride was going to be – every map we looked at … Continue reading Rough and dusty ride – Wangi Falls to Berry Springs (74/5398k)

(written by Dave) Bird feeding in The Big4 park in Batchelor was good – lots of corella, galah and rainbow lorakeets. The maintenance man in the park was the feeder. He's been around for a few years and had some good information about the birds and their habits. He knew some of the bird families by their regular … Continue reading Exploring Litchfield (July 6 and 7) (48+34/5324ks)

(written by Nancy) Vince was off this morning just as we started to make our way out of the tent (at 6AM!) so we just said a quick good morning and goodbye to him as he left to make his way back to Darwin. We were not in any hurry as we had a very … Continue reading Getting close to Litchfield – Adelaide River to Batchelor (34/5242k)

(written by Dave) Let's start today's post with some thoughts about rest days. Rest days on bike trips are normally days which we don't ride our bikes. No riding equals a rest. Well, strictly speaking we are not just on a bike trip. In fact, given that now and for the foreseeable future, this is … Continue reading Rest day musings in Adelaide River

(written by Nancy) Dave got a lovely picture of the sunset after we headed back to camp last night and the stars were out nice and clear after it got dark. There were very few lights on in the park so it was a good night for stargazing. This morning we splurged and had breakfast … Continue reading Dorat road diversion – Hayes Creek to Adelaide River (73/5208k)