Written by Dave Our neighbours in camp performed about as to be expected overnight.  Somewhere around 11PM, they finally turned their radio off.  Both of us slept fitfully until then.  I woke up at 10:30 and started to go over to tell them to turn it off but paused, fell back asleep, only to wake … Continue reading Day 7 Myall Lakes camp to Emerald Tiki (near Anna Bay), 44ks

Written by Dave Finally an easy day.  Well, mostly easy.  We had headwinds all day, we were heading due south and the wind was going due  north.  But the mileage was short and there were no massive mountains to ride over.  I'm probably still in "bad husband jail" but at least my sentence will have … Continue reading Day 5 Gloucester to Stroud, 52ks

Written by Nancy Okay, short post for today as it is now 8:45 and we should be in bed fast asleep by now. We actually both slept pretty good at the campground last night, despite the cold.  The tent and our sleeping bag (Nemo) worked well and it was warm and toasty.  Dave wore his … Continue reading Day 4 Barrington Tops to Gloucester, 70ks

Written by Dave Rumours of our demise are greatly exaggerated!  We are alive but an epic day yesterday, combined with no mobile signal meant we couldn't post.  Today was hard as well so this post will be brief. Nancy mentioned dinner in our last post.  Here's a photo and a few more from the night … Continue reading Day 3 Glenbawn Lake to Barrington Tops, 83ks

Written by Nancy We rested well in sleepy Singleton.  There were a few coal trains and a little highway noise but when you go to bed at 7:30, being woken up a few times is not that big of deal.  Dave was stirring at 5:30 this morning - his last 'comfort break' was at 9:30 … Continue reading Day 2 Singleton to Glenbawn Lake, 78ks

Written by Dave First a report on the brekkie buffet at the Newcastle Ibis - what it lacked in gourmet, it made up for in volume.  We ate more than we normally would - even managing to ride through to camp without lunch.  You have to pay extra for espresso based cafe.  We pushed the … Continue reading Day 1 Newcastle to Singleton, 86ks

Written by Dave We've made it to the start.  That's always a good sign. After photos by Harry (our concierge), we headed for the train station and 2+ hours of Xmas Eve train riding joy.  It was almost as exciting as we had hoped.  The train was packed and there really wasn't room for our … Continue reading Day 0 Sydney to Newcastle – mostly by train

Here we go again - 2015 NSW Xmas tour  Written by Dave We are still here living in Sydney, having not yet managed to break free from work and embark on another long distance tour.  That means we'll use holiday time for a short getaway.  It should be noted that I (Dave) have managed to … Continue reading 2015 Xmas Tour Intro