(December 20, 2020 - written by Dave) Today was the longest ride of the trip so far and it turned out to be just about 3k too long. We had brooding skies all day. For the most part, the darkest clouds seemed to be staying just ahead of us. As we crested the last hill … Continue reading Bicheno to St Helens – Missed by that much (79k/680m)

(December 19, 2020 - written by Dave) You may wonder how we could possibly slow down anymore than we are currently travelling. So far on this trip we’ve had short riding days and several rest days. Well, somehow today it seemed like we raised the bar on slowness (or is that lowered the bar?). The … Continue reading Coles Bay to Bicheno – Slowing down on the east coast (55k/426m)

(Dec 18, 2020 - written by Nancy) Well, I should have put my foot down yesterday about getting a cabin over camping as the rain started falling last night around midnight and didn’t let up again until after 10am this morning.  We hung out in the tent until the little cafe nearby opened at 8am … Continue reading A rainy day of rest in Coles Bay

(December 17, 2020 - written by Dave) Wow, what a night. Imagine, sleeping in a bed and not having to get up and fight off wild animals at night. Pure bliss. It was just the not so swanky Swansea Motor Inn, but it was more than restful and just what we needed. The only issue … Continue reading Swansea to Coles Bay – Rain and red rocks (62k/460m)

(December 16, 2020 - written by Dave) Wow, what a night we had on Maria Island. Which quickly brings us to whole “running with the devil” theme of today’s post (cue the Van Hallen fans out there). I think mentioned in yesterday’s post that they released an “ark” population of Tassie Devils onto Maria Island. … Continue reading Maria Island to Swansea – Running with the devil (53k/480m)

(December 15, 2020 - written by Dave) When we started this blog we mentioned that we would be taking a few dead-end, off-piste roads. Well, yesterday was one of them. To ride your bike around Tassie, you need to ride through the small east coast berg of Triabunna. Rather than just pass through however, we … Continue reading Back in time on Maria Island

(December 14, 2020 - written by Dave) We’ve had another blue ribbon day in south-eastern Tasmania. Some rain is forecast so we soaked up the sun today. Too much in fact - you burn easy down here. Overnight in the caravan park was super quiet. We both got up at midnight to see a man … Continue reading Richmond to Maria Island – Island Life (66k/827m)

(December 13, 2020 - written by Dave) We’re rolling -  our round Tasmanian adventure has begun. We had a perfect start with bright blue skies this morning in Hobart. Getting out of town could not have been easier. Being Sunday probably helped, but traffic would not have been an issue anyway as within two blocks … Continue reading Hobart to Richmond – Easing in (51k/427m)

(Dec 12, 2020 - written by Dave) We’ve made it to Hobart and start our riding adventure tomorrow. We’ve got everything all mapped out and are excited to see what Tasmania brings us. We’ve been down here to Tasmania a few times but mostly stayed close to Hobart. It seems to us that Hobart has … Continue reading Back in time to Hobart,Tasmania

(Dec 7, 2020 - written by Dave) Wow, what a year. We started with bush fires on New Year’s Day, got scorched by continued fires and the ongoing drought through all of January and finally in mid-February we got pummelled by a three day, once in a hundred year rain event. Only six weeks in, … Continue reading Tasmania, an Apple Isle Adventure– pre-ride notes