(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

(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)

(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)

(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)

(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

(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)

(written by Nancy) Surprisingly quiet night at the Sugar Bowl Caravan Park – I suspect because it was pretty cold! We were pretty chilly in our caravan so I imagine the folks in the wet tents were pretty cold as well. We had a TV in our caravan so stayed up until the very late … Continue reading Bundy bound – Childers to Bundaberg (60k)

(written by Dave) Today was one of those days on tour that we would normally not have much to write about. We were up early at Rod and Lisa’s, listening to the rain coming down outside. We had a chance to say goodbye to Rod before he left early for work, and then said goodbye … Continue reading 100,000 miles to Childers (63k)

(Written by Dave) We had a great Mother’s Day today – missed our Mums of course but a great day all the same. The highlight of the day was picnic at Tuan with Lisa, Rod, William, Sarina, Grandmum and Granddad, plus 6 kids and 6 more adults from the family next door. We all piled into Toyota … Continue reading Great day with the Ritchie’s in Maryborough

(written by Nancy) It was actually a pretty quiet night in the onsite cabin and we both slept fairly well. We were up early this morning to make sure we were ready for the dolphin feeding. We ate breakfast in the cabin, packed up a bit and then headed down to the marina about 7:15. … Continue reading Dolphin Day – Tin Can Bay to Maryborough (75k)