(January 3 2021 - written by Dave - posted on the 5th) Nancy says that she only so many ‘Epic’ days left her – well if that’s true, we surely spent one of them today. The mileage was a little longer than we’ve been riding but what really made it hard was 80k of gravel/unsealed … Continue reading Arthur River to Corinna – Epic day (116k/1,840m)

(January 2 2021 - written by Dave) We have reached the Edge of the World, or at least that’s what the sign said. It wasn’t nearly as scary as we thought it would be. In fact, they had BBQs and it was downright civilized. We didn’t notice any mystical activity, just normal folks looking at … Continue reading Stanley to Arthur River – The Edge of the World (92k/826m)

(January 1 2021 - written by Dave) Happy New Year from Stanley, Tasmania – woohoo!  Bring on 2021 and those vaccines and normal life. We can hardly wait! Be safe out there everyone and please get the jab when you can. The pub in our hotel closed at 8 last night so that staff could … Continue reading Stanley and the Nut

(December 31 2020 - written by Dave) We had a lovely overnight at the Wynyard Beach Retreat Tourist Park. They had some iffy reviews but we were more than satisfied. The waves of the Bass Strait did not keep us awake and in fact may have helped us both sleep rather well. The wind died … Continue reading Wynyard to Stanley – New old friends (63k/545m)

(December 30 2020 - written by Dave) Today was a long day today coming back out of Cradle Mountain. We ended up having a lot of climbing to go with the Ks. In fact, even though we rode from nearly 1,000 metres down to sea level, we had more climbing than the day we rode … Continue reading Cradle Mountain to Wynyard – Long day (116k/1,243m)

(December 29, 2020 - written by Nancy) What to do when it rains on your only free day in world heritage Cradle Mountain National Park? Well, you just get on with it. The hikes take on a different feel in the rain and mist. And while missing out on seeing views of Cradle Mountain with … Continue reading Cradle Mountain – Walking in the rain

(December 28 2020 - written by Dave) We were both pretty tired and hit the bunk beds early in our tiny little donga. I got the top bunk (or should I say, had to take the top bunk – once north of 50 years old, climbing into a top bunk is not as much fun … Continue reading Gowrie Park to Cradle Mountain – Topping out (41k/1,171m)

(December 27 2020 - written by Dave) Today has to start with last night. After we got the blog done and before we had dinner, I convinced Nancy to walk down by the river in search of the elusive platypus. We’d heard that you might see them in Deloraine. We were both tired and figured … Continue reading Deloraine to Gowrie Park – Rolling through the country (61k/863m)

(December 26 2020 - written by Dave) Happy Boxing Day everyone. We had a nice, quiet Christmas in Evandale. Nothing was open so we just stayed “home”, relaxed and enjoyed a lovely Australian summer day – not too hot, not too cool and not much to worry about. Perfect way to relax after our day … Continue reading Evandale to Deloraine – License plate day (64k/390m)

(December 24, 2020 - written by Dave) Coming into Evandale a day early meant we had an extra day here. What would you do if you had a free day? You can do anything you want, read a book,  go for a walk, check out the gardens, just rest, anything really... Well, I for one … Continue reading Ho ho ho from Jacob’s Ladder (98k/1,791m)