(October 4, 2020 - written by Dave) Today and last night was all about riders and the Central West Trail. We weren’t sure that would see many fellow riders out here but if last night is any indication, well the trail is off to a great start. There no fewer than 5 separate groups and … Continue reading Dunedoo to Mendooran – Riders everywhere (56k/380m)

(October 3, 2020 - written by Dave) Today we started the Central West Cycling loop and what a nice ride has turned out to be. For starters, they aren’t mining out here so the roads are still lined with trees and the air is clean. On top of that, the area has received 5x the … Continue reading Gulgong to Dunedoo – Country lessons (62/445m)

(October 2, 2020 - written by Dave) We made good further westward progress today. In fact, we finally officially crossed the Great Dividing Range – from here all rivers flow south to Darling River, then finally to the mighty Murray River. While crossing the divide sounds difficult, today was probably the easiest climbing day that … Continue reading Bylong to Gulgong – Mine country lessons (84/560m)

(October 1, 2020 - written by Nancy) Today was on the nose, as in the wind was on the nose, all day long. It made for a bit of a grind but honestly the Bylong Valley Way is so scenic that as long as you don’t let the wind get you down, it’s just a … Continue reading Denman to Bylong – On the nose (74k/965m)

(September 30, 2020 - written by Dave) First a report on last night’s dinner at the Foghorn Brewery – everyone is giving it top marks. We had a lovely meal and ticked eating there off our collective bucket lists. Nancy had a beer that was half the size that Roman and I had. It however, … Continue reading Cessnock to Denman- Three Musketeers (101k/960m)

(September 29, 2020 - written by Dave) We’ve had a lovely relaxing day in the Hunter Valley. We started early, the relaxing part at least. The deck at the hostel, sitting in sun overlooking the vineyards, got a good workout. The hostel is much less than half full so there was no rush in the … Continue reading Hunter rest day, mostly (10k/10m)

(September 28, 2020 - written by Dave) Last night was the first night of the trip in the tent and it was a bit rough. Nancy says the tent is too small, the sleeping pads are too noisy and that I snore. I slept the better of the two of us but also noticed that … Continue reading To the Hunter – Gosford to Cessnock (99k/1,050m)

(September 27, 2020 - written by Dave) We’re off, minus one. Roman ended up not joining us today because his bike is in pieces and he needs a part that won’t arrive until early this week. He’s already ridden this section recently so he didn’t mind hanging back and then next week, using the train … Continue reading Minus One – St Leonards to Gosford (65k/980m)

(July 27, 2020 - written by Dave) No, we’re not on another trip. We are thinking about it, but we are kind of waiting to see how our little state-wide Covid case uptick plays out. We had 12 new cases in our state yesterday. That’s not a lot, but with new daily cases still totalling … Continue reading Mapping a route, before Covid closed everything