July 2016

Day 38 –Larrimah to Mataranka 83 K / 51 Miles

In this hot arid land it took our laundry less than an hour to line dry this afternoon. We wore our cycling clothes to Mataranka’s Bitter Springs and spent about an hour floating in the natural spring and mineral waters surrounded by the tropical forest....

Day 37 –Daly Waters to Larrimah 92 K / 57 Miles

Meeting complete strangers who share of themselves with us in different ways is one of the things I love about these cycling trips. In Glendambo, a couple in their caravan stopped Joe as we were arriving at the roadhouse and offered him a meat pie,...

Day 36 – Elliot to Daly Waters 155 K / 96 Miles

I know Barb would have refused the accommodations at Elliot’s "most exclusive" hotel. Not sure I should post the picture but the inside was quite a bit better than this book’s cover.  Not to say it was great, just better. Other options were actually less...

Day 35 – Renner Springs Roadhouse to Elliot 92 K / 57 Miles

From here north, we can rely on roadhouse locations for our nightly stops. Unless we have some sort of difficulties that delay us, bush camping is only an emergency option. The winds were from the East Southeast and again providing a boost for our efforts....

Day 31 and 32 Rest Days – Alice Springs.

Much needed time was spent putting the ride in perspective. We all sat down over coffee and tea in the morning before breakfast to discuss our options. David has yet to decide whether to stop here or continue on. He is definite about taking 2...

Day 30 Stuart’s Well to Alice Springs 92K / 57 Miles

Alice Spring started as a telegraph station that linked communication to and from Darwin on the north coast, with the rest of Australia. It is the biggest city in the outback. To us it represents a rest day as well as deciding point for our...

Day 29 Erldunda to Stuart’s Well 109K / 67 Miles

We are all very stressed by the sour flavor the ride has taken. The introduction of David Isitt has provided some relief in the tension between the rest of us but we are all feeling the wear taking its toll. We decided that Alice Springs...

Day 28 Bush Camp #3 to Erldunda 133 K / 83 Miles

We woke this morning knowing we should get on the road early. There were strong headwinds forecast and our options for overnight were somewhat limited. Kulgera Roadhouse would be an easy half-day ride. The next roadhouse at Erldunda was a full day’s ride and into...