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Sunday, 16 Dec 2012 | Views [394] | Comments [1]
Helped Linda hang a door on the shed, did some preparation for the gig on Thursday, bought a preloved ukelele from Linda's friend Ross and rode the Parnkalla Trail along the foreshore in the evening.
Saturday, 15 Dec 2012 | Views [460]
Today Linda and I took a driving tour around some of the inland areas around Port Lincoln including Green Patch and Coomunga where the recent bush fires have been, Mikkira Station and homestead which is now used for camping and home to a koala colony, ... Read more >
Friday, 14 Dec 2012 | Views [312]
Today the Port Gibbon host family visited Port Lincoln and I drove them around to do their shopping at the bulk seafood store etc. I also sang Christmas carols with Linda for the kids at the kindergarten. In the evening we had a rehearsal with Ron the ... Read more >
Thursday, 13 Dec 2012 | Views [478]
Left Tumby Bay at 6.15am as the forecast was for a hot day with winds getting up around 1pm.
The temperature was actually quite cool and the winds manageable until I reached the Louth bay turnoff 20km from Port Lincoln then the wind really started ... Read more >
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2012 | Views [1729]
Left Port Neill at 6.15am to avoid riding in the heat of the day. I made pretty good time and rode the 43 kms in 3.75 hours arriving at 10am and stopping on the Lincoln highway to fix some breakfast at a wayside stop. There's not much shoulder to ride ... Read more >
Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012 | Views [611]
Left Port Gibbon at 7am to avoid the heat. I rode along the gravel for about 6kms before reaching the Lincoln Highway. Brian, a friend of Stephen's flagged me down on the highway to give me a bag of chocolate munchies. Such a lovely idea! These kept ... Read more >
Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | Views [294]
Went for a drive to Mitchelville to see Alan the guitarist from the church. He and his wife spent 30-40 years running an Aboriginal Mission in Port Augusta and have built a camp near Lucky Bay for various Aboriginal groups to visit. In the afternoon ... Read more >
Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | Views [299] | Comments [1]
Made sandwiches for the church service then went into Cowell with my host family, visited some friends of Steve`s, did some shopping and went to the church service, including lunch afterwards. I sang them a couple of hymns during lunch with Alan on guitar.... Read more >
Saturday, 8 Dec 2012 | Views [1354]
Up at 5.30am to beat the heat and headed off towards Port Gibbon at 7am with a brief stop for an egg and bacon sandwich at the Cowell road house.
I took the gravel back road to Port Gibbon but found the going tough in 30kph head winds coming ... Read more >
Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | Views [486]
Up at 6am to catch the 8am ferry across Spencer Gulf to Lucky Bay. I was first to the ferry terminal so I could make sure everything went smoothly getting my gear on board. The crew were fantastic and let me on the car deck early to find a spot for my ... Read more >
Thursday, 6 Dec 2012 | Views [516]
Left Moonta Bay for Port Hughes, a couple of kms down the road, with good views back along the coastline from where I had come, before heading into the quaint township of Moonta and the bike shop to pick up a tube. Craig at Moonta Cycles was very helpful ... Read more >
Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012 | Views [375]
Today I decided to make my way to Moonta Bay on western side of the Yorke Peninsula where I`d heard about a caravan park on the foreshore, to have a bit of a rest by the seaside. There were lots of grain trucks on the Moonta Road running back and forward ... Read more >
Tuesday, 4 Dec 2012 | Views [449]
After thanking the mechanic for his input to my tyre solution, I headed off along the Port Wakefield Road/Princes Highway towards Kadina, on the northern Yorke Peninsula. After a few kms I turned off onto the Copper Coast Highway. Copper mining boomed ... Read more >
Monday, 3 Dec 2012 | Views [684]
Got off to an at 8am start when the weather was cool and still for a lovely peaceful ride along the gravel North Parham Road back to the Princes Highway for the trip into Port Wakefield. I used my Camps Australia iPhone App (which shows free and low ... Read more >
Tags: australia, bike, port wakefield, samphire coast, south australia
Sunday, 2 Dec 2012 | Views [1090]
I headed off from Middle Beach at about 9am after chatting to Kel and Al who were curious about my bike and setup.
Today I could really start to appreciate my electronic mapping and GPS setup which allowed me to follow the route north along the ... Read more >
Tags: australia, bike, port parham, samphire coast, south australia
Saturday, 1 Dec 2012 | Views [663]
With the forecast being for around a week of cooler weather I was up early and ready to hit the road towards Port Lincoln finally leaving the YHA which had been my second home for the past week while getting things organised and waiting for the hot spell ... Read more >
Tags: australia, bike, middle beach, samphire coast, south australia
Saturday, 1 Dec 2012 | Photo Gallery
Adelaide to Port Lincoln, SA
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Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | Views [785]
Two days ago (24/11/2012) at about 2pm I ventured out from Adelaide 20km along the River Torrens Linear Park Trail on my unloaded bike to investigate the start of the Mawson Trail, a 900km off road mountain bike trail going north from Adelaide through ... Read more >
Tags: australia, mawson trail, south australia
Thursday, 22 Nov 2012 | Views [376]
Wednesday, 24 Oct 2012 | Views [562] | Comments [3]
Wow what an amazing journey!
Firstly thank you to all my family and friends (old and new) who have followed my blog, sent me messages, and given me encouragement and support along the way. A special thanks to Marg my Chief Communications ... Read more >
Tags: adelaide, australia, bike, south australia
Monday, 10 Sep 2012 | Photo Gallery
Geelong to Adelaide
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