Mount Gambier
17 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A rainbow and very brief rain showers starts our day. Pack up anyway and ride down forest road full of wallabies and kangaroos. Once we emerge from the park, spot our first emus. They are very quickЧитать далее
Beachport
18 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Relatively early start after a big breakfast. Day is sunny but windier than we expected. Roll along small hills as we leave Mountain Gambier and ride through many miles of sheep and cows. Do stop at aЧитать далее
Battling the wind
19 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Depart early from Beachport, heading directly into a strong wind. Though it’s very flat, we crawl along. Spy a few interesting animals along the coastal flatlands. Finally arrive in Robe and opt toЧитать далее
Stormy in Robe
20 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Rain and wind continued all night long - as predicted. No desire to ride in it. After a bit rain stops and we head off on a walk about. Don’t get very far as it begins to rain again. Duck into aЧитать далее
Fly along Coorong Peninsula
21 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Still windy but they are going our way. Big day ahead of us so hit the road early. Zoom along to Kingston (through vineyards) and pick up a bit of food and water. Uncertain whether we will have accessЧитать далее
Meninge
22 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Beautiful morning and the Roos are out to greet us. Take a short walk over the dunes to the beach. Sooooo long and deserted. Make our way back to the main road and with another tailwind continue ourЧитать далее
Wellington
23 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Short day planned. Fart around a bit before getting on the road. Very clear and sunny day with minimal wind. Leave Lake Alexandria behind and surrounded by lots of nothingness. The vastness andЧитать далее
ПутешественникLet me summarize…”farting around, losing your mind on the road to no where”. Got it. 🤣
Goolwa
24 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A longer bit more interesting day of riding. Much of the morning was flat nothing but we entered a wine region and then returned to the coast. The day was quite warm - a pleasant change. Stopped forЧитать далее
Victor Harbor
25 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Opt to move to Victor Harbor as it seems better placed for exploring. Ride along the Encounter Cycleway - with the ocean on one side and lovely homes on the other. Arrive in VH and check in. Walk backЧитать далее
Exploring The Bluff
26 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
As we have lots of time to get to Adelaide, spend another day around Victor Harbor. Beautiful sunshine gives way to some clouds and drizzle but we continue down cycle path the the end - the bluff.Читать далее
Normanville
27 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Pack up and head up and through the Inman Valley. Finally have more trees! Lots of grazing animals and a few kangaroos. Stop for a pastry and opt to go to Normanville and the beach. Set up beforeЧитать далее
Vineyard trail to Moana
28 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Start our day with a pancake breakfast - out. Pretty good but spendy and small. Start our ride along the coast and quickly head up a steep hill. Nice views but tough climb. Pass a rather large ChineseЧитать далее
Onto Adelaide
29 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Beautiful morning for a bike ride along the coast. Lovely bike path right by the ocean. Dark clouds building around us. They do eventually open up on us. Follow a series of city cycle ways leading usЧитать далее
Adelaide: Museums & Gardens
30 апреля 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Returned to the Central Market to get food for the day. After, set off into the coolish morning heading for the South Australia Museum. A few interesting stops along the way. Good museum with anЧитать далее
Adelaide: Neighborhoods & errands
1 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Get a late start so opt to wander a bit and take care of our errands. Walk by large Oval (stadium) to North Adelaide - one of the oldest and prettiest neighborhoods. Lovely oak lined streets and stoneЧитать далее
Adelaide: Bike & Hike for Koalas
2 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Another sunny day. Head off on bikes to Cleland park in the nearby Adelaide Hills. Hike a bit before spotting first one. Very dry park. Spot a fire burning in the distance. Wind up with 10 KoalasЧитать далее
Switch to 4 wheels
3 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Clear out of the hostel and pike all our stuff, including bikes into a car. Make our way out of the city and head north. Relatively short drive to Clare. Set up and reorient ourselves to living out ofЧитать далее
A walk amongst the vines
4 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Unfortunately, Doug is not able to fix my flat tire ( only second one of entire trip) so we walk along the Riesling Trail instead of cycle. Very windy day as we walk along vineyards and empty spaces.Читать далее
Onto Mount Remarkable NP
5 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Chilly morning but the sun quickly warms things up. Pack up car more efficiently and continue northward. Buy more food and after driving through arid prairie, arrive in lovely Mount Remarkable NP -Читать далее
Hike up Mount Remarkable
6 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Drive to the other side of the mountain range to get to trail head for Mountain Remarkable hike. Nice quiet hike, winding our way up and over the mountain. Quite a bit of scree along the way.Читать далее
Into the Flinders Range
7 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Head north, stopping in Port Augusta for supplies. Quickly enter the red rocks and open plains. Detour to Warren Gorge for a hike - seeking yellow footed wallabies. Nice views big no yellow wallabies.Читать далее
Wilpena Pound
8 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Chilly morning (45) thus sleep in. Sun quickly warms us. Head along main trail towards Wilpena Pound (enclosed valley). Continue up to lookout and then opt for another hike up Mount Ohlssen Bagge.Читать далее
To the Outback
9 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Another chilly morning. Head up our little hill to watch the sunrise. Pack up and head north to Blinman - lots of animals out. Turn onto gravel road and drive through Parachilna Gorge to other side ofЧитать далее
Coober Peedy
10 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Up and out early. It’s amazing how much faster you can go when don’t load up bikes. Drive for a bit, passing very large salt flats. Stop in a tiny town for gas and a break. Continue along theЧитать далее
The Breakaways
11 мая 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
With a fixed tire (2nd flat of the trip), off we went on a bike ride. Quickly established how to wear a bug hat with a helmet. Easy ride on an outback road and then turned into the red dirt. RideЧитать далее
Helene RimbergLots of livestock. At times standing water. Heat. And according to legend to torment people. Or maybe that was in NZ.