Day 108: Newcastle-Sydney

Saw a road kill kangaroo today, horrible! Also today the roads were uphill. I took a ferry ride to Palm Beach. Did 1500 m of hill climb, crossed Harbour bridge at sunset. It’s a nice city with lot’s of hills….

Day 107: Bulahdelah-Newcastle

Hot day, I started too late. There was no shade or water for 50km. Learned a good lesson, have to start earlier tomorrow. Towards the end I felt like I’m loosing my concentration. Probably because I spent all day on…

Day 106: Port Macquarie- Bulahdelah

I woke up at 10am. It was hot and sunny today, no clouds. It’s funny how you miss them when they’re gone. I noticed I’m a bit sunburned, due to redness of my face, arms, and legs. I have to…

Day 105: Coffs Harbour- Port Macquarie

Today was a good day! I managed to do almost 170km. I had 150km of construction work, so I had to be very focused because of the traffic, heavy machinery and a lot of trash on the side of the…

Day 104: Yamba- Coffs Harbor

Wow, what a day! The wind was blowing between 30-40 knots straight in my face, had a few showers along the way. There was lots of uphill riding today, and like that’s not enough, those stupid magpie birds were all…

Day 103: Byron Bay- Yamba

After spending the night at a really cool place, I woke up at 8am because of a thunderstorm forecast. I started cycling in heavy rain, I couldn’t see the road and the holes properly, it was a bit dangerous. I…

Day 102: Brisbane- Byron Bay

Woke up at 8am and started cycling a few minutes before 9am, with only one goal on my mind- to reach Byron Bay. After a heavy uphill start and some problems finding the right direction, I finally got back in…

Day 101: Brisbane- Brisbane

I woke up at 8am, had a good breakfast.My first task of the day was to find an appropriate bike seat, because mine was broken. I managed to find a bike shop where they ordered me a new seat from…

Day 100: Christchurch- Brisbane

Woke up at 2am, had two hours of bad sleep, jumped on a bike and cycled 18km to the airport to collect my bike box. I had 50 minutes to pack my bicycle. I wanted to do some more wrapping, so I hope…

Day 99: Christchurch-Christchurch

My last day in NZ was stressful, I had a lot to do. I was cycling around the city then I had to find the airport and arrange all the things needed. I finished cycling at 20.40pm, went to bed at 00.00am, and woke up at…