Australia
Day 531 – 22SEP07: Kupang, Timor (Indonesia) -> McMinns Lagoon, Darwin (air, Australia)
Day 532 – 23SEP07: McMinns Lagoon, Darwin
Day 533 – 24SEP07: McMinns Lagoon, Darwin
Day 534 – 25SEP07: McMinns Lagoon -> Humpty Doo, Darwin
Day 535 – Day 550 – 26SEP07 – 11OCT07: Humpty Doo, Darwin (WWOFFing)
Day 551 – 12OCT07: Humpty Doo, Darwin -> Batchelor Butterfly Farm
Distance (km) : 70
Day 552 – Day 556 – 13OCT07 – 16OCT: Batchelor Butterfly Farm
Day 557 – 17OCT07: Batchelor -> Hayes Creek (camping)
Distance (km) : 100
Time on bike : 5h 25m
Brutto time: 10.45 – 18.15
Avg : 18.4 km/h
Max.speed: 39.1 km/h
Total (km) : 21.318
Day 558 – 18OCT07: Hayes Creek -> Katherine (hostel)
Distance (km) : 149
Time on bike : 8h 21m!
Brutto time: 09.25 – 20.00
Avg : 17.8 km/h
Max.speed: 33.4 km/h
Total (km) : 21.467
Day 559 – 19OCT07: Katherine Gorge
Day 560 – 20OCT07: Katherine -> Mataranka (camping)
Distance (km) : 115
Time on bike : 7h 04m
Brutto time: 09.10 – 18.10
Avg : 16.2 km/h
Max.speed: 25.3 km/h
Total (km) : 21.582
Day 561 – 21OCT07: Mataranka (rest & writing day)
Day 562 – 22OCT07: Mataranka -> Larrimah (camping)
Distance (km) : 76
Time on bike : 3h 48m
Brutto time: 10.45 – 15.45
Avg : 20.0 km/h
Max.speed: 31.7 km/h
Total (km) : 21.660
Day 563 – 23OCT07: Larrimah -> Dunmarra (camping)
Distance (km) : 139
Time on bike : 6h 12m
Brutto time: 07.35. – 16.00
Avg : 22.5 km/h
Max.speed: 38.6 km/h
Total (km) : 21.798
Day 564 – 24OCT07: Dunmarra -> Renner Springs (camping)
Distance (km) : 196 (longest day ever)
Time on bike : 9h 53m!
Brutto time: 08.00. – 20.30!
Avg : 19.8 km/h
Max.speed: 35.5 km/h
Total (km) : 21.994
Day 565 – 25OCT07: Renner Springs -> Banka Banka (camping)
Distance (km) : 60
Time on bike : 3h 46m
Brutto time: 10.25. – 14.45
Avg : 15.9 km/h
Max.speed: 35.5 km/h
Total (km) : 22.055
Day 566 – 26OCT07: Banka Banka -> Tennant Creek (camping)
Distance (km) : 109
Time on bike : 4h 04m
Brutto time: 08.40 – 14.10
Avg : 25.3 km/h (fastest day so far)
Max.speed: 43.0 km/h
Total (km) : 22.158
Day 567 – 27OCT07: Tennant Creek -> Wauchope (camping)
Distance (km) : 116
Time on bike : 4h 27m
Brutto time: 08.50 – 15.00
Avg : 26.1 km/h (fastest day again!)
Max.speed: 41.0 km/h
Total (km) : 22.281
Day 568 – 28OCT07: Wauchope -> Barrow Creek (camping)
Distance (km) : 112
Time on bike : 6h 18m
Brutto time: 07.40 – 16.30
Avg : 17.7 km/h
Max.speed: 30.1 km/h
Total (km) : 22.393
Day 569 – 29OCT07: Barrow Creek -> Ti-Tree (camping)
Distance (km) : 90
Time on bike : 4h 04m
Brutto time: 08.05 – 14.30
Avg : 19.0 km/h
Max.speed: 35.6 km/h
Total (km) : 22.483
Day 570 – 30OCT07: Ti-Tree -> Alice Springs (camping)
Distance (km) : 200.6 (longest cycling day ever!)
Time on bike : 8h 45m
Brutto time: 08.00 – 18.00
Avg : 23.1 km/h
Max.speed: 46.3 km/h
Total (km) : 22.684
Day 571 – Day 574 – 31OCT07 – 03NOC07: Alice Springs (rest days)
Day 575 – 04NOV07: Alice Springs -> Stuart’s Well (camping)
Distance (km) : 95
Time on bike : 5h 18m
Brutto time: 09.45 – 16.45
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 33.5 km/h
Total (km) : 22.815
Day 576 – 05NOV07: Stuart’s Well -> Erldunda (free camping)
Distance (km) : 110
Time on bike : 6h 25m
Brutto time: 08.30 – 16.30
Avg : 17.1 km/h
Max.speed: 36.9 km/h
Total (km) : 22.925
Day 577 – 06NOV07: Erldunda -> Kulgera (camping)
Distance (km) : 76
Time on bike : 4h 15m
Brutto time: 09.05 – 14.30
Avg : 17.8 km/h
Max.speed: 27.2 km/h
Total (km) : 23.001
Day 578 – 07NOV07: Kulgera -> Bush Camp, 110 km S of Kulgera
Distance (km) : 110
Time on bike : 5h 40m
Brutto time: 08.30 – 17.30
Avg : 19.4 km/h
Max.speed: 32.3 km/h
Total (km) : 23.111
Day 579 – 08NOV07: Bush Camp -> Marla (camping)
Distance (km) : 72
Time on bike : 3h 55m
Brutto time: 07.47 (like the Boeing) – 12.30
Avg : 18.3 km/h
Max.speed: 26.5 km/h
Total (km) : 23.183
Day 580 – 09NOV07: Marla (rest day)
Day 581 – 10NOV07: Marla -> Cadney Park (camping)
Distance (km) : 82
Time on bike : 4h 20m
Brutto time: 08.20 – 15.00
Avg : 17.6 km/h
Max.speed: 25.0 km/h
Total (km) : 23.265
Day 582 – 11NOV07: Cadney Park -> Bush Camp (Pootnoura)
Distance (km) : 78
Time on bike : 4h 11m
Brutto time: 07.55 – 13.00
Avg : 18.5 km/h
Max.speed: 30.7 km/h
Total (km) : 23.342
Day 583 – 12NOV07: Bush Camp -> Cooper Pedy (camping)
Distance (km) : 77
Time on bike : 5h 19m
Brutto time: 06.45 – 15.00
Avg : 14.4 km/h (terrible headwind all day)
Max.speed: 23.8 km/h (pretty bad high speed, huh?)Total (km) : 23.419
Day 584 – 13NOV07: Cooper Pedy (resting)
Day 585 – 14NOV07: Cooper Pedy (eating)
Day 586 – 15NOV07: Cooper Pedy -> Bush camp (112 km S of CP)
Distance (km) : 112
Time on bike : 5h 59m
Brutto time: 11.15 – 19.15
Avg : 18.8 km/h
Max.speed: 30.0
Total (km) : 23.532
Day 587 – 16NOV07: Bush camp -> Glendambo (camping)
Distance (km) : 144
Time on bike : 6h 11m
Brutto time: 07.15 – 14.45
Avg : 23.2 km/h
Max.speed: 41.1
Total (km) : 23.676
Day 588 – 17NOV07: Glendambo -> Bush camp (Ranges View Rest Area)
Distance (km) : 226 (PB! Crazy day altogether!)
Time on bike : 10h 22m! (looong day out there!)
Brutto time: 07.15 – 20.30
Avg : 21.8 km/h
Max.speed: 57.1
Total (km) : 23.902
Day 589 – 18NOV07: Bush camp -> Port Augusta (4-star caravan park)
Distance (km) : 61
Time on bike : 3h 20m
Brutto time: 08.20 – 12.00
Avg : 18.0 km/h
Max.speed: 25.0
Total (km) : 23.963
Day 590 – 19NOV07: Port Augusta (happily resting)
Day 591 – 20NOV07: Port Augusta (resting)
Day 592 – 21NOV07: Port Augusta -> Wheat field bush camp (10 km S of Melrose)
Distance (km) : 76
Time on bike : 5h 27m
Brutto time: 13.00 – 20.00
Avg : 13.8 km/h
Max.speed: 54.1
Total (km) : 24.057
Day 593 – 22NOV07: Bush camp -> Back yard camp (Goss Family)
Distance (km) : 92
Time on bike : 6h 19m
Brutto time: 07.45 – 17.45
Avg : 14.6 km/h
Max.speed: 28.8
Total (km) : 24.150
Day 594 – 23NOV07: Goss Family Camp -> City Park, Kapunda
Distance (km) : 109
Time on bike : 7h 04m
Brutto time: 07.30 – 19.30
Avg : 15.4 km/h
Max.speed: 41.6
Total (km) : 24.259
Day 595 – 24NOV07: Kapunda -> Nuriootpa (The Jones Family)
Distance (km) : 39
Time on bike : 2h 34m
Brutto time: 07.45 – 13.00
Avg : 15.3 km/h
Max.speed: 42.4
Total (km) : 24.298
Day 596 – 25NOV07: Nuriootpa + Barossa Valley
Day 597 – 26NOV07: Nuriootpa + Barossa & Eden Valleys
Day 598 – 27NOV07: Nuriootpa -> Adelaide (private acc.)
Distance (km) : 96
Time on bike : 5h 45m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 18.45
Avg : 16.6 km/h
Max.speed: 57.8
Total (km) : 24.394
Day 599 – 609 – 28NOV-08DEC07: Adelaide
Day 610 – 09DEC07: Adelaide -> Victor Harbor (wild camping)
Distance (km) : 98
Time on bike : 6h 08m
Brutto time: 10.30 – 17.30
Avg : 15.8 km/h
Max.speed: 58.0
Total (km) : 24.652
Day 611 – 10DEC07: Victor Harbor -> Wellington (wild camping)
Distance (km) : 113
Time on bike : 5h 54m
Brutto time: 11.00 – 18.00
Avg : 19.1 km/h
Max.speed: 58.4
Total (km) : 24.767
Day 612 – 11DEC07: Wellington -> Salt Creek (wild camping, swamp)
Distance (km) : 105
Time on bike : 5h 52m
Brutto time: 08.20 – 18.00
Avg : 17.9 km/h
Max.speed: 35.8
Total (km) : 24.872
Day 613 – 12DEC07: Salt Creek -> 18 km N of Robe (wild camping)
Distance (km) : 117
Time on bike : 6h 17m
Brutto time: 08.00 – 17.45
Avg : 18.5 km/h
Max.speed: 30.0
Total (km) : 24.988
Day 614 – 13DEC07: N of Robe -> Lake George (w. camp)
Distance (km) : 57
Time on bike : 3h 36m
Brutto time: 09.00 – 19.00
Avg : 15.8 km/h
Max.speed: 37.4
Total (km) : 25.046
Day 615 – 14DEC07: Lake George -> Mt. Gambier (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 128
Time on bike : 5h 35m
Brutto time: 08.00 – 17.30
Avg : 23.7 km/h
Max.speed: 46.3
Total (km) : 25.173
Day 616 – 15DEC07: Mt. Gambier -> Portland (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 115
Time on bike : 6h 41m
Brutto time: 08.30 – 17.00
Avg : 17.1 km/h
Max.speed: 42.2
Total (km) : 25.288
Day 617 – 16DEC07: Portland -> Port Fairy (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 89
Time on bike : 5h 02m
Brutto time: 13.45 – 21.00
Avg : 17.6 km/h
Max.speed: 49.6
Total (km) : 25.377
Day 618 – 17DEC07: Port Fairy -> Warrnambool (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 37
Time on bike : 2h 54m
Brutto time: 06.47 (!) – 10.00
Avg : 12.9 km/h
Max.speed: 48.3
Total (km) : 25.414
Day 619 – 18DEC07: Warrnambool -> Port Campbell (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 77
Time on bike : 4h 33m
Brutto time: 14.00 – 19.30
Avg : 12.9 km/h
Max.speed: 40.4
Total (km) : 25.492
Day 620 – 19DEC07: Port Campbell -> Apollo Bay (wild camping)
Distance (km) : 109
Time on bike : 6h 48m
Brutto time: 09.00 – 19.00
Avg : 16.0 km/h
Max.speed: 62.4 (!)
Total (km) : 25.600
Day 621 – 20DEC07: Apollo Bay (hostel, wild card)
Day 622 – 21DEC07: Apollo Bay -> Lorne (Sandridge Hotel)
Distance (km) : 50
Time on bike : 3h 12m
Brutto time: 10.45 – 14.00
Avg : 15.6 km/h
Max.speed: 42.2
Total (km) : 25.656
Day 623 – 22DEC07: Lorne -> Torquay (Cabin)
Distance (km) : 59
Time on bike : 3h 50m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 15.00
Avg : 15.3 km/h
Max.speed: 61.0
Total (km) : 25.716
Day 624 – 23DEC07: Torquay -> Leopold (private acc.)
Distance (km) : 39
Time on bike : 2h 29m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 15.00
Avg : 15.7 km/h
Max.speed: 46.3
Total (km) : 25.754
Day 624 – 24DEC07: Leopold -> Sorrento (private acc.)
Distance (km) : 27
Time on bike : 1h 50m
Brutto time: 09.10 – 12.00
Avg : 14.7 km/h
Max.speed: 41.0
Total (km) : 25.781
Day 625 – 632 – 24-31DEC07: Sorrento
Day 633 – 01JAN08:Sorrento -> Melbourne (friend’s place)
Distance (km) : 110
Time on bike : 5h 37m
Brutto time: 11.15 – 20.15
Avg : 19.5 km/h
Max.speed: 47.8
Total (km) : 25.891
Day 634-639 – 02-07JAN08:Melbourne
Day 640 – 08JAN08:Melbourne -> Launceston, Tasmania (plane, no bike)
Day 641 – 09JAN08:Launceston -> Tullah, Tasmania (wild camping)
Distance covered in my hired Mazda 3: 320 km
Day 642 – 10JAN08:Tullah -> Lake St. Clair, Tasmania (wild camping)
Distance covered in my hired Mazda 3: 280 km (total 600 km)
Day 643 – 11JAN08:Lake St. Clair -> Hobart, Tasmania (slept in car)
Distance covered in my hired Mazda 3: 200 km (total 800 km)
Day 644 – 12JAN08:Hobart -> Lagoons Beach, Tasmania (wild camping)
Distance covered in my hired Mazda 3: 383 km (total 1183 km)
Day 645 – 13JAN08:Lagoons Beach -> Hobart, Tasmania (slept in car)
Distance covered in my hired Mazda 3: 550 km (total 1733 km)
Day 646 – 14JAN08:Hobart, Tasmania -> Melbourne (plane)
Day 647-656 15JAN-24JAN08:Melbourne
Day 657 – 25JAN08:Rainbow Serpent Festival, Beaufort
Day 658 – 26JAN08:Rainbow Serpent Festival, Beaufort
Day 659 – 27JAN08:Rainbow Serpent Festival, Beaufort
Day 660 – 28JAN08:Rainbow Serpent Festival, Beaufort
Day 661 – 29JAN08:Rainbow -> Ballarat (bike) -> Melbourne (train)
Distance (km) : 66
Time on bike : 3h 50m
Day 662 – 30JAN08:Melbourne
Day 663 – 31JAN08:Melbourne
Day 664 – 01FEB08:Melbourne
Day 665 – 02FEB08:Melbourne
Day 665 – 03FEB08:Melbourne -> Sandringham Beach (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 28
Time on bike : 2h 26m
Brutto time: 17.00 – 20.00
Avg : 11.5 km/h
Max.speed: 31.4
Total (km) : 26.254
Day 666 – 04FEB08:Sandringham Beach -> Koo-Wee-Rup (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 72
Time on bike : 4h 15m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 17.30
Avg : 17.0 km/h
Max.speed: 64.8
Total (km) : 26.326
Day 667 – 05FEB08:Koo-Wee-Rup -> Leongatha (private)
Distance (km) : 63
Time on bike : 3h 53m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 16.00
Avg : 16.3 km/h
Max.speed: 51.3
Total (km) : 26.390
Day 668 – 06FEB08:Restday in Leongatha (private)
Day 669 – 07FEB08:Leongatha -> Yarram (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 91
Time on bike : 4h 48m
Brutto time: 11.15 – 20.00
Avg : 19.0 km/h
Max.speed: 65.0!
Total (km) : 26.481
Day 671 – Fredag 08FEB08: Yarram -> Sale (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 80
Time on bike : 4h 13m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 16.00
Avg : 18.9 km/h
Max.speed: 46.0
Total (km) : 26.561
Day 672 – Lørdag 09FEB08:Sale -> Bairnsdale (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 70
Time on bike : 3h 40m
Brutto time: 13.30 – 18.30
Avg : 19.0 km/h
Max.speed: 31.1
Total (km) : 26.631
Day 673 – Søndag 10FEB08:Bairnsdale -> Lakes Entrance (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 69
Time on bike : 4h 51m
Brutto time: 10.45 – 18.00
Avg : 14.2 km/h
Max.speed: 50.2
Total (km) : 26.700
Day 674 – Mandag 11FEB08:Lakes Entrance -> Marlo (private acc.)
Distance (km) : 79
Time on bike : 4h 44m
Brutto time: 10.00 – 17.30
Avg : 16.7 km/h
Max.speed: 55.9
Total (km) : 26.780
Day 675 – Tirsdag 12FEB08:Marlo -> Cann River (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 85
Time on bike : 5h 02m
Brutto time: 11.30 – 19.30
Avg : 16.9 km/h
Max.speed: 61.5
Total (km) : 26.865
Day 676 – Onsdag 13FEB08:Cann River (wild camp, restday)
0 km etc.
Day 677 – Torsdag 13FEB08:Cann River -> Eden (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 112
Time on bike : 5h 35m
Brutto time: 08.45 – 16.15
Avg : 20.1 km/h
Max.speed: 67.3!
Total (km) : 26.977
Day 677 – Fredag 15FEB08:Eden (rest day, wild camp)
10 km. town strolling
Day 678 – Lørdag 16FEB08:Eden -> Merimbula (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 36
Time on bike : 2h 27m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 12.00
Avg : 14.7 km/h
Max.speed: 60.6 (w/ broken rim)
Total (km) : 27.023
Day 679 – Søndag 17FEB08:Merimbula -> Bermagui (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 78
Time on bike : 5h 36m
Brutto time: 09.00 – 19.00
Avg : 14.0 km/h
Max.speed: 66.5!
Total (km) : 27.101
Day 680 – Mandag 18FEB08:Bermagui -> Bodalla (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 59
Time on bike : 3h 49
Brutto time: 10.30 – 18.45
Avg : 15.3 km/h
Max.speed: 54.8
Total (km) : 27.160
Day 681 – Tirsdag 19FEB08:Bodalla -> Batemans Bay (caravan park)
Distance (km) : 71
Time on bike : 4h 35m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 17.30
Avg : 15.4 km/h
Max.speed: 56.3
Total (km) : 27.231
Day 682 – Onsdag 20FEB08:Batemans Bay -> Nowra (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 121
Time on bike : 7h 17m
Brutto time: 09.30 – 20.00
Avg : 16.6 km/h
Max.speed: 60.3
Total (km) : 27.352
Day 683 – Torsdag 21FEB08:Nowra -> Kiama (private acc.)
Distance (km) : Ca. 40 (battery in bike computer dead)
Time on bike : 3h 00m
Brutto time: 12.00 – 19.00
Avg : 17.5 km/h
Max.speed: 45.3
Total (km) : 27.392
Day 684 – Fredag 22FEB08:Kiama -> Wollongong (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 43
Time on bike : 3h 20m
Brutto time: 14.00 – 18.00
Avg : 12.7 km/h
Max.speed: 48.0
Total (km) : 27.435
Day 685 – Lørdag 23FEB08:Wollongong -> Garie Beach, Royal NP (wild camp)
Distance (km) : 52
Time on bike : 3h 29m
Brutto time: 14.00 – 18.00
Avg : 14.9 km/h
Max.speed: 58.7
Total (km) : 27.492
Day 686 – Søndag 24FEB08:Garie Beach -> Sydney (hostel)
Distance (km) : 58
Time on bike : 4h 34m
Brutto time: 08.45 – 15.00
Avg : 12.8 km/h
Max.speed: 73.6 (!)
Total (km) : 27.550
Day 687-714 – 25FEB-22MAR08Sydney and surroundings
Day 715 – 23MAR08:Sydney (OZ) -> Christchurch (NZ) (air)
