Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #12: Tjuntjuntjara and the Spinifex People
Days 61-62Dates: 10th – 11th AugustTjuntjuntjaraTotal Distance 2023: 3830kmTotal Distance 2021, 2023 – 5358km Tracking map: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ (access the tracking map for the 2021/23 journey) While organising this expedition I learned about the Spinifex people, or Anangu, whose homeland is in the Great Victoria Desert. These people were displaced following nuclear weapons testing (Emu and Maralinga) and […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #11: Anne Beadell Highway – part 2
Days 55-60Dates: 4th – 9th AugustVokes Hill Corner to TjuntjuntjaraDistance – 573kmTotal Distance 2023: 3830kmTotal Distance 2021, 2023 – 5358km DAY 55 | TO VOKES HILL CORNER | 91.5 KM I seemed to recover pretty well from the overheating incident the day before. Stopping early, rehydrating and taking my usual salmon protein (GoPro) and joint […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #11: Anne Beadell Highway – part 1
Days 51-54Dates: 31st July – 3rd AugustDistance – 361kmTotal distance: 3257km Apologies for not having published a blog for 9 days – this expedition has been full on and exhausting, with a lot of highlights and tough times. Before I launch into writing about my journey across the Anne Beadell Highway, I think it is […]
Solingen to Porto: an amazing 37-day trip by e-bike
Stefan Knopp is undertaking an amazing 37-day trip by e-bike from Solingen, Germany, to Porto, Portugal. If you think the 3,600 km journey could be quite challenging, you’d be right…especially when you take into account the 42,000 metres of elevation he needs to cross. Starting on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, the journey will take him […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #10: William Creek to Dalhousie Springs and the Painted Desert
Dates: 23rd – 28th JulyDistance – 401 kmTotal Distance 2023: 2896 kmTotal distance (2021/23) – 4424 km On hearing the news that the delay was going to be extended for most likely another six days, while the correct vehicle part was being shipped from the USA, I decided to do an extra route. The plan, […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #9: Coober Pedy
Dates: 12th July – 22nd JulyThe Breakaways – 10km (cycling)Total distance: 2496km On my original plan, Coober Pedy was meant to be a pit stop with a maximum of three days off to rest and prepare for the next stage. With the key support vehicle broken down and on its way by truck back to […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #8: The opal fields and the country in between – Part 2
Dates: 5th June – 12th JulyWoomera to Coober Pedy: 575kmTotal distance: 2486km I divided this blog into two parts because it is bookended by visits to two renowned opal mining towns – but there was too much information for one blog entry. DAY 28 | 86 KM The ride from Beresford Siding (Old Ghan, Oodnadatta Track) […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #7: Opal fields and the country in between – Part 1
Dates: 5th June – 11th JulyWoomera to Coober Pedy: 575kmTotal distance: 2486km In Woomera we had to make a decision about which route I should ride to Coober Pedy – continue straight up the busy Stuart Highway for another 365km or take my preferred, longer and more interesting route though Roxby Downs, back to the […]
