Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #17: Jigalong and the Rabbit-Proof Fence (Part II)
Days: 80-84Dates: 30th August – 3rd SeptemberKumarina to JigalongDistance: 388kmTotal Distance 2023: 5626kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023) : 7154km DAYS 80, 81 | 220 KM (113 KM, 107 KM) From Kumarina Roadhouse it was 220km to Jigalong. I first took the Great Northern Highway heading north for 50km before turning off on to the Jigalong […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #16: The Rabbit-Proof Fence – Part I
Days: 77-79Dates: 27th – 29th AugustCunyu Station to KumarinaDistance: 222 kmTotal Distance 2023: 5238 km DAY 77 (DAY 1 ON THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE) | 88 KM It was great to have a bed for the night at Cunyu Station, a pastoral lease of around one million acres with a carrying capacity of 2800 cattle. That […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #15: On the Trail of “The Glassy Goanna” – Part II
Days: 74-77Dates: 23rd – 26th AugustWiluna to Cunyu StationDistance: 193kmTotal Distance 2023: 5017kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023): 6544km During my Great Australian Cycle Expedition in 2004, I stopped for a couple of day’s rest in Wiluna in between finishing riding the Gunbarrel Highway and starting the Canning Stock Route. The owner of Wiluna’s Club Hotel […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #14: On the trail of “The Glassy Goanna” – Part I
Days: 70-72 Dates: 19th – 21st AugustLeonora to WilunaDistance: 310 kmTotal Distance 2023: 4824 kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023): 6352 km In Leonora I was ready for a rest day. It signified the end of the one section and the start of another. With a present-day population of around 1800, Leonora is one of the larger towns […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #13: Tjuntjuntjara to Leonora via Plumridge Lakes Nature Reserve
Days 63-69Dates: 12th – 18th AugustDistance: 684 kmTotal Distance 2023: 4514 kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023): 6042 km Tracking map: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ From Tjuntjuntjara the aim was to reach Laverton and Leonora in the northern goldfields (Western Australia). The route taken isn’t a usual one for drivers and there were a lot of unknowns regarding the terrain and state of […]
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 (ProGo) 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 […]
