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 […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #8: The opal fields and the country in between – Part 2
Dates: 5th July – 12th JulyWoomera to Coober Pedy: 575 kmTotal distance: 2486 km 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, […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #7: Opal fields and the country in between – Part 1
Dates: 5th July – 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 […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #6: Following the Ghan Railways (Old and New)
Dates: 28th June – 3rd JulyMarree – Port Augusta – Woomera: 575kmTotal distance: 1961km DAY 18 – Marree to Lyndhurst – 83km It rained solidly the whole time we were in Marree and with no chance of the Oodnadatta Track opening for at least a week, possibly two weeks, I had to resort to Plan […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia #5: The Birdsville Track
Dates – 22nd – 26th June | Total distance 1386 km The Birdsville Track – Birdsville to Marree – 527km The Birdsville Track was opened in the 1860s to walk cattle from northern Queensland and the Northern Territory to the nearest railhead in Port Augusta, which was later moved to Marree. Percy Burt was the pioneering drover credited with establishing the […]
Breaking the Cycle Across Australia 2023 #4: Birdsville, Don Rowlands, and the Wangkangurru culture
Dates – 20th-21st June | Total distance – 859km BIRDSVILLE In Birdsville I arranged to meet Don Rowlands OAM, Wangkangurru elder and Munga-Thirri (Simpson Desert, Queensland) Park Ranger, to learn about his lifelong commitment to re-connect and preserve the culture of his people. I learned so much over the two days, and I am still […]
