Finally the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride. Finally an opportunity to get jiggy on a bicycle in my home country after an extended absence due to the Global Pandemic. Finally an opportunity to raise money for an Australian based charity but one that benefits the Global...
Before we talk about the Indian Pacific Wheel Ride we must first talk about the 2017 Indian Pacific Wheel Race. The Race The brains behind the race was Jesse Carlsson, co founder of Melbourne-based Curve Cycling, a manufacturer of specialist road, mixed surface and off road adventure...
Thursday July 1, 2021: Breakfast was included in the hefty room rate so I indulged. My body and mind needed the better prepared calories and the additional rest. I would need both for the day I had planned. Buchanan, 280ks up the road was the target,...
Wednesday June 30, 2021: Close to the worst nights sleep ever. Hard floor /no mattress and bright lights not turning off I can work with. However there was a high frequency hum emanating from somewhere in the room that just didn't stop. It was maddening and...
Tuesday June 29, 2021: Plenty of faffing about last night and it hadn't been the early night that I had planned so my first alarm of 2:30am was met my curt No fucking way!. The second at 3:30am by a more compliant Awrighty then, lets get...
Monday June 28, 2021: I exited the guest house just before 6am, trying not to disturb my hosts. Again out into a beautifully coolish clear morning that I knew wouldn't last. Given how the heat and humidity had been affecting me recently I'd been keeping an...
Sunday June 27, 2021: Out the door just before 5am trying my best not to wake one of the touring cyclists who was sprawled out on one of the couches. The pre dawn morning had a slight coolness to it but I knew that would...
Saturday June 26, 2021: I was up just before 4am, out the door and on the road at 4:33am. I felt a deep fatigue in the body and mind that I hoped wouldn't linger. Hopefully food will help - despite having no appetite (also a concern)...
Friday June 25, 2021: I was up and at em' at around 4:30am with a laser sharp singularity of focus - to get to the Trans Am Cyclery in Farmington, 95ks up the road, toute freakin' suite. I was craving the peace of mind that the...
Thursday June 24, 2021: Yesterday had hurt on quite a few levels so I was determined to be a tad kinder to myself today. That started with ensuring that I stuck around for the hotel breakfast which started at 6am, and ended (pun intended) with my...