Dave and his Bike

Days 137, 138, 139 & 140. Day 137. I managed an early start again today, after a quick cup of tea with no interruptions from the kangaroos, although a few did come to visit before I left. I opted to ride the 40 kilometres of minor road back to the highway, then decide what to…

Days 133, 134, 135 & 136. Day 133. Today was mostly a transition day. A couple of nights ago we sat down and looked in more detail at distances and routes. I knew that the overall distance between Cairns and Sydney would be in excess of 3000km if we visited the places we want to…

Days 129, 130, 131 & 132 Day 129. I wasn’t feeling the love again this morning. Some days the psychological effort is harder than the physical. I had woken several times during the night due to claps of thunder and occasional rain showers, therefore having to shut or open the van windows, so I was…

Cairns to Ayr. Days 125, 126, 127 & 128. Day 125. We overslept slightly. I woke up just before 0700hrs which was still early enough, but I knew that with a hotel breakfast and having to load the van with all of our kit there would be delays. Breakfast was great (thanks Bec), and soon…

Days 122, 123 & 124. Day 122. The holiday off the bike continues. The flight with Air Asia was about as comfortable as I thought it was going to be. No legroom, full plane, small baby on the row in front of us. I didn’t sleep much. Time dragged a bit to start with, but…

Days 119, 120, 121. Day 119. Exploring Kuta. A comfy bed and being tired from last night pointed to another great lie-in. It was also raining when we woke up, so there was no urgent motivation to get moving other than a lack of breakfast in the homestay. So after a coffee in the room,…

Days 115, 116, 117 & 118. Day 115. Today was another one of those mixed emotion days. Great that I will have finished the third leg of my voyage; even more great that I will be re-united with Jane; sad that I will no longer be cycling in Malaysia; even sadder that I lose my…

Days 111, 112, 113 & 114. Day 111. We were up before 0700hrs, with the intention of being on the road by 0730, however Steve’s back had other ideas. Whilst picking up his (very heavy) toothbrush his back went into spasm. He therefore needed to rest it for a while, in the hope that it…

Days 107, 108, 109 & 110. Day 107. Last ride of the year today. We have booked a hotel for three nights in Kuala Lumpur, and will be leaving on January 1st. I didn’t make the 10000km that I was hoping for in 2024, but my disastrous start to the year was to blame for…

Days 103, 104, 105 & 106. Day 103. Day off. It’s Christmas Day. This is probably going to be the strangest Christmas I’ve ever had, despite having worked on quite a few of them throughout my career. It will also be the first time (and hopefully the last) that I haven’t seen Jane or at…