In Port Macquarie the next morning, Cédric and I cycled down from our campsite to the city center and then over to the Settlement Point Ferry. As we boarded the ferry to cross the Hastings River, one of the ferry operators who was interested in our journey gave us heaps of tips for the roads that we should take that …
Riding along coastal New South Wales
After a restorative night in Terrigal with Ann and Pete, Cédric and I hopped on the bike to head towards Newcastle. We followed the busy coastal road towards The Entrance (yes, that’s a town name) where we spotted enormous pelicans – all competing for some fisherman’s rejects – on the shore. Our morning was mostly spent biking along busy roads …
Cycling through the Sydney region
(Note: we’re these upcoming posts will be about our past month cycling and traveling. We now have a bit of down time to catch up before we continue our journey in Singapore an Malaysia!). From Gunning the next morning, Cédric and I took detours and back country roads to stay off the Hume Highway for as long as possible. Although …
Q&A of traveling with a Hase Pino Tandem
Being in English speaking countries is great for easy communication with everyone, our bike set-up (Hase Pino + Bob trailer) is also often a curiosity wherever we stop. Depending on the type of question, we can detect very quickly if the coming conversation is going to: be interesting for both parties be just a repetition of many other conversations be …
Cycling route Melbourne -> Sydney -> Brisbane (Gold Coast)
This post may not be the most interesting for our followers and regular readers, but we felt that we should detail the route we followed on the Australian mainland. It has been quite difficult to find reliable source of information on various forums and websites about the two stretches Melbourne->Sydney and Sydney->Brisbane, and because we feel that we ended up …
The journey into New South Wales (NSW)
After our miraculous night with the Star family in Granya, Cédric and I set off on the road once again in perfect biking condition. We waited around until most of the morning showers had passed so we could continue our tour as dry as possible. As we headed towards the Victora/New South Wales, we followed the Murray River and eerie …