Australia Travel Guides
Within 24 hours, we went from, “there’s no way we will manage 100+ mile days here,” to, “we can do this!”
If not for our taxi driver we would not have known about The Gap and Natural Bridge. Everyone who comes here goes there, he told us. It was on route to the Whaling Station so we figured we might aswell go.
Liam and Danielle had told us about Albany Whaling Station. They said it was worth visiting, though Danielle warned, very sad. I booked an extra night and a taxi to take us.
We put our sleeping mats away wet and now they’re a bit mouldy 😲 I don’t even know how they got damp/wet, but I sure am kicking myself now. It’s not too bad and hopefully it won’t get worse.
We sat down, on the side of a road, dunkin HobNobs into a black cup of tea that we’d brewed up on the side of the road, roughly 35 miles in both directions from two towns.
After five years we finally got to meet Paul and Tracy. We left West Perth and cycled along perfect cycle paths for a full fifty miles. We enjoyed the cool air and blue skies…
From Liam’s home, we made tracks to West Perth to stay with another friend. The first day of cycling was a real treat, though I could feel the two bottles of red wine in my legs lol
This Garmin watch is my pride and joy. I bought it about five years ago with a bonus from work and it was something I wanted for years before but was waiting until I could afford it.
We visited with Liam. Exploring the park was a lovely introduction to Australian wildlife. Though, I could’ve done without meeting the Common Death Adder, who inhabits the entire South Coast of Aus…which is exactly where we’re cycling 🐍🙃
Back when we were in Vietnam on the first phase of the trip (pre-covid), Liam got in touch. He said he was in Australia and his dad was in Perth. If we wanted somewhere to stay when we arrived, Liam was happy to host us.
After 14,2000 miles of CYCLING, we made it to Australia from the UK. Wild. To be honest, arriving in Aus just feels surreal. As I write this, we’ve been here for a little more than three weeks, and it still doesn’t feel real.
On our flight from Singapore to Aus, I got lucky! Stew picked 4 seats in the middle, an aisle for him and the seat next for me.
Flying with a bike is a little overwhelming, but once you've read this blog you're going to be feeling a little better about it.