Australia

Donnybrook ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Yarri Hut

Donnybrook ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Yarri Hut

After a restless night at Donnybrook Transit Park (continual heavy traffic through town) ๐Ÿ˜ช I pack up and head briefly onto the South Western Highway. Unfortunately, for Donnybrook there’s no bypass ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ So the South Western Highway is that, a main highway for heavy haulage right through the centre of town. It doesn’t stop!  As with most towns I’ve cycled through in Aus,…

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Karta Burnu Hut ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Donnybrook

Karta Burnu Hut ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Donnybrook

As the weather had taken a slight turn for the worst at Karta Burnu (slight drizzle!) ๐ŸŒง๏ธ I took the opportunity to have a couple of rest days. It’s a lovely place as very quiet and good memories from last year! As with any time here, its customary for me to make myself a brew with wild Fennel. With it you get the aniseed taste and add a tea spoon of sugar, it’s a extremely good brew. Fennel โš˜ is widely cultivated, both in its…

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Northcliffe ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Karta Burnu Hut

Northcliffe ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Karta Burnu Hut

Leaving the ever popular Sidโ€™s Camping, I first stop at the Hollowbut Cafe for a bacon ๐Ÿฅ“ and egg ๐Ÿณ bap, and one for the journey too! You canโ€™t have enough bacon and egg baps! The first 10 kms or so is rolling tar (road). Pleasant way to head off with a stable surface under foot. Then, Iโ€™m turning right, straight onto soft sand!  Sir Issac Newtonโ€™s third…

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Walpole ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Northcliffe

Walpole ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Northcliffe

After cajoling a few supplies at the local ๐Ÿ›’ IGA (supermarket) I head towards a hut that was closed on my North to South cycle due to an anticipated, large, prescribed-burn. Reached said hut by midday. Only after passing abeam and then noticing one almighty, large, Tiger Snake ๐Ÿ Fortunately, it was as idle…

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Albany ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Walpole

Albany ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Walpole

I’m back on the start line for the Munda Biddi Trail … again! I’d no plans to return and cycle ๐Ÿšตโ€โ™‚๏ธ the trail … again, but when you’re back in the UK for 10 months, the idea of fleeing back soon becomes a plausible dream! Last time it was โ€˜North to Southโ€™. What is the Munda Biddi Trail I arrive in Albany ๐Ÿ›๏ธ  Pronounced โ€˜Albanyโ€™ in Australia but itโ€™s pronounced โ€˜Allbanyโ€™ where I come from! Or itโ€™s merely how I pronounce it! Anyway,…

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Taxi, Coach, Aeroplane, Car to Trail

Taxi, Coach, Aeroplane, Car to Trail

Every journey starts with the normal ritual of cleaning the bike, dismantling it, packing it and always thinking what a fracking palaver! Saying to myself, Iโ€™m getting on a ferry ๐Ÿšข next time! Then into the back of a taxi to the coach ๐Ÿšข. With the coach driver, itโ€™s hit-n-miss whether they charge you…

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