After being reunited with Cooee and after a long train trip on the Sunlander, John spent the first night of his resumed journey in Ayr.
John and Cooee are back on the road today, once again heading North, en route to Townsville.
Way to go, John!
Right: Cooee, about to leave Ayr

Unfortunately, John has had to end the trek prematurely. In his words:
Image, left: John’s ride home. Not quite a bike, but a great deal faster…

“Yesterday I have reached Ayr, North Queensland about 80 kms South of Townsville. It took me 37 days to ride 2218 kms from Sydney.
Due to my wife’s recent ill [...]

Puncture #4 and a lost iPod.
John suffered his fourth puncture yesterday and once again had to effect roadside repairs on the bike.
Today he reports that he has sighted coconuts beside the road (!) and that he is 45km from Ayr.
The bad news is that he lost his iPod somewhere in the Bowen [...]