"A retired psychiatric nurse, grandfather of three, a bushwalker 65 years young, out to fulfil a lifelong ambition to cycle around Australia..."
Charters Towers
John spent yesterday resting and enjoying the fascinating history of Charters Towers. You can find some photos in the Gallery.
On the road again…
He left Charters Towers early this morning, heading towards Hughenden – a stretch of about 250 km (above). It is likely that he will be camping tonight, but he hopes to be [...]
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
Nothing lasts forever, tyres are no exception.
Not a good thing to happen at all! Well at least John is back in the game and riding again.
45km out of Marlborough yesterday he had to effect field repairs on Cooeee’s tyre. He had another in proximity of Marlborough, where he camped last night.
John says the [...]
John is to reach Rockhampton today at some point.
The night of the 25th he stayed in Gladstone as Cooeee (his bike) needed adjusting and a service. Around mid-day he set off for Rockhampton, a 72km stretch. He said he was meeting a lot of nice people along the way, which made the trip quite [...]
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