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 [...]

John arrived at Gladstone today. There still are over 1000 kilometres before he arrives in Cairns though. I guess that shows just how big this country of ours really is. Queensland is a vast state.
Image, right: Cooeee having a rest just outside of Gladstone.
Today’s photos have been added to the gallery.

John rode a whopping 98km yesterday! It was apparently the hilliest and roughest stretch of the ride so far. At the end of the day he arrived at Miriam Vale. When I asked him if he was sure that it wasn’t a full 100km, he said he “should have circled the town to make 100 [...]

Yesterday John arrived at Childers and the weather was good.
Today he has made it to Gin Gin and it is fine and breezy. He had lunch just before arriving in town and spent some time resting in the shade for an hour or so. The Queensland sun must still be quite strong this time [...]