"A retired psychiatric nurse, grandfather of three, a bushwalker 65 years young, out to fulfil a lifelong ambition to cycle around Australia..."

Bowen Area

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 [...]

Proserpine

Another Flat Tyre, And a Flat Stretch…
John left Mackay on the 2nd of April. He has continued to power on through the hilly sugarcane country that lies North of Mackay. Apparently he even scored a free breakfast!
However, yesterday he had one long, straight stretch for 20km. He once again lost some time to a puncture [...]

Two Punctures in a Day

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 [...]