I’m leaving Roubaix today 12 days after starting this adventure. One last quick stop at the velodrome to say goodbye to Larry from LA and others I’ve met through the week that made the stay here rewarding. I’m heading to the CitizenM hotel which is supposed to be very close to CDG airport. My plan […]

It’s a Sunday in the Nederland’s in the spring, I wonder what we should do. Maybe we should hop in a rental car and do a short drive to a scenic smaller town, walk around some and see if there is anything exciting happening. Yes, sounds good, let’s do it.                    Claim the car from the […]

Today is unusual because we plan to visit a town for the second time, Ypres, or Leper. Depending on the language you speak. It is a wonderfully scenic town plus I am determined to find and ride the Kemmelberg cobbled climb. I found a Ride with GPS route that is labeled Kemmelberg Short, must get […]

            Kimba, major accomplishment on top of more personal accomplishments than I can count. Kimba is the half way point crossing Australia. I’ve ridden all the kilometers from Perth so far, even though I had a major confidence hit back the day we attempted a “camp out” in WA in the Nullarbor. Roughly speaking, we’ve ridden […]

                  Ceduna and Smoky Bay, a partial rest day, moving east towards more populated South Australia with Adelaide in sight, almost!                   Ceduna, another milestone, located about 1900 kilometers east of our start in Perth and 15 days into the ride.  Seems like ages ago, we stopped for an overnight on the drive to Perth, it feels a […]

August 10 and August 11th, 11 days to cross Western Australia, one rest day.   January 1, 2023, and I still can’t stop thinking about an unbelievable 2 plus months in Australia, July through September. Plus, I’ve only shared video from the Western Australia portion of the adventure. Like a voyeur, I keep looking at […]

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Adventures come in many forms. Click on the link below or go to the MENU at the right to find lots more content. From Coolgardie we made our way towards Balladonia. I was still feeling the effects of an Australian cold virus, not Covid thankfully, so both Bushy and Scotty talked and then we all […]

5 long days done but we have barely started this journey. Another batch of videos for ya to enjoy as we continue east from Perth and then settle in for a well deserved day off in Norseman. A couple of great pub dinners at the same pub, really only one in town. Friday night must […]

Mostly dry and sunny two days but some rain as well as we moved further from Perth heading east. Some of the footage seems repetitive but if you look there will be subtle changes in the landscape, trees and scrub vegetation. Most of these videos are less than 5 minutes long. These two days, 8 […]

Hi all, I’ve been back in MN now since Sept. 20th, wow, 19 days already. Have I given up riding a bike, well NO! Approx. 500 kilometers since my return. I am finally sleeping through the night on USA time again. Getting my USA body rhythm back again took longer than I expected. I am […]

Bushy, Scotty, thank you so much for thinking of me and inviting me to join you on this marvelous adventure. I am not sure I can adequately express all the gratitude with words. I think the three of us have all had our moments. Thank you! My family, my wife Vera, thank you for understanding […]

Goulburn, Tuesday, 9.13.22, rest day #2             The mini break continues in Goulburn for one more day until we ride for the last two days and finish this epic adventure. I am glad we made some adjustments to the overall schedule. We adjusted to help recover before the last 250 kilometers of the ride as well […]

Click on the word MENU, top right of the blog home page and you will find a page of photos the Jude took when we arrived at Balmore Park in Goulburn

So much to remember in these last nine days, I suspect I won’t do justice to all the great experiences and all the laughter moments. I’ve done well journaling most all the days since leaving the states but as the adventure wears on and days fill, there seems to be less time and less dedication […]

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There have already been a batch of them. The most recent is arriving at Adelaide, spending time in Adelaide and leaving Adelaide headed to Tailem Bend. An amazing journey of 3000 odd kilometers since leaving Perth on Monday, August 1st. Planning for this journey, I felt fit and ready but also had background disbeliefs. I’ve […]

Arrived in Adelaide in the rain Monday afternoon, 8/22/22, end of the day, about 2 hours of cold, high traffic riding still on A1 all the way into the central business district and our Airbnb, which wasn’t ready to occupy at 2:00. Another high paced average speed, SCOTTY!!! We found a local Italian cafe who […]

Week three is done and dusted as Australians would say. I can only look back and think that the trip so far has been amazing. I’m not sure if I can fill in all the blanks on this last week but here goes.  Each day seems to start similarly, alarm set at 6:00 A.M. usually. […]

Saturday August 6th, rest day, first one of the trip. I really needed today. Like all adventures, there is adversity. Starting last Thursday and Friday, Border Village to Kalgoorlie, I’ve been dealing with a cold virus. I’ve gotten better as the week played out but certainly not how I planned to feel the first week […]

Internet access is intermittent along the Great Eastern Highway so these updates will come when I can connect. Also, the ride days are long which means prep time and recovery time is critical. That leaves less time to add posts, sorry. Sunday, 7.31.22, Applecross Perth to Cottesloe Beach and back, 50 kilometers Highlights: A 23 […]

The three of us have managed to safely arrive in Perth, 6 days of driving, 7 days total since we left Goulburn. We have Saturday and Sunday to get the last minute plans in order and then Monday begins the slow roll back, arrival anticipated about the first week in September, certainly before Sept. 20th, […]

Wednesday July 27, 2022             Big driving day today, alarm at 6:00 A.M. but we are so close to the Western Australia border, maybe 100 meters, and there is a time change as soon as we cross the border, none of us I think, certainly not me, know what time it will be. Because we are […]

Huge Thank you is due! I’ve had some time to acclimate to my home away from home for the next two months, yes, I said two months! What I do need to express is my sincere gratitude to Bushy and Scotty, my mates for this adventure. I’m really not sure how this trip really came […]

It’s Friday P.M. in Goulburn and just about all our bags are packed waiting to see if we can fit them, the bikes and the three of us inside the van. Tomorrow we plan to start the drive towards Adelaide, at least part of the way as it is about 14 hours to get from […]

Delta 041, LA to Sydney, 7/20/22             I’m still feeling like this is a bit surreal even though I’ve been in two airplanes for a total of about 13 hours plus the 5-6 hours of waiting in Mpls and LA airports.  The anxious feelings I had about baggage and checking in during Covid ASE behind me, […]

Visa Oh Visa, where are you? I’ve been lucky enough to have traveled a fair bit over the years, in the USA and outside the USA. Americans are spoiled in that we think all we have to do to travel is just get in a vehicle of some sort, car, truck, train, plane and just […]