It seems wrong that a town just 20km or so from one of the major population centres of the far north coast is without mobile reception, but there you have it. I’m typing this up for transmission tomorrow. Today’s ride was hot and slow. Naughton’s Gap was an early indication of the overall tenor of the day;Â I crawled up… Read more →
I decided that today would be the day to take the N800 and GPS and do some more mapping for OpenStreetMap. First I went up Upper Wilson’s Creek, which has the feel I recall for the whole valley during my adolescence – numerous creek crossings all in flood, small windy roads where cars have to pull over to let others… Read more →
Today was the day of the saddle sores. For a long while after getting back on the bike at any point, I’d have to try and find a comfortable position, stand up on the pedals and side out of the saddle for a few meters, and then sit down again, hoping that I’d have got used to the pain. After… Read more →
Hills and more hills, today. Looking back from halfway, it was obvious that I’d crossed the shield wall of the old volcano – this wall of mountains, the Mackellar Range, was all along the horizon. For some reason, I’d had it in my head that Kyogle was 20km, not 30km from Casino. The heat and the flies were building to… Read more →
I’m writing this from the Uki Guest House, where they very generously provide a computer as well as home-made banana bread It’s been a taxing three days, and I’ll write up more notes in detail once I get to Wilson’s Creek. However, here’s a synopsis: Coffs to Grafton – hot and a westerly. If I recall, correctly, it took me… Read more →
