Just over a week ago I completed my longest day of the trip, 91.75 mi / 147.63 km. Waking up early to leave Erldunda this morning I see a sign: Alice Springs 199 km (for those wondering, because I know some of you are, 199 km is 123.65 miles). Alice Springs - aka Outback Mecca - is the largest
Australia Bike Tour Day 41: The Rain
I should just learn to embrace the rain. When you think about it, rain is pretty mind blowing (as is the rest of nature). Here I am complaining about not being able to find water, and it's falling from the fucking sky. I am sure some people in the world (maybe someone living in the Atacama
Australia Bike Tour Day 40: Uluru
Uluru, (the big rock you've probably seen on a postcard from Australia) - literally the heart of the Australian Outback (if not for this rock nobody would come out here) - has long occupied a spot on my "things in the world I have to see" list (yes, I have a list). Sure, it might only be a large
Australia Bike Tour Day 39: Hitch To Yulara
Two days of sun and then four of thunderstorms - the unanimous weather forecast for the greater Uluru area. Unfortunately, I am on a bit of a budget as far as time goes (and am deathly afraid of being on a bicycle in the Outback in the middle of a thunderstorm). Instead of spending four
Australia Bike Tour Day 38: The Northern Territory
Today was a big day in the world of solo non-competitive Outback bicycle touring. I crossed my second border - this time, into the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory (NT), the third largest but least populated of Australia's eight states and territories, borders Western Australia (to
