18th February There are going to be some days crossing the central south desert area of Australia where nothing really happens, where the...

17th February After packing everything away I slept well, the next morning I had a big breakfast at Eucla and bought cake at the Border...

16th February Mundrabilla was friendly and kindly run by a Scottish girl who was here for a year before passing through. 65kms up the...

15th February Broken though my sleep had been, by morning I felt good to go, except it was still dark and the road trains were up early....

14th February Camped in the bushes on the edge of the roadhouse, hidden with the snakes. they were there, watching me. Snakes were...

13th February Set off at 5.30am, sun obscured by a sheet of low lying clouds, not a patch of blue sky. The temperature was cooler but a...

12th February Just riding. Didn't write today. Just the long hot road but then I met these guys, so kind but then the whole trip has been...

11th February Couldn’t quite bridge the final gap from where I sat under the shade of a eucalyptus tree to Norseman. I camped once again...

10th February I am exhausted. Under a tree I nearly stopped for the day. I lie down bathed in shadow. As the sun moves the shadow...

9th February Yet another cafe in the Shires, this time the cafe bakery at Hyden and it was a gem. Custard slices sat next to fresh cream...

8th February The ride across Australia has started and the journey could not be more exciting. I just wish I was more organised but...

7th February Cautious start to my crossing of the Australian continent. The journey is happening at quite a pace. The ride around South...