After I came up with the idea of doing this I did a lot of procrastinating when it came to research. I mainly relied on these two sources: TravellingTwo – These two provided a third route which I switch to for the second half of my trip. They provided good ideas for campsites and even take you off-road in the […]
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Touring 101
I knew nothing about touring before I started, I didn’t even know anybody who had done a cycle tour before. I was very much making it up as I went along. I do not claim to now be an expert, but as a beginner just winging it, here are some things I learned. Eat – I cannot emphasize this enough. […]
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Would it be better by car?
This is a common question I had before, during and since. Obviously not by cyclists. Explaining your reasons does get a little old – mainly because they have a point. There were definitely side tracks or detours I didn’t take because I was on my bike and either couldn’t get there or I just couldn’t be bothered. On other days […]
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Tassie Cycle Tour in Pictures
Excuse all the pictures of my bike. Just a few of the amazing views along my trip. I promise it did rain on a couple of days, it wasn’t all perfect weather.
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Touring Gear
My planning for this trip was limited as far as gear goes. I treated it like a bushwalk with a bike. In many ways this worked perfectly fine, I had a very light set up (although going up hills it didn’t feel like it). In other ways I was under prepared or just had the wrong stuff. Bike Touring Special […]
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