Bike Across Australia Journal and Photos

Bike Australia Journal

The story of Ashley & Billy's cycling adventures across Australia from Perth to Sydney
A journey from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
^^^ Billy's Journal Writing in Blue & Ashley's Journal Writing in Purple. ^^^

To learn more about the Adventure before you start reading the Bike Across Australia Journal [Click Here].

How it all got started ...

After a long day and night of getting ready for the adventure, I did not end up going to bed until 4 am. Woke up at 6.15 am. Went to walk around the bed, ... stumbled, WHAM!!!, I slammed on to the wooden floor on my side... What a way to start the adventure.

Is this sending me a message for what lies ahead? Got on the computer to email a few people (talked with Ben). By 7.30 am my parents and Ashley are up. We start throwing in the last equipment and tape the boxes. We run out of packaging tape, and everyone has to scramble looking around the house for more tape. We are in the car heading to the Atlanta Airport at 8.05 am. My father takes us to the Airport.

...and Our Story Begins.

DAY	Photos	DATE	MILES	DESCRIPTION
0		15 OCT - 17 OCT		Travel Day Flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles to Dubai to Perth, Western Australia
1		18 OCT / Sunday		Perth to Rockingham
2		19 OCT / Monday	50	Rockingham to Clifton Caravan Park (35 miles before Bunbury)
3		20 OCT / Tuesday	60	Clifton Caravan Park to Donnybrook Caravan Park
4		21 OCT / Wednesday	60	Donnybrook Caravan Park to Manjimup
5		22 OCT / Thursday	75	Manjimup to Walpole
6		23 OCT / Friday	85	Walpole to Albany
7		24 OCT / Saturday	0	Rested in Albany
8		25 OCT / Sunday	82	Albany to 30 miles before Jerramungup
9		26 OCT / Monday	62	30 miles before Jerramungup to 25-30 miles before Ravensthorpe
10		27 OCT / Tuesday	88	36 miles before Ravensthorpe to Munglinup
11		28 OCT / Wednesday	65	Munglinup to Esperance
12		29 OCT / Thursday	25	Esperance to between Gibson and Scaddan
13		30 OCT / Friday	98	Between Gibson and Scaddan to Norseman
14		31 OCT / Saturday	93	Norseman to 25 miles before Balladonia
15		1 NOV / Sunday	80	25 miles before Balladonia to 60 miles before Caiguna
16		2 NOV / Monday	89	60 miles before Caiguna to 11 miles before Cocklebiddy
17		3 NOV / Tuesday	82	11 miles before Cocklebiddy to 25k after Madura Pass
18		4 NOV / Wednesday	102	25k after Madura Pass to Eucla
19		5 NOV / Thursday	7	Eucla to Border Village
20		6 NOV / Friday	50	Border Village to 68 Miles Before Nullarbor
21		7 NOV / Saturday		68 miles before Nullarbor to Nullarbor Roadhouse
22		8 NOV / Sunday	73	Nullarbor Roadhouse to 17 miles before Nundroo (Yalata Land)
23		9 NOV / Monday	67	17 miles before Nundroo (Yalata Land) to Penong
24		10 NOV / Tuesday	45	Penong to Ceduna
25		11 NOV / Wednesday	42	Ceduna to 17 miles before Wirrulla
26		12 NOV / Thursday	92	17 miles before Wirrulla to Wudinna
27		13 NOV / Friday	62	Wudinna to Kimba (Half Way Point)
28		14 NOV / Saturday	75	Kimba (Half Way Point) to Nuttbush
29		15 NOV / Sunday	70	Nuttbush via Port Augusta to Port Germein
30		16 NOV / Monday	92	Port Germein to Port Wakefield
31		17 NOV / Tuesday	62	Port Wakefield to Adelaide (Hackney)
32		18 NOV / Wednesday	15	Adelaide (Hackney) to Adelaide Shores
33		19 NOV / Thursday	25	Adelaide Shores to Hahndorf
34		20 NOV / Friday	79	Hahndorf to Meningie
35		21 NOV / Saturday	92	Meningie to Kingston S.E.
36		22 NOV / Sunday	79	Kingston S.E. to Millicent
37		23 NOV / Monday	30	Millicent to Mt. Gambier
38		24 NOV / Tuesday	70	Mt. Gambier to Narrawong
39		25 NOV / Wednesday	90	Narrawong to Peterborough
40		26 NOV / Thursday	70	Peterborough to Apollo Bay
41		27 NOV / Friday	40	Apollo Bay to Aireys Inlet
42		28 NOV / Saturday	30	Aireys Inlet to Geelong
43		29 NOV / Sunday	45	Geelong to Melbourne
44		30 NOV / Monday	30	Melbourne to Frankston
45		1 DEC / Tuesday	42	Frankston to Grantville
46		2 DEC / Wednesday	18	Grantville to Cowes, Phillip Island
47		3 DEC / Thursday	69	Cowes, Phillip Island to Foster
48		4 DEC / Friday	79	Foster to Sale
49		5 DEC / Saturday	44	Sale to Bairnsdale
50		6 DEC / Sunday	60	Bairnsdale to Orbost
51		7 DEC / Monday	47	Orbost to Cann River
52		8 DEC / Tuesday	67	Cann River to Eden
53		9 DEC / Wednesday	34	Eden to Tathra
54		10 DEC / Thursday	64	Tathra to 4k beyond Bodalla
55		11 DEC / Friday	62	4k beyond Bodalla to Ulladulla
56		12 DEC / Saturday	61	Ulladulla to Werri Beach
57		13 DEC / Sunday	54	Werri Beach to Royal National Park
58		14 DEC / Monday	30	Royal National Park to Bondi Beach (Sydney)
				Touring Sydney
				Travel Day Flight from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Los Angeles to Atlanta, USA