Townsville - Charter Towers - Pentland - Prairie - Hughenden - Richmond - Julia Creek - Cloncurry - Mount Isa - Camooweal - Barkly Homestead - Three Ways - Tennant Creek (sidetrip) - Renners Springs - Elliot - Daly Waters - Larrimah - Mataranka - Katherine - Pine Creek - Darwin
Kilometer: 2.271
bike days: 20
average per day: ca. 114
longest distance ever : 195km/day
highligths:
- meeting Alex and Steph from "Tandem downunder" the 8th time,
- bush dinner in Julia Creek
- great homestays with great people,
- croc tour
- my 48th birthday in Darwin
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| bye bye my great hosts in Townsville, Mick and Jenny from "The Bicycle Pedlar" |
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| Mitch from Sydney, cycling the wrong direction.... he has only headwind.. |
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| somewhere into the outback. and to Oakley, perhaps my lenses are there.... ;-) |
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| my mascot from my most favourite radio-station in Germany : SWR3 |
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| my other mascot: Günther, der innere Schweinehund |
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| I see dead kettle and I smell it :-( |
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| Hughenden, dinosaur-town |
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| Aussie and Lyn my great hosts in Hughenden :-) |
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| sunrise behind Hughenden |
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| Jade from the council in Julia Creek |
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| 5th meeting with Alex and Steph from Tandem-Down Under |
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| termite mound |
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| Alex & Steph (already the 6th meeting) and me at our great host Bel in Mount Isa |
I love driving a car, especially this huge 4WD , Toyota Hillux, station version :-) . Bel offered me to take her car, very very nice ;-) Aussies are much more flexible regarding lending their cars.
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| Mount Isa |
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| rest area. you can see the old road, on the left the new highway. |
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| coming to Camooweal, after 195km from Mount Isa, my longest ride ever on one day. |
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| recommended: purifying pills or water filter. |
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| campsite at a rest area |
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| street art :-) |
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| only for stocking up. honestly a nasty town and so many Aboriginals without any hope. |
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| Nick, cycling for charity on a roadbike (and support vehicle) |
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| roadtrain with a tank on its trailer |
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| lost freight from a roadtrain, hay ball , which missed me. lucky guy :-) |
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| Astrid and Lolly from Breitenbach/Germany, travelling around Australia . yes it is a German registration plate. |
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| Ron from England, walking from Darwin to Hobart |
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| Michael from Australia, walking for charity |
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| safety burning of the bushes |
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| Santa Getrudis ....... praying to the holy cow ? |
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| due to problems with material and health, a lift from Pine Creek to Darwin. |
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| Philip, my friendly driver :-) |
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| Darwin International Aiport: Good bye Alex and Steph from "Tandem Downunder" . was so great to see you so many times on the road (7 times !!! ) |
