Beginning in the small town of Denham, Western Australia, my journey will follow the southern coastline as much as possible all the way to Cape Byron, New South Wales. I will pass through four states and experience a huge variety of environments. Passing through large cities like Perth and Sydney will be an overload to my senses compared to the barren emptiness of the Nullabor Plain. When mapping out the trip, I have calculated the total distance to be about 8,000kms but in reality it could be much more or much less. This is based on following the coastline pretty closely which is the aim. If however there are any problems or time restrictions this plan could be shortened. On the other hand, if I am able to cover more distance per day than anticipated, then I can take a longer route and visit more places.
Below is a list of the places that I will be passing through. This list gives a rough idea of where I will be at the end of each day, based on riding 100km per day, so it really is just a rough estimate. On many days I believe I'll cover a much further distance, especially in the areas where there are no towns, e.g. the Nullabor. On other days, I may cover less if I give talks in few schools, if I fancy a rest day, if something needs fixing, or if I fancy eating cake all day. It really is a flexible plan but also a guideline to make arrangements in advance.
I'll be starting the adventure on the 25th of August 2017 if all goes to plan, and hopefully reach the end around the beginning/middle of November.
Some of the places listed below may be nothing other than a fuel station on a road, or not even that. They are just listed to give an idea of the area I'll be in.
I'll be starting the adventure on the 25th of August 2017 if all goes to plan, and hopefully reach the end around the beginning/middle of November.
Some of the places listed below may be nothing other than a fuel station on a road, or not even that. They are just listed to give an idea of the area I'll be in.
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Day - Location
0 Denham 1 Hamelin 2 Nerren Nerren 3 Binnu 4 Geraldton 5 60/1 road junction 6 Jurien Bay 7 Cooljarloo/Lanceelin 8 Joondalup 9 Mandurah 10 Bunbury 11 Margaret River 12 Alexandra Bridge 13 Northcliffe 14 Walpole 15 Albany 16 Gairdner 17 Ravensthorpe 18 Mungilinup 19 Esperance 20 Salmon Gums |
Day - Location
21 Norseman 22 Fraser Range 23 Balladonia 24 Caiguna 25 Cocklebiddy 26 Madura/Mundrabilla 27 Eucla 28 Road (Nullabor NP) 29 Yalata 30 Bookabie 31 Ceduna 32 Streaky Bay 33 Colton 34 Sheringa 35 Port Lincoln 36 Arno Bay 37 Whyalla 38 Port Augusta 39 Port Pirie 40 Kadina |
Day - Location
41 Port Victoria 42 Marion Bay 43 Curramulla 44 Port Wakefield 45 Adelaide 46 Mundoo Island 47 Salt Creek 48 Kingston 49 Mount Gambier 50 Heywood 51 Port Fairy 52 Port Campbell 53 Lorne 54 Geelong 55 Melbourne 56 Koo Wee Rup 57 Meeniyan 58 Tidal River 59 Alberton 60 Bairnsdale |
Day - Location
61 Cape Conran 62 Genoa 63 Tathra 64 Narooma 65 Batemans Bay 66 Jerrawangala 67 Wollongong 68 Sydney 69 Newcastle 70 Bulahdelah 71 Pampoolah 72 Port Macquarie 73 Nambucca Heads 74 Corindi Beach 75 New Italy 76 Cape Byron |