http://www.slowcycletour.com/ Slow Cycle Tour en Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:58:00 GMT Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:58:00 GMT info@slowcycletour.com info@slowcycletour.com http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycling-with-australian-birdlife/ Australian birds and their reactions to our presence have provided some of the most memorable moments of the trip. They are both curious and wary. I would swear they have... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycling-with-australian-birdlife/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycling-with-australian-birdlife/ Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:58:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycling-elliston-to-sheringa-south-australia/ This was a short day to break up the long ride from Elliston to Coffin Bay. It is only 41kms to Sheringa Roadhouse but if you do the additional side... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycling-elliston-to-sheringa-south-australia/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycling-elliston-to-sheringa-south-australia/ Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:54:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-touring-venus-bay-to-elliston-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/ It is 62kms from Venus Bay to Elliston but we added an 18km detour to Talia Caves. Situated about 40kms north of Elliston, this is a pleasant but not essential... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-touring-venus-bay-to-elliston-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-touring-venus-bay-to-elliston-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/ Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:08:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tourers-bbq-cooking-guide/ One of the cheapest ways to get a hot meal in Australia is on the barbie (BBQ). They're usually free at caravan parks and widely available for a small fee... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tourers-bbq-cooking-guide/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tourers-bbq-cooking-guide/ Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:40:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-touring-streaky-bay-to-venus-bay-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/ The wind flogged us again on this ride. We were grateful when the open paddocks and sparse vegetation became bushland and the rolling hills evened out slightly. The road seemed... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-touring-streaky-bay-to-venus-bay-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-touring-streaky-bay-to-venus-bay-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/ Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:05:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/interacting-with-australian-animals-while-cycle-touring/1/ Scared that a kangaroo will box you off your bike? Worried the infamous drop bear will surprise you from above? Just how do Aussie animals react to cycle tourers? Here's... http://www.slowcycletour.com/interacting-with-australian-animals-while-cycle-touring/1/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/interacting-with-australian-animals-while-cycle-touring/1/ Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:28:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/interacting-with-australian-animals-while-cycle-touring/2/ Scared that a kangaroo will box you off your bike? Worried the infamous drop bear will surprise you from above? Just how do Aussie animals react to cycle tourers? Here's... http://www.slowcycletour.com/interacting-with-australian-animals-while-cycle-touring/2/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/interacting-with-australian-animals-while-cycle-touring/2/ Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:28:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tour-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/2/ When leaving the Smoky Bay Caravan Park, we heard about a couple of English girls who had intended to cycle round the Eyre Peninsula then to Sydney in a week... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tour-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/2/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tour-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/2/ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:58:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tour-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/1/ Wow! For the first time since leaving Albany in WA we had a choice of roads. We just couldn't resist the luxury of leaving the John Eyre Highway behind so... http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tour-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/1/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/cycle-tour-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/1/ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:32:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/backdoor-to-bejing-by-bicycle-book-review/ I've just finished reading this book which I had been perusing on and off for a couple of weeks. I hated the way it started so much that I was... http://www.slowcycletour.com/backdoor-to-bejing-by-bicycle-book-review/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/backdoor-to-bejing-by-bicycle-book-review/ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:15:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/stats-and-facts-of-cycle-touring-australia/ Here's some weird and not so wonderful stats for our journey thus far... Commenced: Fremantle, Western Australia Currently: Townsville, Queensland Number of cyclists: 2 Australian states visited: 5 Distance thus... http://www.slowcycletour.com/stats-and-facts-of-cycle-touring-australia/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/stats-and-facts-of-cycle-touring-australia/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:27:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/dont-ask-this-while-cycle-touring-nullarbor-plain-australia/ There are some things you just don't ask at roadhouses while cycling across the Nullarbor. Go ahead and try if you want. Responses are at best going to be very... http://www.slowcycletour.com/dont-ask-this-while-cycle-touring-nullarbor-plain-australia/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/dont-ask-this-while-cycle-touring-nullarbor-plain-australia/ Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:55:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/prepare-to-cycle-across-the-nullarbor/ Preparations for the Nullarbor can be as individual as, well, individuals. We heard of a Japanese cyclist who took off with just one half litre bottle of water and a... http://www.slowcycletour.com/prepare-to-cycle-across-the-nullarbor/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/prepare-to-cycle-across-the-nullarbor/ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:14:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/carrying-water-on-a-bicycle-across-the-nullarbor/ When planning for the Nullarbor we agreed that carrying water would be the hardest problem to solve. Solutions ranged from mounting spice racks to the front racks and stuffing 4l... http://www.slowcycletour.com/carrying-water-on-a-bicycle-across-the-nullarbor/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/carrying-water-on-a-bicycle-across-the-nullarbor/ Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:53:00 GMT http://www.slowcycletour.com/review-of-bike-australia-by-paul-salter/ This is the book for cyclists with a soft spot for history and tall tales. Where Paul Elwood is dry, Paul Salter is entertaining. We enjoyed reading Salter's concise but... http://www.slowcycletour.com/review-of-bike-australia-by-paul-salter/#comments http://www.slowcycletour.com/review-of-bike-australia-by-paul-salter/ Sat, 04 Nov 2006 07:45:00 GMT