A Quick Blog From Auguthella – 750kms to go!

Laci and I have fallen behind our vague schedule in the past few days. A combination of some stunning Queensland hospitality in towns like Longreach, Barcaldine and Tambo, unseasonal rains and illness have meant we now have a serious challenge on our hands if we want to reach The Gabba by the 24th November. There is no time to rest up. It’s a race to Brisbane. There’s no time for a proper blog either, so just a couple of interesting photos from the last few days.

Big thanks go to to Naomi and Carly for bursting our ear drums with their cheers on the way past yesterday, and for stopping to say hi and introduce themselves today – and helping us with filming some cycling. Good girls. I wish more good-looking, cheerful female drivers stopped for a chat.

Whenever I tell people I’m cycling through Australia they always say ” be careful of snakes”, or “be careful of spiders”, or to be careful of something else. It’s true, Australia is like Jurassic Park, but happily this is the first snake I’ve seen here. It was dead when I found it, likely run over by a 53 metre road train.

I’m nearly in Brisbane, so I’d be disappointed if I didn’t have some decent tan lines by now….