Apr 30 2019
It was a Gawd-Awful Day. I guess these kinds of days are to be expected, and more of them will follow, I’m sure. It was the third day of my five-day trek from Laverton to the next spot that had food and water, Tjukayirla Roadhouse. It was very windy and the road was heavily corrugated …
Apr 29 2019
I am currently at the Tjukayirla Roadhouse, having traveled 200 miles from Laverton over 5 days, with nothing in between Laverton and here except open space and a lonely atmosphere. And it is such a relief to arrive here. A roadhouse is Australian’s equivalent of a truck stop, a brief stop for the motor traveler, …
Apr 29 2019
I must admit: I am not liking traversing the Australian Outback via the Great Central Road. The flies have made it an exercise in endurance rather than a travel of pleasure. It is said that the flies were not here over a couple of centuries ago. When the settlers brought in their cattle, seeing that …
Apr 23 2019
As I am about to begin Leg 3 of my journey, I decided to write this little piece. I don’t plan on the nature of my rides. I just ride. But sometimes a ride takes on a characteristic of its own. I just let that nature emerge on its own. At the beginning of the …
