Starting on the 4th of October 2010 I rode around Australia on my Yamaha Road Star motorcycle. I joined over 50 other motorcyclists, with ten pillions and eight support crew as we took on a challange for the Steven Walter Foundation that was 15,000kms in length, took just over a month and we raised more than $300,000. Below are the links to my daily diaries I wrote during the trip. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
BTW my complete blog of the trip including the preperation in the month’s leading up to the big ride can be found at this link.
Week 1
- Day 1 Tenterfield NSW to Bundaberg QLD – 610kms
- Day 2 Bundaberg QLD to Mackay QLD – 623kms
- Day 3 Mackay QLD to Townsville QLD – 390kms
- Day 4 Rest Day in Townsville
- Day 5 Townsville QLD to Richmond QLD – 500kms
- Day 6 Richmond QLD to Mount Isa QLD – 407kms
- Day 7 Mount Isa QLD to Tennant Creek NT – 660kms
Week 2
- Day 8 Tennant Creek NT to Mataranka NT – 574kms
- Day 9 Rest Day Mataranka – Visit to Katherine Gorge 270kms
- Day 10 Mataranka NT to Kununurra WA – 620kms
- Day 11 Kununurra WA to Fitzroy Crossing WA – 650kms
- Day 12 Fitzroy Crossing WA to Broome WA – 400kms
- Days 13 and 14 Rest Days in Broome
Week 3
- Day 15 Broome WA to Port Hedland WA – 613kms
- Day 16 Port Hedland WA to Carnarvon WA – 870kms
- Day 17 Carnarvon WA to Geraldton WA – 480kms
- Day 18 Geraldton WA to Scarborough (Perth) WA – 430kms
- Day 19 Rest day in Scarborough
- Day 20 Scarborough WA to Margaret River WA – 290kms
- Day 21 Rest Day Margaret River
Week 4
- Day 22 Margaret River WA to Albany WA – 400kms
- Day 23 Albany WA to Esperance WA – 485kms
- Day 24 Esperance WA to Balladonia WA – 396kms
- Day 25 Balladonia WA to Border Village SA – 537kms
- Day 26 Border Village SA to Ceduna SA – 494kms
- Day 27 Ceduna SA to Port Augusta SA – 470kms
- Day 28 Port Augusta SA to Lyndoch SA and Day 29 – 307kms (Day 29 was a rest day in Lyndoch)
Week 5
- Day 30 Lyndoch SA to Mount Gambier SA – 450kms
- Day 31 Mount Gambier SA to Lorne VIC – 400kms
- Day 32 Lorne Vic to Lakes Entrance NSW – 445kms (Yet to be written)
- Day 33 Lakes Entrance NSW to Thredbo NSW – 403kms (Yet to be Written)
