09
Apr
2014

Day 10: Swansea to Hobart..the final leg

Well, this is it. It is Sunday 6th April, the final day. After many months of preparation, fundraising and training it finally comes down to the last day of the ‘Tour’. Everyone is looking forward to the feeling and sense of … Continue reading

08
Apr
2014

Day 9: Launceston to Swansea

By the time you are reading this the ‘Tour’ will have finished and the team relaxing in the beautiful city of Hobart but not to get ahead of ourselves let’s do a recap on the penultimate day, Saturday 5th April. … Continue reading

05
Apr
2014

Day 8: Devonport to Launceston

Hello everyone. It is now getting close to the end of this epic journey. We made it across Bass Strait on the Spirit of Tasmania – a very smooth voyage and a sunny Friday morning greeted us. I’ll elaborate on … Continue reading

04
Apr
2014

Day 7: Eildon to Melbourne

Hi all. I am still a day behind on these updates. The Eildon to Melbourne leg we did on Thursday. After a massive downpour in Eildon overnight we woke up to a very mild morning (around 17 deg) and no … Continue reading

03
Apr
2014

Day 6: Wangaratta to Eildon

Stage conquered. And what a day it was. Apologies for the late blog update but there was no reception in Eildon. A couple of crosses to the Sunrise show before heading off in the pitch black at 6:30am. It felt … Continue reading

01
Apr
2014

Day 5: Corryong to Wangaratta

Today saw us reach the halfway point in the tour and also saw us complete 2 out of the 3 biggest and most challenging days. The biggest is tomorrow! We left Corryong in the dark this morning but not nearly … Continue reading

31
Mar
2014

Day 4: Adaminaby to Corryong

Hi everyone. Another day down and this one easily the toughest. Not the longest yet but more hills to climb up than you could poke a stick at. We are now in the heart of the Snowy Mountains. Over to … Continue reading

30
Mar
2014

Day 3: Canberra to Adaminaby

Good evening everyone. Day 3 done! Been a tough day. Not only the longest day and most hills so far but we had fog and mist out of Canberra, then sunshine, then cold wind, then cold wind and rain, then … Continue reading

29
Mar
2014

Day 2: Bundadoon to Canberra

Before we get into the meat of todays report I want to introduce you to a very busy character on tour this year…Willie Maykit. Each day he will provide some broader insight and commentary to the days adventures. He’d like to say … Continue reading

28
Mar
2014

Day 1: Sydney to Bundadoon

Good evening all. Today was a huge day and started off with a bang with Kochie at Channel 7 HQ having the honours of firing the starters pistol. Come to think of it, it was more like a splash given the rain … Continue reading