This morning we actually got a little sleep-in, up at 5:30am but an extra hr due to the daylight savings conclusion. The extra rest was appreciated by everyone and we saddled up one last time and rode down to the … Continue reading
Tassie scenery is great – the contrast between the Snowy’s and the Apple Isle is tough to pick a winner, but both are fantastic riding tours. Todays schedule was more of a fun day than a ‘commitments’ ride, being Saturday … Continue reading
We awoke this morning to the sound of the PA on board the Spirit to say we had docked and that it was time for breakfast. We left Melbourne the previous night on the ship and found it a great … Continue reading
Less eventful ride today – but Eildon was a nice place & we were very lucky to have been shacked up in Craig Deane (Full tour rider) holiday house on the lake with 8 other riders. a very comfortable stay. … Continue reading
What an epic day – 5am rise, roll to the school again inn the dark, quick brekkie and out just as it is beginning to become light. Today we have the honour of guest riders joining us, and some of … Continue reading
Good evening as I write this from my hotel room feeling very sore and sorry! 🙂 Some cracks are appearing in some of the riders wellbeing, we have a couple with a gastro bug, one with saddle sores and multiple … Continue reading
What a great day!!! The start of the Snowy Mountains and Kosciuszko National Park Today we had the first of the big climbing effort days – was meant to be between 2500 and 3000m ascent over 139km, but ascent figures … Continue reading
Not sure how to start this one…….mixed day for me today, I really battled with the ride in some sections, mainly due to soreness and fatigued feeling and the road feeling ‘dead’ once the rain came down about 60kms out … Continue reading
Today started with a foggy and dark beginning and chowing down on porridge, toast and pancakes (at least I think it was – I started before the lights turned on :)) Had a go in the catering truck doing my … Continue reading
Well what an intro!! Up at 4:30am we chowed down a big bowl of porridge, donned the kit and rolled out from Kevin Russell’s place in St Leonards bound for Martin Place in the city centre. We arrived to a … Continue reading
