Day 103: Mission Accomplished!

June 26th, 2011 Mandurah to Perth Distance: 113km Total distance: 6510km Today is the day I complete my Sydney to Perth tour! The rush of excitement was nearly unbearable! The sadness I felt yesterday has somehow diminished, so all my emotions today were positive! XD My ride today was almost entirely on cycling paths. The […]

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Day 102: The Final Camp

June 25th, 2011 Bunbury to Mandurah Distance: 107km Total distance: 6397km Today is the penultimate day of my tour. Consequently, I had quite an emotional ride in my mind. A large part of me didn’t want this tour to end. Unfortunately, it is a fact of life that all things must come to an end. […]

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Day 101: Rest Day @ Bunbury

June 24th, 2011 Bunbury Distance: 0km Total distance: 6290km The weather forecast today says a thunderstorm and strong winds. So I must declare a forced rest day today. Before the storm hits, I took a walk to the beach but didn’t manage to get there as the wind was overwhelmingly strong. Turned back and walked […]

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Day 100: My Incredible 100th Day!

June 23rd, 2011 Dunsborough to Bunbury Distance: 84km Total distance: 6290km Today marks the 100th day since I started this tour in Sydney. Interestingly, Dunsborough is the most westerly point in my touring route. Hence technically, I have already ridden across Australia. Bunbury, the destination for today’s ride, lies about 75km north-east of Dunsborough. The […]

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Day 98: Where Two Oceans Meet

June 21st, 2011 Augusta to Margaret River Distance: 65km Total distance: 6150km My destination today is Margaret River, its only about 45km from Augusta. I wasn’t really keen on riding so little and reaching my destination before midday so I took a side trip this morning to Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. Only a short 10km ride […]

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