A collection of long distance ride reports by Melvyn Yap
June 6th, 2011 Cape Le Grand National Park to Esperance Distance: 69km Total distance: 5065km Woke up with a sad face this morning. Sad because I hear the sound of rain drops on my tent roof, which probably means no bushwalking for me today. Oh well, went back to bed. Nothing much I can do […]
Continue ReadingJune 5th, 2011 Esperance to Cape Le Grand National Park Distance: 70km Total distance: 4996km A slight miscalculation, my destination today was 60km rather than 45km, and I only found out after I left the hostel. Because of this, I was forced to ride a tad faster in order to make it before dusk. Leaving […]
Continue ReadingJune 4th, 2011 Esperance Distance: 28km Total distance: 4926km Yesterday, Selma (backpacker from HK) and I agreed to ride down the great ocean drive today if the weather is good. I was previously informed that there is a very nice bikeway on this road. Luck was upon us, it was sunshine today! It was still […]
Continue ReadingJune 3rd, 2011 Esperance Distance: 0km Total distance: 4898km An absolutely no riding day. My legs are still in a mechanically sound condition but a forced break is necessary to allow muscle tissue repair. After 2 weeks of continuous riding, it feels weird to be not on the move. The clock seems to tick slower […]
Continue ReadingJune 2nd, 2011 Grass Patch to Esperance Distance: 93km Total distance: 4898km This road is seriously no place for a cyclist. Still the same highway as yesterday but the lousy weather turned my ride today hellish. Rain and fog covered the road in the morning. As the day progresses, more and more road trains were […]
Continue ReadingJune 1st, 2011 Norseman to Grass Patch Distance: 132km Total distance: 4805km Who needs a rest day when you can still ride? My legs were fine, probably stronger than ever, haha. Actually, the main reason was the sad state of things in Norseman. Not an ideal place to have a rest day. Hence, after loading […]
Continue ReadingMay 31st, 2011 Fraser Range to Norseman Distance: 110km Total distance: 4673km The morning saw me getting up early and pedaled away by 6.30am. A cold and foggy morning at the Fraser Range Station. My attempt of leaving the park quietly failed when a sheep and a lamb bah repeatedly upon seeing a cyclist. 2km […]
Continue ReadingMay 30th, 2011 Balladonia to Fraser Range Distance: 94km Total distance: 4563km I only had about 200km to get to Norseman and hence completing Leg 4. But I wasn’t very keen on doing another long ride after yesterday’s. So I planned to break my journey at Fraser Range, riding only about 100km each day. Naturally, […]
Continue ReadingMay 29th, 2011 Caiguna to Balladonia Distance: 189km Total distance: 4469km As of this morning, I still haven’t given up my hope of riding 200km a day. I had one great sleep last night. Fully restored my energy level. A couple of hundred metres off the Caiguna roadhouse and I found myself riding into the […]
Continue ReadingMay 28th, 2011 Cocklebiddy to Caiguna Distance: 91km Total distance: 4280km Couldn’t sleep well last night. I think it may be too cold or the sound of the generator or both. Before I go to bed, I spent about an hour sitting on my trike enjoying the view of millions of stars in the sky. […]
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