Posts by BIKE-HEDONIA

22 Sep

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A milk crate with my name on it

• March 28, 2023
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Months ago, when I set out from Sydney, my friend Brad told me that that there was a beer and a 'milk crate with my name on it' waiting...

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22 Sep

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Fear and loathing in Gregory

• March 28, 2023
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I camped up in the bed of the Gregory River sometime after sunset. A group of indigenous locals were camped a little bit upstream and I...

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06 Sep

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Holy Cow

• March 28, 2023
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The road from Winton to Cloncurry streaks North-South through the landscape, straight and flat across plains of dry grass. Another hot,...

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25 Aug

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Clean hands

• March 28, 2023
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After my brief rural idyll, I legged it North for a spot of barra fishing. I knew that my fishing friends were camped somewhere on the ...

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24 Aug

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Gone Fishing

• March 28, 2023
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I stayed at Navarra for a couple of days, helping Andy muster and draft the weaner wethers for sale. The sheep smelled clean and dry an...

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12 Aug

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The Pursuit of Sheep

• March 28, 2023
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The next morning Andy and I delivered the pump to Ray, a station a bit further down the track from Trinidad. They were in the middle of...

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11 Aug

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Bring Water

• March 28, 2023
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Andy’s place is called Navarra. It’s a 60,000 acre sheep and cattle station in the Barcoo, with blue and red hills looming in the dista...

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05 Aug

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Riding Blind

• March 28, 2023
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We left the lights of the pub and headed into blackness. There was no moon, and I was riding in front of the Landcruiser, even though I...

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25 Jul

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Welcome to Yaraka

• March 28, 2023
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According to my map, there is a town called Emmet, and that’s where I needed to turn left for Yaraka. In reality, there is no town. The...

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21 Jul

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Go West

• July 21, 2017
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I’d arranged to camp that night at a station out past Yaraka, in a fairly remote stretch of south-western Queensland. It was vaguely on...

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20 Jul

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Meat Ant Park

• March 28, 2023
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I was up at daybreak to share a camp fire and some fine espresso with my new fishing friends. The river water was warm to touch, so the...

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14 Jul

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Strangers by the River

• March 28, 2023
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In the main street, standing beside Beastie in the midday sun. I’m looking for something in my pannier when a white ute pulls up beside...

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28 Jun

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Like A King

• March 28, 2023
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That night in Mitchell was the first night of the trip where I’d needed to zip my sleeping bag all way up and snuggle down; people said...

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24 Jun

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Under the beautiful widow-makers

• March 28, 2023
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It was just before sunset when I rolled over the bridge and into Mitchell. Up ahead, I could see a broad main street overlooked by a do...

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23 Jun

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Into the light

• March 28, 2023
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Roma was the first place that I’d had phone reception for a few days. As I savoured my steak breakfast, I answered text messages and ch...

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