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21 Jun

Articles

Amidst the floodwaters

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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That night, I lay in my tent in the blackness, listening to the winds howling through the deserted rodeo grounds. The rain came down li...

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15 Jun

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Hiding Out

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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The sandy stretches eventually terminated in an expanse of water that completely covered the road. The water was a couple of metres acr...

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26 May

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Into the hills

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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I woke to rain with the forward edge of Cyclone Debbie bearing down the East coast towards me. The previous morning, I’d read the predi...

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19 May

Articles

Pub dogs and Polish bikers

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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I went to the pub in search of the rumoured Polish bikers, but got distracted and ended up cuddling a puppy instead. It happens. So...

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10 May

Articles

I Live On An Island

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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On the road again, on my own again. The weather had been a bit dodgy for days; some heavy rain, then just cloudy for a while, but now t...

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01 May

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Cherbourg to Paris

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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On Monday morning, Graham came by as promised and we headed out to the Cherbourg aboriginal community. You drive through lovely country...

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24 Apr

Articles

Side-tracked again

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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That Friday night at the Theebine Pub I also met Sheri. Now Sheri just happens to be married to Graham, our bearded grazier-next-door; ...

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15 Apr

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Annie Loses a Bet

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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Annie bet that I wouldn’t be out of bed until midday on the morning after our night at Theebine Pub. It seemed a pretty safe bet – I ha...

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14 Apr

Articles

Come for a night, stay five days

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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I was only going to stay for a day, but halfway through the first, rainy day there was talk of Theebine Pub. Graham, Annie’s neighbour,...

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05 Apr

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Feral Child, Grown Woman

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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I woke late in Kilkivan. It was still raining and everything was sodden; whenever the rain eased off I could still hear fat drops of wa...

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31 Mar

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Mud & Haven

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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I left Brisbane in the rain and far too late in the day. I headed north then inland to Kilkivan, on the Wide Bay Highway, because it wa...

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20 Mar

Articles

Are you there yet?

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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The first couple of weeks of the trip have not seen me fanging North at any great velocity, much to the incredulity of many. ‘But what ...

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06 Mar

Articles

Repack, repack

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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When you're trying to carry your whole life on a motorbike, you need many things and can take few. If you're camping, you to be able to...

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03 Mar

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Don’t worry dear, have a cup of tea

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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The first stop on my journey to where I’m going was the place I came from: I was headed into the Tinderry Mountains to say goodbye to m...

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21 Feb

Articles

Well I’m gone

• March 28, 2023
• By BIKE-HEDONIA
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Beastie and I are on the road. After days of frantic disarray, I finally had Beastie loaded like a pack mule. We trundled slowly out of...

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