Ian just when I was convinced that rescuing a snake was a unique occurrence for a cycle tour, you go and rescue millions of termites.

The biological ignorance of the masses is incredible. Good on you for removing the trash from the mounds.

Way to go!

I was very happy. If I had missed him at my first grab then he was roadtrain pizza

That must be a unique cycle touring photo!

I would have been asleep, or at least lying awake, if not for my chair. I was facing north and just said to myself "holy batshit, what was that!"

A huge range - the most of any eucalypt. There's already four subspecies. Taxonomists wreck everything!

John
Pleased to revive your memories. I am cycling through in charmed times. There's even flood damage on the road and any patch of water has white necked herons in numbers I've seen rarely. The place is alive and that makes cycling easy for me.

Graham
Appreciate your comments and advice

Ian you have adapted extraordinarily well to the brave new world of real-time, smartphone-mediated journaling from the distinctive Oz environment of intermittent reception, bullet-ridden signs and purple wheely bins.

My bet is that there is no other cycle tourer in history who has covered 100 mile days on a fully loaded Thorn Nomad, and also been capable of uploading interesting reports to publicise the occasions.

Brilliant progress. Well done.

I've got very strong memories of that country just across the boarder. So flat and open, it's easy to feel lonely, it must be like cycling at sea !

Those old camaldulensis have got a bit of range !

I'll warrant they're happy to have you there as well !

They ARE big'uns !

That's a fantastic clump !