To The Gulf and Gorge

Location: Undara – Lawn Hill, Queensland, Australia Distance: 1021km Back on the road again it was good to know it would be downhill almost all the way to Normanton; the road losing some 700m in elevation over the next 400km. Despite this, I only managed to make it to the Einasleigh River – one of …

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Stuck In A Lava Tube

Location: Cairns – Undara, Queensland, Australia Distance: 395km Swimming in crisp, chest deep water, I could see nothing ahead of me but black. My hands were invisible even when but a whisker from my face but I swam on, as far as I dared. Above me tiny bats zipped past on fast beating wings and …

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The Uphill Push

Location: Gordonvale – Cooktown – Cairns, Queensland, Australia Distance: 688km Rolling away from Dan’s I took one last, short detour off the highway along quiet back roads lined by constantly swaying sugar can all in an effort to avoid the hazards of the Bruce Highway running into Cairns. Unfortunately back roads can only take you …

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