Temp: Distance: Neither of us slept well so Greg was up at 5:30am, with Wendy following not long after. We were on the road early than usual, first stop was for fuel about 500m from the van park

Distance: 426km Start time: 9:25am, stop time: 4:35pm Left at 8:35 am for the servo to fill up before heading off. Waited for G&Y to arrive and then left at 9:20am. Mornos was had at Tiaro at the Retro Cafe and they make really nice coffees. Upon arrival at Tiaro we discovered our left hand indicator on the van was b*****ed again. Greg and Gunther will have something to do this afternoon in Warwick! We stopped again in Woolooga for a visit to the "happy room"...

I wouldn't have missed this trip for quids, it was great. I consider myself reasonably fit, for a 65 year old, nevertheless I found it tough in places. The combination of the rough roads, the distances involved and the heat/humidity really made for a hard ride some days. I would certainly recommend to anyone doing this ride; take your own saddle as the constant pounding can play havoc with the bottom. I can't say enough good things about the drivers in Myanmar, ...

For what it's worth here it is. WRAP-UP & LESSONS LEARNT. One great thing about cycle touring, you can always improve on the way you do the next one. GPS/IPHONE. This is the first tour Greg has used the iPhone to navigate apart from checking his current location occasionally. It was Wendy's idea and an enormous success. She purchased a local sim with data for her iPhone 5 and used Google Maps. It got us out of many an awkward spot especially when the bike pat...

We've completed a test ride on our tour bikes with all the panniers, handlebar bags and luggage on board. Everything went well and it all feels good. Wendy ended up with about 9kg while Greg's weighted in at about 7kg. We'll share the load before we do our final pack up. Also decided on a route:- Leave Zurich via a lovely valley that leads all the way to The Rhine (river). Yes we will be surrounded by Alps but NO we DO NOT ride up the Swiss Alps, we go cycle tour...