This is Simon, Martie's brother. A guest post today partly due to Martie's battery situation on his phone and partly to share his list of additional requirements! Last weekend, before Martie set off on his adventure, we did some last minute shopping, including my local bike shop; Bike Bug North Sydney. Last week Rocky and Guy had great laughs with us and we left the store on a high. This week I shared with Guy some of the delights and frustrations of Martie's ...

Today was another long day, but I am feeling stronger and fitter each day. A funny story today needs you to understand the full history so please indulge me: the first time I came to the Jagungal area was in year 8. A trip organised by my outdoor Ed teacher (and mentor) outside of school time. We walked in to the base of Valentine Falls and set our camp. We decided to undertake a 'quick' afternoon sidetrip up the (near vertical!) track up the waterfall to find th...

Picture says a thousand words!! I'm v low on battery and my charging setup is proving to be inadequate, never fear I bought a 14.5v solar panel on amazon.com and it arrives at Sime's work on the 20th (current, excuse pun, setup is 4v). If you don't hear from me till Sunday then assume I'm living the dream!! Speak to you soon and thanks for your interest

So... another big day today. Pushed from Four Mile Hut (just south of Kiandra) to Mackays Hut. Despite my upbeat blogging to date, there have been some issues, mostly mechanical and gear related. The worst and most continually frustrating has been that my pannier racks have loosened themselves (along with many bolts, my cam-strapping for dry bags etc etc) as a result of the substantial vibrations of riding downhill. As I stopped once more to re-tie my dry bag f...

A little shoutout here to my nephew!!! I rode today through Happy Jack's Plain (for those of you not in the know my nephew's name is Jack!!) missing you buddy, see you at New Years