Lisbon to Auckland Blog

July 31, 2018 – Day 120

Brunswick Heads to Kingscliff – 45 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Bundjalung Nation We can highly recommend the Brunswick Heads Motel. It is bright, stylish and contemporary,  and serves an amazing continental breakfast featuring local produce with fresh fruit, yoghurt, meusli, sourdough and fruit breads, avocado smash, croissant sandwiches and barista ...

July 30, 2018 – Day 119

Lennox Head to Brunswick Heads – 40 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Bundjalung People We were pleased to find a website of the Arawkal People of Byron Bay who have lived in the area for at least 22,000 years. Since 2001 the Arakwal people have entered into three Indigenous Land Use Agreements ...

July 29, 2018 – Day 118

Evans Head to Lennox Head – 52 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Bundjalung People Today, for the first time, we are feeling discouraged. Perhaps, it’s just time to wrap up this long-term adventure. We are definitely still loving the cycling, seeing the countries, meeting people, eating great food, learning. But, we are ...

July 28, 2018 – Day 117

MacLean to Evans Head – 63.5 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Bundjalung People We set the alarm for 05:30 so that we could catch part of the total lunar eclipse, the second we have seen in six months. The first, also a  « blood moon », we viewed in Goa on ...

July 27, 2018 – Day 116

Grafton to MacLean – 45 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Bundjalung People The Bundajalung are a large Aboriginal nation, a federation of a number of groups of clans which occupy the land from Grafton on the Clarence River of northern New South Wales north to southern Queensland, and down around the ...

July 26, 2016 – Day 115

Coffs Harbour to Grafton – 86.5 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Bundjalung People It’s just two of us cycling for the next few days. Wayne is taking a break and will meet up with us in Lismore on Sunday. We made espressos with our Wacaco and walked our bikes up the steep hill ...

July 25, 2018 – Coffs Harbour

Parkinson’s Disease: Jane Gow is the Coordinator of the Coffs Harbour Parkinson Support Group, one of 70 such NGOs in New South Wales that provide information, counselling services and training for health professionals, raise awareness, and fund research grants to find a cure. She kindly agreed to meet with us to discuss her work and PD ...

July 24, 2018 – Day 114

Macksville to Coffs Harbour – 69 km ( by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Gumbaynggirr People The highlights of the day were looking out over more endless strands of white sand and sea at Hungry Head, enjoying a second coffee and fresh berry muffins in the picturesque village of Urunga, and a quiet ...

July 23, 2018 – Day 113

South West Rocks to Macksville – 62 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Gumbaynggirr People Our morning started with Holy Goat coffee and scrambled eggs at Sixty Degrees. We retraced yesterday’s ride for 11 km before rejoining the route, heading north on Macleay Valley Way, parallel to the Pacific Motorway for a time, ...

July 22, 2018 – Day 112

Crescent Head to South West Rocks – 49 km (by bike) We are on the traditional territory of the Dunghutti People We had noted Blackfish Coffee on the way back from the fish and chip shop last night and its early opening hours. Apart from the fact that Wayne’s request for a toasted bagel was forgotten, it ...