Day 2 - Dululu to Biloela

Distane - 73 kms

Average Speed - 19.06 km/h

Ascent - 111 m

View the ride here:

http://cyclemeter.com/4539622a02fdb662/Cycle-20131021-0540?r=x

What should have been easy was made tough by a very strong headwind.

Got away at about 5.30am after a nutriousos breakfast of Chunky Peppeed Steak from a tin. Yum.

The wind started early and didn't stop for the entire ride.  Roads were excellent and pretty quiet.  Arrived at Biloela at about. 9.45am. Was keen to do more km's but there is nothing until Monto and felt I couldn't do the extra 93kms.

So nothing left to do but focus on hydration for tomorrow's ride.  Will be a tough day, northerlies forecast for tomorrow which will help.

Jambin pub

Jambin state school. Been a fire out the front.

Pretty desolate out here.  Saw some emus.

Home sweet home.

Day 1 - Rockhampton to Dululu

Distance - 67 kms

Average Speed - 19.3 km/hr

Ascent - 373 m

View ride here:  http://cyclemeter.com/4539622a02fdb662/Cycle-20131020-0756?r=x

A great days cycling.   A hot day, a head wind and a couple of good hills (one very sharp at the end) made it interesting.

Left Rockhampton later than I hoped for.  Quite easy cycling out to the Mount Morgan range, wouldn't have known that I was towing about 30kg of gear.  Then it rises quite sharply, towing then becomes hard work.  The main road was closed for repairs, the detour along Poison Creek Road has a 17% hill. I battled to push my bike up, let alone ride it.  The road then undulates through Mount Morgan all the way to Dululu.

Quality of the roads vary, some have very good shoulders, others have none. The traffic is light, no trucks.

Stayed on the edge of town in a road side stop.  The water there was recycled and stank like crap,  a caravaner  kindly filled my water bottles.

Spent the afternoon/evening at the Dululu pub.  It's pretty basic but the beer was cold.

Should be an easier day tomorrow.

Ready to go...

Maybe I should have stayed in hotels

Not suitable for fat old cyclists either 

Stop for the first night.

Hydration is the cornerstone of every endurance cyclists daily regime.

I suppose it depends how you define progress.

Dululu rest area

Luxurious

What is this

This covers an unsupported solo bike ride from Rockhampton near the Central Queensland Capricorm Coast to Mudjimba on the Queensland Sunshine Coast. The trip is over 8 days in late October 2013 covering 660 kilometres with approximately 3000 metres climbing. The route starts on the Bicycle Australia Capricornia Cycle Route at Rockhampton and follows the Burnett Highway through Dululu, Biloela, Monto, Eidsvold to Gayndah.  Leaving the Burnett Highway at Tansey, the trip heads east to Gympie via Kilkivan, then through the Noosa hinterland to Mudjimba.  The equipment is a Cannondale "Lefty" hard tail mountain bike towing a home-made single wheel trailer, 3 T-shirts,  3 pairs of shorts, some undies, bike shoes and a pair of thongs (for going out).

The trusty steed.