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May 2010 to present

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May 2008 to April 2010

New Zealand
Sept 2007 to May 2008

Australia
Sept 2006 to Sept 2007

SE Asia / China
Nov 2004 to Sept 2006

South America
June 2003 to June 2004

AZ, Mexico, and Central America
March 2002 to April 2003

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Equipment Pages Index

Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some Advice About Advice
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers
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START HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Custom Touring Bicycles and Bike Upgrade Buyers Guide
Bicycle Touring Frames 
The Steel Repair Myth.
Steel and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs

Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Kickstands
Sealed Cartridge Headsets
How to prevent flat tires
Bike Route Trails and Maps

Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground Cloth
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water Filter
First Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp

Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts

Electrical
Short-wave Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3
Bicycle touring lights

Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping

South Australia Thumbnail Pictures and Images Adelaide to Mount Gambier (Sept 15 - Oct 20, 2006) Previous Thumbs Cindie's Journal for this Picture Page Tim's Newsletter for this Image Page Next Thumbs © Find out how you can use our pictures legally and free of charge. Adelaide South Australia (September 15 - 28, 2006) Cindie has just cleared Australia Immigration and is checking in for our final flight from Melbourne to Adelaide. St. Peters Cathedral, one of many churches in town. The footy game is rough with no pads and many injuries. University of South Australia. Australian footy (football) player about to kick the ball Bike Path along the river Torrens.   Adelaide to Tanunda, Barossa Valley Wine Country (September 28 - 29 , 2006) Watch out for those Kangaroos, well we didn't see any. Our campsite at Cudlee Creek Caravan park. Cindie riding past vineyards with lavender hills in the background. Rolling hills towards the Barossa Valley.   Wine country always has enticing roads to ride on. Lavender (Echium plantagineum) fields in bloom.   Cudlee Creek and Gorge Wildlife Park. (September 28, 2006) Cindie holding a Koala, I am in Heaven. An Australia Pelican, very common along the Murray River. Photo of a white Wallaby, also in the kangaroo family. Two happy Koalas.   Barossa Valley Wineries and Vineyards near Tanunda and Nuriootpa (September 29 - October 1, 2006) Endless rows of fruit vines. Our campsite at the Tanunda Caravan Park. Wine tasting is serious business (the first five glasses) Fine wines are aged in a combination of French or American oak barrels An antique wagon used to harvest grapes in the early days of the vineyard.   Australia's Murray River Pictures of Tanunda to Strathalbyn with Photos and Images. (Sept 30 - Oct. 6, 2006) Along a desolate road in the mist of South Australia's drought. Our camp site at Mannum Caravan Park. This Wombat is the size of a fat dog. The Adelaide gang, from left to right, Maxine from Iowa, Effie, David, Barbara, Trevor, Cindie from Arizona, Ray and Jack the dog in front. The many poses of a laughing Kookaburra. Australian Pelican hanging out in the Bird Sanctuary near Mannum. Cindie riding onto a ferry boat, called a Punt here, at Walker's Flat A Lutheran church in the foothills of Adelaide.   Macclesfield to Menengie including Victor Harbor and Granite Island (October 7 - 9, 2006) Cindie stops in front of rolled oats or hay. View of Victor Harbor from Granite Island. Bowler, wickets, and they play on a pitch - not a field? We have a lot to learn about playing Cricket.   Coorong Nation Park from Parnka Point to 42 Mile Crossing (October 10 -12, 2006) Arriving at Coorong National Park and checking out the wildlife posters for the area. Morning at the Parnka Point campsite. This little guy is a large lizard with a short tail called "stubby" by the locals, he likes the shade of Tim's bike. An emu, cousin to the ostrich, strolled by our camp about noon time. Cindie out kangaroo hunting near out campsite at 42 mile crossing. Skippy the Kangaroo came hopping by our campsite at dusk. Sunset at Parnka Point, a flock of geese flying south. Robe to Mt. Gambier (Oct 15 - 20, 2006) The view from the tent in Robe. Cindie making lunch on the beach. Short-Beaked Echidna Black swans and a large egret enjoying the lake. Emu eggs, don't know where the Emu was. A large stream, may be a drain dug in the 1800s. Our campsite in Robe overlooking the sea.   Previous Thumbs Cindie's Journal for this Picture Page Tim's Newsletter for this Image Page Next Thumbs

INDEX #4 Australia
9-15-06 to Present

 

Victoria Melbourne to Jindabyne , Australia  (January 5 - February 9, 2007)

Cindie's Victoria Daily Journals Tim's Emailed Newsletters (Join  List) How do we stay married while traveling together 24/7? Best Place to see Victoria Pictures Full size Picture Pages - Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory National Park - Tarra Bulga National Park - Bairnsdale to Jindabyne

 

New South Wales Jindabyne to Mudgeeraba (February 10 - April 24, 2007)

Cindie's Daily Journals for New South Wales Tim's Emailed Newsletters (Join  List) Best Place to see all thumbnail Pictures Full size Picture Pages - Jindabyne to Khancoban, Australian Alps - Wild Flowers of Mount Kosciusko Peak Hike. - Threadbo ski field and snow sports area - Khancoban to Adaminaby - Adaminaby, NSW to Canberra, ACT - Parliament House in Canberra to Sydney -Sydney Australia with the Aquarium, Opera House and walk across the Harbor Bridge - Sydney to Diamond Head, Crowdy Bay National Park - Port Macquarie to Nimbin. - Nimbin to Mount Nimbil Lodge Campground Gold Coast.

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