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Introduction
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START HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
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.
Cindie's 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.
Sealed Cartridge Headsets

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    Thumbnail Pictures of The Great Ocean Road in the state of Victoria, Australia with pics, Images and photos.

Nelson to Melbourne, Australia
(Oct 21 - Nov 13, 2006


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Pictures from Nelson to Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia.

(Oct 21 - 24, 2006)

Tim stops for a picture at the Victoria and South Australia state line on a cold day.


The harbor and fishing wharf in the old whaling city of Port Fairy.


Cindie pushing her bike out of our free camp in the pines near Nelson.


The lighthouse on Griffith Island, near Port Fairy.


Surfers at Port Fairy.


Warrnambool to Princeton free/bush camp

(October 21 -24, 2006)


The lookout at London Bridge, looking to the north.


Tim making dinner on our camp stove at our bush camp (free/illegal) near Princeton..


Our campsite near Princeton is near the estuary.


The Twelve Apostles.


Cindie and the Sea.


Part of the Twelve Apostles.


Picture of the Great Ocean Road as it winds its way along the Victoria coast.


Cindie at the northern end of the Great Ocean Road, this is called Bay of Islands.


London Bridge use to be connected to the mainland, when the first arch washed away it left some tourists stranded on the point out at sea, a helicopter had to get them out.


Tim riding near the twelve apostles.


View from one of the trails in the Loch Ard Gorge area.


Lavers Hill to Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia with camping under the Koalas.

(October 27 - 30, 2006)


We are looking for Koalas and not just on the sign, yes we found them, not to far down the road.

Tim standing in an eucalyptus forest just after a rain/downpour on the Otway Peninsula.

Picture of a Crimson Rosella.


The eucalyptus forest near Bimbi Park caravan park.


Baby koala on the left is napping while mom on the right is watching the forest.


Rainbow falls, about a 3 hour round trip walk from Bimbi Park.


A storm is coming in from the south, bringing rain to Australia wettest climate.


Cindie in the Mait Rest, old growth forest.


Apollo Bay, Lorne to Geelong Australia Great Ocean Road.

(Oct.31 - Nov. 3, 2006)


View of the ocean, can't get much closer.


The Great Ocean Road near Lorne, Australia.


Cindie spies a koala on the road and had to stop and take a look.

Cindie with a koala in the background.

Kangaroos at the golf coarse in Anglesea, Australia.


A large male koala, the female is higher in the tree.


Castlemaine with the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club MBTC www.mbtc.org.au

(November 3 - 8, 2006)


The Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club starting a ride in Castlemaine.


Antique train cars.

Cindie on the velocity train with her bike.


Folk musicians at the Maldon Music Festival.


Tim and Glenn on a ride in Castlemaine. Photo by Jon Miller


Tim and Cindie riding with the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club. Photo by Jon Miller


Muckelford Train Station.


Cyclists camping at Castlemaine Caravan Park. Photo by Jon Miller


Club members met for dinner at a local pub. Photo by Jon Miller


Melbourne Australia the capital of the state of Victoria, Australia

.(November 8 - 13, 2006)

The Skyline of Melbourne


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PART #4
MAIN INDEX
Australia
9-15-06 to Present

INDEX #1
North and
Central America
3-30-02 to 4-17-03

INDEX #2
South America
The Andes

6-3-03 to 6-17-04

INDEX #3
SE Asia
and China

11-22-04 to 9-15-06

INDEX #4
Australia
The grand tour

9-15-06 to 9-15-07

INDEX #5
New Zealand
North and South Island

9-16-07 to Present
Video Collection Cindie's Daily Journal INDEX Where are we now?
 BLOG and latest news
 South Australia
Adelaide to Mount Gambier (Sept 15 - Oct 20, 2006)

Cindie's Daily Journals

Tim's Emailed Newsletters (Join  List)
Culture Shock in Australia

Best Place to see Pictures
Thumbnail Pictures of the state of South Australia

Full size Picture Pages

- The city of Adelaide
- Tanunda, Barossa Valley
- Cudlee Creek and Gorge Wildlife Park.
- Barossa Valley Wineries and Vineyards
- Murray River Pictures of Tanunda to Strathalbyn
- Macclesfield to Menengie
-Coorong National Park from Parnka Point to 42 Mile Crossing.
- Robe to Mt. Gambier


 

 Great Ocean Road, Victoria
Nelson to Melbourne, Victoria (Oct. 21 to Nov. 12, 2006)

Cindie's Daily Journals

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- Nelson to Port Fairy
- Warrnambool to Princeton
- Otway National Park: camping under the Koalas
- Apollo Bay, Lorne to Geelong
- Castlemaine with the Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club MBTC
- Melbourne Australia the capital of the state of Victoria, Australia.


 

Tasmania
Devonport to Devonport (Nov 13, 2006 - Jan 4 2007)

Cindie's Daily Journals for Tasmania

Tim's Emailed Newsletters (Join  List)
Downloadable Malaysian Video Postcard From the Road

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- Devonport to Strahan
- Cradle Mountain National Park Tasmania
- Strahn to The Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and World Heritage Area
- Lake St. Clair Wilderness Park
- Tarralleah to New Norfolk
- Pictures of Mount Field National Park
-Hobart Wharf, Salamanca Market, Parliament Building in Tasmania
- Eagle Hawk Neck dog line to Swansea
- Port Arthur National Park and Penitentiary Ruins. #1.
- Port Arthur National Historic Site and Prison Ruins #2
- Swansea to Bicheno
- Freycinet National Park
- Nature World Animal Park
- Bicheno to the boat ferry at Devonport


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

Cindie's Victoria Daily Journals

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How do we stay married while traveling together 24/7?

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- Melbourne to Wilsons Promontory National Park
- Tarra Bulga National Park
- Bairnsdale to Jindabyne


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

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- 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.


 

 Queensland - Outback
Sunshine Coast, to Wollogorang Station (April 25 - July 23, 2007)

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- Sunshine Coast and Maroochydore surfing beach
- Snorkeling and diving on the Great Barrier Reef at Lady Elliot Island.
- Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo
- Lamington National Park
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Brisbane, Australia.
- Cairns to Atherton Tablelands
- Cairns Rain Forest Botanical Garden
- Mossman Gorge in the Daintree National Park
- Atherton Tablelands to Georgetown, Queensland, Australia
- Georgetown to Burketown
.- Burketown to Wollogorang Station


 

 Northern Territory and Outback
Wollogorang Station to Darwin
(July 22 - September 14, 2007)

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- Wollogorang to Borroloola and Heart Break Hotel
- Daly Waters to Katherine
- Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
- Yellow Water Boat Trip #1
- Yellow Water River Cruise and Boat Tour #2.
- Aboriginal community Oenpelli (Gunbalanya) and festival
-Aboriginal rock art at Ubirr and Merl campground in Kakadu National Park Northern Territory, Australia


INDEX #1
North and
Central America
3-30-02 to 4-17-03

INDEX #2
South America
The Andes

6-3-03 to 6-17-04

INDEX #3
SE Asia
and China

11-22-04 to 9-15-06

INDEX #4
Australia
The grand tour

9-15-06 to 9-15-07

INDEX #5
New Zealand
North and South Island

9-16-07 to Present
Video Collection Cindie's Daily Journal INDEX Where are we now?
 BLOG and latest news

Our 1st book
The Road That Has No End


How we traded our ordinary lives for a global bicycle touring adventure.

Our 2nd book
Down The Road in South America

A bicycle tour through poverty, paradise, and the places in between.

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(Ships Internationally)

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