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Nov 2004 to Sept 2006

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June 2003 to June 2004

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March 2002 to April 2003

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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

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 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. 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 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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