Circumbobulate around Australia
... it's not a word? You think I mean circumambulate? Whatever, my trip, my rules.
The plan? Ride a motorbike around Australia, or as much of it as interests me. Post daily about the trip and whatever takes my fancy. That's about it.
Keep reading for some details about the ride, click the first button to track my ride live or jump to a day's post.
The Route
Over the next five or six weeks I will be heading off around Australia on a motorbike and plan to upload daily posts on here about where I have travelled and what I have seen.
- Approximately 13,000 km and 136 hours.
- 370 km per day average over 5 weeks.
- If the weather is rubbish or I enjoy the West Coast too much I have the backup plan of using bike transport back from Perth or Adelaide.
- Camp where interesting or convenient, motel otherwise.
I have no real time line for any sections, but my thinking is:
- Week 1: Brisbane to Katherine
- Week 2: Katherine to Karratha
- Week 3: Karratha to Perth
- Week 4: Perth to ???
- Week 5: Profit?
Gear
I have two hard panniers and a soft tailbag equalling approximately 100 litres of storage.
Heres a breakdown of what I'm taking.
Riding
- Bluetooth audio + charging cable
- AlpineStar Halo Jacket
- Draggin Jeans
- Wet weather overpants (Cheap dririder pair)
- Overjacket (aa Patagonia ski jacket)
- Earplugs.
- USB battery bank (charged during day on bike).
- First Aid kit.
- Miscellaneous crap bag (electrical tape, cable ties, extra rope etc.)
- Sunscreen
Camping
- Tent (Tarptent Double Rainbow)
- 10°C Sleeping bag and 0°C Quilt (doubling down for colder nights)
- Pillow (Nemo Fillo Luxury)
- Mattress (Sea2Summit Self Inflating - an attempt to increase comfort)
- Towel
- Headlamp
- eBook reader
- Cooking gear (Jetboil with a DIY French Press addition) / knife / detergent / brush / lighter / titanium spork
- Toiletries
- Insect repellent
Clothes
- Running shorts
- Casual shorts
- Hiking pants
- 2x Hiking shirts with sun hoodies (also used on bike)
- Hat
- Boardshorts
- Trailrunners
- Socks of multiple types for warmth and cool
- Thongs
- Thermal pants and shirt (for sleeping and extra layers on bike)