mardi 13 mai 2008
nouveau blog, new blog!
cyclolivier.canalblog.com
va devenir mon nouveau blog
relatant mes périples à vélo à travers le monde.
patience! il est encore en construction...
cyclolivier.canalblog.com
will become my new blog
reporting my tours on bicycle throughout the world.
patience! it is still in construction…
pour plus d'infos sur mon voyage sur la route de la soie
de savoie jusqu'en thailande,
regardez mon ancien blog:
olivelo.canalblog.com
for more infos on my voyage on the silk route
from savoy to thailand,
look at my old blog:
olivelo.canalblog.com
MOTIVATION!
alors que je recherchais des informations
pour mon prochain voyage en amérique,
j'ai trouvé ceci sur le site d'Alastair Humpreys,
qui a fait le tour du monde a vélo.
as i was looking for informations
for my next trip in america,
i found this on the site of Alastair Humpreys,
who did a trip around the world on bicycle.
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/
o Il n'y a qu'une règle: le gars qui s'entraine le plus gagne. - Floyd Landis
o There’s only one rule: the guy who trains the hardest wins. - Floyd Landis
o Rien n'est particulièrement difficile si vous le divisez en petites taches. - Henry Ford
o Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. - Henry Ford
o Quoi que vous fassiez, ou rêviez de faire, commencez-le. Goethe
o Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. - Goethe
o Voyez, si vous aviez une chance, une opportunité, de saisir tout ce que vous avez toujours désiré, la prendriez-vous ou la laisseriez-vous juste filer? - EMINEM
o Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted, Would you capture it or just let it slip? - EMINEM
o Seuls ceux qui risquent aller trop loin peuvent probablement trouver jusque où l'on peut aller. - T.S. Eliot
o Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. - T.S. Eliot
o Nos plus grands combats sont avec notre propre esprit. - James Frank
o Our greatest battles are with our own mind. - James Frank
o Tout est dans la tête. C'est là que tout commence. Savoir ce que vous voulez est le premier pas pour l'avoir. - Mae West
o Everything is in the mind. That’s where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it. - Mae West
o Il est mieux de vivre un an comme un tigre que cent ans comme un mouton. - Proverbe Bouddhiste
o It is better to live one year as a tiger than one hundred years as a sheep. - Buddhist saying
o Le plus grand voyage commence avec un simple pas. - Lao Tsu
o The longest journey starts with a single step. - Lao Tze
o Dans des années, vous serez plus déçu par les choses que vous n'avez pas accomplies que par celles que vous avez faites. - Mark Twain
o Years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. - Mark Twain
o Je ne sais pas si je peux faire ça. De même, je ne sais pas si je ne peux pas le faire. - Ffyona Campbell
o I don’t know if I can do this. Then again, I don’t know that I can’t do it. - Ffyona Campbell
o Si vous pensez que vous en êtes incapable, vous en êtes incapable. Si vous pensez que vous en êtes capable, vous en êtes capable.
o If think you can’t, you can’t. If think you can, you can.
o C'est votre vie, et elle se termine de minute en minute. - Fight Club
o This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time. - Fight Club
o Nous avons tous des rêves. Mais de manière a faire devenir les rêves des réalités, cela demande un horrible paquet de détermination, de dévouement, d'autodiscipline et d'effort. - Jesse Owens
o We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. - Jesse Owens
o Rater ne fais pas de vous un raté. Abandonner et refuser de réessayer si! - Richard Exely
o Failing doesn’t make you a failure. Giving up and refusing to try again does! - Richard Exely
o Le voyage de la Vie n'est pas d'arriver dans la tombe sans risque dans un corps bien préservé, mais plutôt de déraper de travers, complètement sur les dents, criant: "Ha la vache... Quel pied!"
o Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting: "Holy Cow.. What a ride!"
o Pour être un champion, combattez un round de plus. - James Corbett
o To be a champion, fight one more round. - James Corbett
o La vie est ce qui arrive pendant que vous êtes occupé à faire d'autres projets. - John Lennon
o Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. - John Lennon
o Mieux vaut être un peu sur-audacieux que sur-précautionneux. -Apsley Cherry Garrard
o It is better to be a little over-bold than a little over-cautious. - Apsley Cherry Garrard
o Ce qui ne vous tue pas vous rend plus fort. - slogan pour la bière Stella égyptienne
o That which does not kill us, makes us stronger - slogan for Egyptian Stella beer
o La vie est trop courte pour des ambitions de seconde classe. - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
o Life is too short for second-class ambitions. - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
o Je n'ai jamais vu de monument érigé pour un pessimiste. - Paul Harvey
o I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist. - Paul Harvey
o La douleur est temporaire. L'abandon est éternel. - Lance Armstrong
o Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever. - Lance Armstrong
o Il peut sembler à la fois déplaisant et quelque peu risqué de changer votre monde. Mais peut-être est il encore plus risqué de ne rien faire. Encore plus risqué de ne pas essayer de découvrir combien la vie peu être plaisante, aussi bien pour vous que pour ceux qui vous sont chers. Ce que vous regretterez dans le futur seront les chances que vous n'avez pas saisies, l'initiative que vous n'avez pas eue, ce que vous n'avez pas accompli.
Si vous dites que c'est impossible et que je dis que c'est possible, nous avons sans doute tous les deux raison. - Erling Kagge
o It can feel both unpleasant and somewhat risky to change your own world. But perhaps it's even more risky to do nothing. Even more risky not to try to discover how good life can be, both for yourself and for those you care about. What you will regret in times to come are the chances you didn't take, the initiative you didn't show, what you didn't do.
If you say it's impossible and I say it's possible, we're probably both right. - Erling Kagge
...
que ces paroles de sagesse vous donnent la force de faire ce que vous désirez.
ne gaspillez pas votre temps, la vie est trop courte pour cela!
shall these words of wisdom give you the strenght to do what you want.
don't waste your time, life is too short for this!
TRAJET, WAY
déjà effectué: savoie-thailande
already done: savoy-thailande
mon trajet prévu depuis perth jusqu'à ushuaia:
my envisaged way from perth to ushuaia:
mercredi 14 mai 2008
LIENS, LINKS
ENSvoici une page de liens vers d'autres sites liés au cyclotourisme.
n'hésitez pas à me proposer votre site ou d'autres liens si ils concernent cette activité
here is a link page to other sites concerning bicycle touring.
do not hesitate to propose your site or other links related to this activity to me.
aussi, si un des liens ne fonctionne pas, merci de me le rapporter.
also, if a link doesn't work, thanks to report it.à
en français:
http://www.expemag.com/liens-voyageurs-2.html page de liens sur les voyages à vélo, etc...
sebavelo.uniterre.com quelques km à velo dans 3 pays d'asie du sud-est.
sebavelo2.uniterre.com 2 mois à cuba avec un vélo local.
http://lozere.sportnature.free.fr/olivier/presentation.php traversée de l'Eurasie en VTT.
en anglais, in english:
http://sheldonbrown.com toutes les infos techniques sur le vélo, all the technical information on bicycle.
www.crazyguyonabike.com blogs de plein de personnes du monde entier (en français aussi), heaps of blogs from people all over the world.
www.warmshowers.org - trouver un lit chez un cycliste à l'étranger, find a bed with a fellow cyclist.
http://orzic-en.blogspot.com/ de boukara à taskent à vélo, from bukara to taskent by bicycle.
http://whereonearthisjeff.blogspot.com/ blog de jeff james, un australien qui est retourné en australie depuis barcelone à vélo, jeff james' blog, an australian that came back to australia from barcelona on bike.
http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/ tour du monde à vélo, round the world by bike.
http://raderfahrung.de (english & german) tour du monde à vélo, round the world by bike.
http://terminalia.org/ tour du nord-ouest pacifique-rockies canadiennes, de cuba, madagascar et du gondwana à vélo, pacific northwest-canadian rockies, cuba, madagascar and gondwana bicycle tours.
http://www.adventurecycle-touringhandbook.com/ guide sur le cyclotourisme, worldwide cycling route and touring guide.
en chinois, in chinese:
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/bike-travel blog de hiram, le taiwanais fou à vélo! hiram's blog, the crazy taiwanese on a bike!
en japonais, in japanese:
http://iquo-ar.net iquo araki, cyclotouriste japonais qui a rejoint l'iquo araki, japanese cyclist
water points between perth & darwin
: www.chariot.net.au/~gloria/fact_sheets.html | * PO Box 3331 Rundle Mall SA 5000 AustraliaWater for Cyclists: Darwin ? Perth
Last updated 2006/ June 27
This is an evolving list, derived from several sources - some of them difficult to comprehend - and is continuously revised. Your own contributions and updates are most welcome - it will be helpful if you use the reference numbers in any correspondence.
Key : p/b = parking bay ; r/a = rest area; c/p = camping site; R/h = roadhouse ; H/s = homestead ; b/s = bike supplies ; P.O = post office ; t/o = turn off . Towns along the highway generally have all required services (except bike parts !)
Note : The "Wet" season lasts from November / December to March / April.
Entries marked * were confirmed 99/ Sept. ** 2000/Oct
This document is very bulky if printed in HTML format. Click here for a more useful version.water bag | weather | The Gibb River Road | Pilbara | Links | Sources | ContactDarwin to Katherine
1. Katherine + 57 km W. Tank, shade, table
2. Katherine + 102 km -small "rest area" off the road, tank
3. Katherine + 126 km - cattle troughs
4. Katherine + 143 km - cattle troughs
4a. K + 155km - Campbell Springs, running water. Rubbish problem.
5. Katherine + 163 km - tank gone, shelter only
6. Katherine + 173 Km - clean water at Sullivan creek
7. Victoria River - Wayside Inn (193 km) closed in Wet season - croc's in the river.
8. Timber Creek - Wayside Inn (283 km) Police etc - nice country here
8a. Timber Creek + 10 km . Big Horse Creek c/p with tap water
9. Timber Creek + 58km E - tank, " rest area"
10. Saddle creek (Timber Creek + 119 km W) - rest area, last green tank ( Note : no fruit can be taken into WA)
11. WA border - tank etc. Agriculture officials say water is "not for drinking".
12. [Deleted 2001 ]
12a. BP @ 5 km from Kun'a - showers
13. Kununurra (May-Sep : Squash, Zucchini & Rockmelon harvesting work). B/s @ "Red Gum Camping" in arcade, and at "Retravision"
13a. K + 40 km - At intersection, rest area w/ shelter, tables etc
14. The Grotto - 2 km dirt road to waterhole
15. Wyndham
16. Kingstone rest - 20 km S of turn off. "Farm , running stream.."
17. Arthur's creek - camp ground, melons ( " did not see" 2001)
18. Denham River - may have water if winter is wet
19. "Doon Doon" Station on right @ 115 km post. R/h due late 2001.
19a Bow River may have water (170 km from Kununarra).
19aa 211 km before Halls Creek, ca 100 m after March Fly Creek? turn west on track 1 km later is a water hole, nice swimming and camping
20. Mistake Creek - 195 km - NO tank in 2001
21. Warmun (Turkey Creek) - r/h, c/p, fish, groceries,
21a. Fletchers Creek (13 N of Purnululu turnoff) bush camping and creek water. Frog Hollow Creek 35 km after Warmun has water hole
21b.Spring Creek Rest Area, good spot with bbqs, and creek water. Located one Km south of Purnululu turn off on West side of hwy.
22. Ord river - nice camp, water possible, depending on season
23. Mable Creek Downs - 225 km. "Steep bank to water.."
24. Alice Downs H/s - turn off @ 310 km . 24a. 25 km N of Hall's Creek, "nice b/bong camp on W.side " - tank a little bit later on E.
25. Halls Creek * (see references). B/s. Internet at information centre.
25a. Halls Creek +20 Community near Hwy
26. Halls Creek + 80 km S - tank
27. Halls Creek + 107 km - Mary Pool River - shady c/g. May need to pay. 27a. + 12 km : Yiyili Community Bore, 5 km from road
28. Pinnacle Creek - 200 km after Halls Creek
29. Fitzroy Crossing: www at TAFE | Basic b/s | Showers @ R/h $2.00 .
29a. FC + 93 km : "..c/p at lake, not sign posted, 6 km W of Ellendale RA"
30. Fitzroy Crossing + 100 km S - windmill & tank at cattle grid. ".. There are no cattle grids directly on the highway. Saw a pond off to right at 90km, so perhaps this was it?.."
30a Fitzroy Crossing + 154 new [2004 ] tank and cattle through on S
31. Willare - r/h. The only water here is rain water, use sparingly. Expensive groceries.
31a. Willare + 25 tank and cattle through on N
31b. Willare + 57 private house (Kimberly Colorstones)
32. "rivers in the area have water " ??? / 2001 ".. Seems out of place. The Fitzroy River had water. Some mud puddles...this after 10cm within a week, but between Willare and Roebuck rivers were dry..."
32 a Willare + 107. Water Hole , Needs Filtering
33. Roebuck r/h @ Pt Hedland t/o - "bike friendly". C/p $12.50
33a : Destroyed , but rebuilding " Roebuck+85kms : *Eco Beach Resort (10kms off the highway on good dirt road. Resort $19 entrance, includes a big lunch.)
33b :Roebuck+188kms *Stanley Rest Area , good camping/caravan stop, no water
33c : Roebuck+95kms and 9kms on a reasonable dirt road. Barn Hill Station Stay . C/p $11, very pleasant folk, and water. * Recommended .
33d : Roebuck+128kms, approx 1km on LHS of road on sandy track. *Shamrock Vegetable Farm . open between May and September, closes at 2pm.
34. mistake
harsh country from Broome to Sandfire - "..possible June to August only.."
35.P/b @ 55 km - left & right of road .2001 : ".. Didn't see this one.."
36. Roebuck +121 km. rest area, no water
37. windmill @ 175 km (no tank*)
38. windmill @ 260 km (no tank*) far from road
38a. 26 Km N of Sandfire : bore near "Emu" sign, behind gate.
39. Sandfire r/h - bike friendly, groceries, c/p $5.50
39a. Sandfire+45kms 80 mile Beach Caravan Park. Road good.
40. Pardoo r/h - Little Oasis - bike friendly, groceries, showers. Update : cyclone damaged 2002
40aa Pardoo +6 km good bush-camping with claer water hole
40a.Pardoo + 78kms : De Grey River rest area, good shady camping .Swimming [see # 42 ]
41. Goldsworthy t/o- no water , but " good camp"
42. Pardoo+30 (?) kms, then 13kms in on 'good dirt road' Pardoo H/s c/p
43. de Grey River rest area - good camping by river [ see above # 40a]
Port Hedland - Perth
44. Pt. Hedland * strong winds possible to S. - may need goggles for sand * B/s at Sth Hedland. NB : detour required to Port Hedland.
45. Turner river 23 Km S of PH. Unreliable water
46. Yule river r/a - no tank.
47. Whim Creek - hotel, free c/p, food, showers. "..No bikes on lawn", " bike un-friendly.." but now "New management 2002"
48. Sherlock river - maybe . 2001 "..pools.."
49. Roebourne - food. Free tour at Info centre. Some B/s. Email at Library.
50/51. Karratha - Dampier r/h. " Travel Stop" - friendly, food, c/p 8km from t/o.
52. Miraee Pool - v. attractive
53. Fortescue River r/h - c/p, ? cyclist discount ? ."..Rough tap water , bottled water $2.50/litre.." .
53a. + 22km " good shady clearing to W.."
54. Peter Creek - 140 km "..just pools.."
55. (Pannawonica) shade, tables at t/o. 55a. Robe R. R/a. 55b. Info bay at Onslow T/o, shelter only.
56. Nanutarra r/h - helpful management c/g on creek, tap water, swimming.
57. ** 70 km S (?? Yannarie River may have water) 2001 : "..almost none..". Private house if you're desperate for water ( maybe pay ?)
58. (Giralia Stn - excellent food)
59. (Coral Bay - food)
60. Winning H/S : 2km off road. Water on request
61. ??? 20 km S
62. Telstra outpost @ 100 km - "..no water in 89..". Fenced.
62a. Lyndon R. R/A
63. ? now gone ? Windmills @ 100 km
64. Minilya r/h - pleasant campsite, bore water OK, bottled water for sale.C
65. Minilya + 48 , Windmill ,(was "Windmills 80 km. N of Carnarvon")
66. Gascoyne River Bridge - "..cheap fruit & veg stall ..."
67. Carnarvon - "some of the best food in Australia" - Jun-Dec : Melons, Capsicums & Tomatoes harvest work . email $5.00/30 mins at Kodak & library. Note : between Carnarvon and Gin Gin, water is trucked in and very scarce.
67 a. R/A on E side. Shelter & tables.
68. Wooramel r/h . ** friendly new owners, fresh pastries ! Tap water still OK .(unfriendly in 89 , what a memory !) - Camp kitchen w/ radio. 2001 : proprietors took a copy of this list!
69. Overlander r/h -. ** Will give rainwater on request ( be polite ). basic campsite
69a. Hamelin Pool: rainwater for campers
69b. Namba Bay
69c. Denham
69d. Monkey Mia
70. Billabong r/h. ** : Rain water for cyclists 50c/litre on request. C/p.
70a. "Nerrun" sheep station . water on request
71. Rest area with Roads Dept. serviced tank @ 70 km from B'bong.
72. Galena Bridge R/a - brackish water at Murchison River, but OK for cooking, good campsite
72 a . Loop via Kalbarri ( less traffic & pretty) | b. Kalbarri | c. Port Gregory
73. Binnu - store || 74. [changed]
75. Northampton : email at Tourist B. Water at Shire Caravan Park ** from here to Perth , tap water is OK .
75 a : Drummond Cove c/p & R/H
76. Geraldton. 24 hr email at Shell stn. B/s at " Bicycle Entrepreneur" tel 08 9964 1399 < tbe@wn.com.au >. NB : new road to Perth "Indian Ocean Drive" Main roundabout on South entrance to Geraldton on maps no longer exists.
76a. Greenough Hamlet. Showers & email. Drinking Water available from tap at picnic area on Southern end of historic area 300 metres from Hwy near cafe.
76b. Seven Mile Bend - R/h, Caravan Park, Small Shop, Limited water.
77. Dongara - R/H & c/p. t/o here to avoid traffic on Brand Hwy - inland route is scenic & pleasant
77 a : Western Flora Nature Reserve. 800 m off the road. Water
78. Eneabba r/h. 2000 : Miners mess hall is great. PO, grocery & C/p. Water at oval
79 & 80. Half Way Mill r/h. or Warradge r/h
81. Badgingarra r/h - Some work available in area. C/p with tent sites.
82. Cataby r/h. Email @ Ampol.
83. Reagans Ford -r/h. C/p Do not camp south of r/h at bottom of hill in river reserve. You will probably be ejected. C/p is well equipped
84. Gin Gin ? Hotel, C/p at Shell R/h and water tap out front.
85. Muchea - r/h, store, PO
86. Bullsbrook - grocery & PO
87 Perth - "..Swan Valley Tourist Pk is cheap"
Dongara to Perth - ( alternative route, coastal & scenic)
88. Dongara
89. Leeman ( supplies, van park etc)
90. GreenHead ( camping)
91. Jurien ( all facilities)
92. Cervantes
93. ( Dandaragan - shop & nice camping)
94. Reagan's Ford
95. Lancelin
96. Guilderton
97. Quinn's Beach
98. Burn's Beach - join cycle path to ...
99. Perth
Sources :
2006 : Kevin Peirce
2002 : Randy & Jody Miller, Andrea & Peter
2001 : Catherine Langbridge, Mike Vermuelen
2001 : Belinda Van Straaten
2000 Claire & Bob Rogers
2000 Bernd Lackner
1999 Pat Barley & David Fuller
1989 Notes provided to Bicycle SA by Colin Rogers
"Crossing Australia's North [by Bicycle ] " ( 1990, Julia Thorn 141 pp ) pocket size format . Detailed route guide for Townsville-to-Broome and Darwin / Kakadu region. Useful history and other observations. ( Kangaroo Press ISBN 0 86417 305 9 )
The Gibb River Road 2000
by
Philipp Wuethrich <woo_trick72@hotmail.com>
Schwandenallee 23, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
notes from a solo ride in 2000/ late May to mid June
Note: I did the ride after a very heavy wet season which lasted much longer than expected. therefore there was plenty of water in almost all of the rivers. This probably will not be the case later in the year or after less heavy rain.
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Map: RACWA ( Kimberley) or Hema
1. Derby - roadside bush camp (114.7 km)
water in Derby, no water along the road;
road sealed for the first 69 km, then good, hard dirt road. flat, straight
2. bush camp - Windjana Gorge (35.9 km):
water, showers, telephone at Gorge campground, water in Lennard River (crossing 5km after turnoff to Windjana Gorge);
road good, hard to Windjana Gorge turnoff, then rocky and corrugated
(21 km). recommended sidetrip to Tunnel Creek (37 km from Windjana Gorge)
3. Windjana Gorge - Apex Creek bush camp (87 km)
water in Lennard River (bridge after 22 km) and Apex Creek at camp;
road very sandy for about 10 km after turnoff to Windjana Gorge, then good, hard and smooth.
4. Apex Creek camp - roadside bush camp (65 km)
water in Lennard Gorge (sidetrip 7.5 km one way , beautiful gorge, turnoff 7 km past Apex Creek, rough track, had to walk last 1.5 km) ; water at Bell Creek, groceries and drinks at Imintji Aboriginal store (39 km past apex creek), water at Grave Creek (5 km past Imintji store);
road to Bell Gorge (29 km one way) was closed.
road very rocky for the first 14 km after Lennard Gorge turnoff, then sealed for about 3 km and better after that.
5. bush camp - Galvans Gorge (61.3 km):
water at Adcock Gorge (sidetrip 5 km one way, rough track), & at Adcock River crossing and Galvans Gorge.
road corrugated, but wide
6. Galvans Gorge - Manning Gorge (Mt Barnett roadhouse):
water at roadhouse & at Manning Gorge (7 km from roadhouse).
camping at Manning Gorge (sidetrip 7 km) or free at Barnett River, 1 km past roadhouse on Gibb River Road.
road sandy in places
7. Manning Gorge - North Creek (91.7 km):
water at Mt Barnett River Gorge (5 km sidetrip, camping possible), Hann River (60 km past Manning Gorge ) and at North Creek .
road sandy in places
8. North Creek - Dawn Creek (84 km)
water at Campbell River (camping possible) ; and Dawn Creek.
road from North Creek to Kalumbura Turnoff (road to Mitchell plateau) , for about 20 km very sandy, quite unrideable in places.
9. Dawn Creek - Jacks Waterhole/Durack River Station (53.5 km):
water at Durack River (24 km after Dawn Creek), Bamboo Creek (42 km after Dawn Creek) and
Durack River Station.
camping at the station (showers, toilets, small shop)
road good, had just been graded
10. Jacks Waterhole - Home Valley Station (61 km)
water at Bindoola Creek (40 km after Jacks Waterhole),
Home Valley Station : water, showers, small shop
road sandy in places
11. Home Valley - Kununurra (126.3 km)
water at Pentecost River (crocodiles!), King River, Emma Gorge and Kununurra.
no camping at Emma Gorge only expensive, upmarket apartments
road corrugated like hell after El Questro turnoff.
Pilbara - information from Pat & Sharyn (1999)
Port Hedland+67kms and 9kms off road Indee Station Stay
Pingu Creek, Port Hedland+146kms(aprox), - appeared to be permanent water.
Yule River, Port Hedland+166kms - pools both sides of the bridge, appeared permanent
Bea Bea Creek, Port Hedland+201kms , , good permanent water over about 10kms.
Auski R/H, Port Hedland+303kms
Tom Price (town)
Bellary Creek - Tom Price+20kms (several crossings - first at approx 20kms) - good permanent water.
Paraburdoo - Tom Price+80kms
Paraburdoo to Nanutarra, Local has advised good water , but will confirm next message.
Links
Australian Bicycle Camping Fact Sheets ? Kimberley
Outback WA : Daphna Bienstock & Alon Lev? http://www.odyseus.com/
Water Points : Pt Augusta to Darwin
The Stuart Highway : Coober Pedy to Port Augusta
Bicycle Travel & Harvest Work in Australia
Goolarabooloo People (Broome Peninsula)
Claire & Bob's narrative is at http://www.HearingCommSys.com/Bob-Claire/
Updated information should be addressed to Grace Newhaven by email or PO box 3331 Rundle Mall SA 5000 Australia
This information is provided and maintained by grassroots cyclists without funding of any sort. No responsibilities can be accepted for errors or omissions.
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Camping
Away from the towns discrete bush camping is allowed. However, if you want to camp on a pastoral property or Aboriginal land you should ask permission first. Camps with water are nearly always crowded with caravans so be prepared for tvs, radios and generators and dirty water due to the habits of the cattle and caravaners.
Good camping at Kingston Rest, about 71km south of Kununurra on the Great Northern Highway. This camping area is away from the highway by a cool lagoon and has bush showers and toilets, fee payable.
Good camping in Purnululu National Park with drinking water and toilets, fee.
Good camping, Windjana National Park with drinking water, toilets and showers, fee.
All towns have campsites. Old Halls Creek has a peaceful camping area with a cafe.
Darlgunaya Backpackers at Fitzroy Crossing provides a welcome break from camping and bush cooking. (tel 08 9191 5140 or 08 9191 5323).
Services
Bike shop, camping grounds, bars, shops including supermarket, post office, service station. http://www.anypoint.net/attract/apa010/010695.htm
Roadhouse, camping ground, showers, petrol general store but mainly tinned and frozen food, will accept parcels if you ask them in advance (tel 08 9168 7882). Turkey Creek Roadhouse, PO Box 1096 Kununurra.
Visitors Centre has cold drinks, if you can catch them open.
Camping ground, bar, shops including supermarket and great bakery, post office, service station.
Camping ground, backpackers, bar, shops including a good supermarket, post office, service station.
Camping ground.
Camping ground, motels, bars, wide range of shops, post office, service station. http://www.walkabout.fairfax.com.au/locations/WADerby.shtml
Camping grounds. motels, hotels, bars, cafes, restaurants, many shops, supermarkets, post office, service stations.
Kimberely Development Commission http://www.kdc.wa.gov.au/index.html
Rod Lawlor's bike trip http://www.users.bigpond.com/RandyMiller/kimberly.htm
The Tanami Track for 4 X 4's http://www.travelaustralia.com.au/nt/centre/centre_7.html
Tanami Track ( German bikers ) http://www.tilmann.com/8/index.htm
http://dove.net.au/~radkeo/broome/broome.html
http://www.walkabout.fairfax.com.au/regions/KimberleysandBroome.shtml
http://www.walkabout.fairfax.com.au/locations/WAKununurra.shtml
This fact sheet was produced by grassroots cyclists. No responsibility for errors or omissions can be accepted. It is intended for free or low cost distribution on paper or on the www, and you are free to copy it on that basis. Suggestions for improvement are most welcome!
Other Bicycle Camping Fact Sheets in this series include
Central Australia | SA Kangaroo Island | SA Flinders Ranges | North Queensland
| WA Kimberley | Stuart Highway | NSW Central West | NSW Sydney to Canberra
26 December 1997
Travelogues
Miscellaneous
Broome
Derby
Windjana NP
Purnululu NP
Warmun (Turkey Creek)
Kununurra
Bush Camps & Rest Areas around Australia
. ( Second edition March 1998) Covers the sealed coastal highways as well as the Darwin-Adelaide route. Lists picnic/rest areas, caravan parks, Forest camps, etc. (Does not mention anything about bikes!) About A$12.00Cycling Northern Australia
(1997, Bob Craine 104 pp) a highway route guide for Sydney-Cairns-Darwin-Perth written by a practical, low tech cyclist with idiosyncratic theoretical ideas. Covers mostly sealed roads. Good information about camp sites, food and water. About A $10.00. (ISBN 0 646 32077 7)Side trip to Shark Bay
Darwin
/ Noonamah / Accacia Store / Adelaide River / Emerald Springs /Pine Creek / Katherine + 45 km ? p/bKatherine to Port HedlandAustralian Bicycle Camping Fact Sheets
trajet
http://www.overland-underwater.com/index.php?title=route_maps
australie
perth, geraldton, carnarvon, karratha, port hedland, broome, fitzroy crossing, halls creek, kununurra, timber creek, katerine, darwin. 4174 km (google maps)
timor leste, timor oriental.
dili, batugage. 100 km
indonesie
http://www.lavalontourist.info/ferrytimetable.htm ferries
(timor) attapupu, kupang <ferry: sunday, thursday, 16:00, 61.000> (flores) larantuka, labuhanbajo <ferry: everyday, 8:00> (sumbawa) sape, Poto Tano Harbor <ferry> (lombok) Kayangan Harbour, lombok, lambar <ferry> (bali) padang bai, denpasar, gillimanuk <ferry> (java) ketapang, merak <ferry> (sumatra) bakauheni, belawan (medan)
malaisie
pennang/pinang, bukit kayu hitam
thailande
sadao, bangkok, chiang khong
laos
Huay Xai, luang namtha, boten
chine
mengla, kunming, chengdu,
coree
seoul, pusan
japon
fukuoka, shimonoseki, sapporo
indonesie - malaisie:
dumai - melaka
belawan (medan) - pennang/pinang
chine-coree
http://www.asia-planet.net/korea/sea.htm ferries coree du sud
Weihai -> Incheon Tues/Thurs/Sat 19:00 duree 14h 110000+won (68 euro)
coree-japon:
Busan -> Fukuoka, Daily 8:45, 10:15, 2h55m, 85000 won (52,5 euro)
japon
sapporo: mai 7.8 oC min 17 oC max 55,1 mm pluie 8,6 jours pluie
australie: 4174 km (google maps) > 45 jours + visa indonesie (
timor leste: 100 km
indonesie:
malaisie: 120-150 km > 2 joursthailande: 1 818 km (google maps) > 20 jours + dentiste bangkok + visa chinois
laos: 250-300 km > 3 jours
chine:
coree:
japon:
prix ticket avion
http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Darwin/Dili-DIL/
Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) -anchorage ANC $1263
tokyo - anc $1975
sapporo - anc $2200+
shanghai sha- anc $960
hong kong - anc $875
vladivostok - anc $1801
jeudi 15 mai 2008
visas
timor leste
Le coût du visa d’entrée au Timor oriental est de 25 US dollars. Il s’applique à toutes les entrées par voie aérienne, maritime ou terrestre. Dans tous les cas, il est indispensable d’être muni d’un passeport dont la validité dépasse 6 mois au minimum la date d’entrée au Timor Oriental.
Les voyageurs quittant le territoire doivent en outre s’acquitter d’une taxe de départ de 10 USD.
Les points d’entrée au Timor Oriental sont les suivants :
Aéroport international Nicolau Lobato, desservi une fois par jour par la compagnie Merpati (B737 200 ou Fokker 28) au départ de - Denpasar/Bali, et deux fois par jour par la compagnie Air North (Embraer Brasilia ou Metro 123) au départ de Darwin (Australie).
Mota-Ain / Batugage par voie terrestre. Batugage est située à 100 km de Dili et c’est la voie la plus directe pour rejoindre Dili.
Devises :
La seule monnaie en circulation au Timor Oriental est le dollar américain (USD). Il existe par ailleurs un contrôle des changes qui limite le montant des importations de devises. Les voyageurs doivent préalablement à leur déplacement prendre des renseignements auprès du BPA (Banking and payments authority) aux numéros de téléphone suivants : (670) 331 3712 - 331 3714 331 3718 ou par courriel : cpayments@yahoo.co.uk
indonesie
Darwin Consulate http://www.kri-darwin.org/html/consular_services_index.htm20, Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin Northern Territory 0801,Australia
Phone : (61-89) 410048, 410451
Fax. : (61-89) 412709
Telex : INDRW AA 85467
application form: http://www.kri-darwin.org/pdfs/General%20Visa%20Form.pdf
2 application forms
Passport must be valid for at least 6 (six) months
Copy of airline ticket return/onward or itinerary
2 (two) 3X4cm colour passport photographs of the passport bearer
from http://www.darwinambonrace.com.au/pdf/notice_of_race.pdf (5.3) :
it is highly recommended that persons obtain a 60 days visa from the indonesian consulate in darwin, the fee is 60.00 AUD (please allow 5 working days). this visa can be extended by indonesian immigration by one month up to four times so that the total time in the country doesn't exeed 6 months (a 30 day visa also costs 60.00 AUD but cannot be extended).
thailande Le 17 février 2006 : le tampon de sortie Thaï ne pose aucun problème mais coûte 20 baths, officiels ou non, je l'ignore. La traversée du Mékong en barque m'a coûté 20 baths, j'étais le seul passager. Aucun problème non plus coté Laos, sinon la grimpette vers le poste frontière. Formulaire à remplir, et tampon immédiat plus de nouveau 20 baths. chine ambassade de bangkok: http://www.chinaembassy.or.th/eng/ People's Republic of China Embassy au 23/01/08 et pour les francais:
Consulate General of Thailand in Perth, Australia
135 Victoria Ave
Dalkieth
Western Australia 6009
Australia
City: Perth
Phone: (+61) 8 9386 8092
Fax: (+61) 8 9386 1047
Email: thaiconsulatewa@jamlaw.net.au
Office Hours: By appointment
laos
57 Ratchadapisek Road, Dindang, Bkk 10310
Tel: 245 7030-45; Fax: 246 8247, 247 2214
3 mois 1 entree........1100 Bath
6 mois 2 entrees.......2200 bath
6 mois multi-entrees..3000 bath
La validite du visa ne debute qu a la date d entree dans le pays et non a sa date de delivrance.
la procedure normale prend 4 jours.
Pour l obtention sous 2-3j....+ 800Bath
Pour l obtention le jour-meme....+1200Bath
+ 1 formulaire + 1 photo
mardi 27 mai 2008
tips & tricks for cyclo-touring
here are some tips and tricks i found on the internet:
most of them come from http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=128270
you can read this page to find much more!
Check out www.downtheroad.org for a detailed account of cycling through Central and South America.
Camping
"Mark" your campsite (PEE/PISS) at the 4 corners and most animals seem to stay away.
but remember it only works with male pee.....female pee doesn't have enough testosterone in it.
It will help keep away the smaller animals and if in bear country it will let them no your there so their not surprised or they can avoid you all together
(still get your food away from your tent ,like you said,don't take any chances)
Always hang your food in trees if there is the remotest possibilty of bears in the area, and especially if is raining. Animals tend to have a keener sense of smell when it rains.
Put food in a sack. tie long string to sack. tie rock to other end of string. throw rock over a tree branch. fetch rock from the ground. pull the rock end of the string until food bag is dangly safely out of reach of critters. tie string to a low branch. sleep deeply, confident that your food will be there in the morning and so will all your limbs.
Make sure you get it far enough out on a limb though, bears can climb quite well. Better still is to loop both ends of the rope over different trees, tie your sack in the middle, and hoist it on both ends.
Business Cards
it is helpful to have business cards so you don't have to write out your website/email all the time.
Food
No need to spend $15 for an insulated water bottle that holds half the water.
An old sock works much better and is cheaper.
And if you have two water bottles, you can use the pair.
Just put the water bottle in the sock, keep the sock wet, and your water stays cool.
Out West, where the air is really dry, your water will be cold.
It's called evaporative cooling - and it works.
Parking
A velcro strap about 8 inches long, can be used as a "parking brake" by wrapping it around your front brake lever and securing it to the bar. You can lean your loaded bike against any vertical surface, and it won't roll out from where you put it.
using a cable lock, thread this through your bikes frame, the other end through the straps on your helmet. Put the helmet inside your tent and shut the zippers around it. This way it acts as a anchor for your bike. If any one trys to move it you will wake up.
Cleaning
You can give yourself a refreshing sponge bath almost anytime. Buy a refill size of unscented baby wipes. put them in baggies and add rubbing alcohol (optional) to each bag. They are great for quick cleanups after fixing the chain and other sanitary purposes too.
Carry an old toothbrush for cleaning the chain.
i put about a 100ml of a 50/50 mixture of petrol and detergent into a plastic coke/powerade bottle, drop in the chain, put the top and shake it ... if it's really dirty, i lay the bottle on its side and put it on the top of the washing machine, then i use an old spoke to fish the chain out, wipe it down and hang it out to dry, then reinstall back on bike and lube it thoroughly ... really good for getting absolutely every little bit of crud out of your chain...
Tools
Before touring with an all-in-one tool like the Topeak Alien or Crank Brothers Multi, make sure you can effectively use the individual tools. I find some of these mini-behemoths too awkward to handle. My toolkit now contains only one multi-purpose tool, a Park Tool hex wrench set that I can use easily. Everything else is a single-purpose tool (needle nose pliers, tire irons, etc.)
Use a small cut-down length of spoke with a hook formed at one end as a chain-lifter for when the chain de-rails.
I cut an old inner tube into thick sections (0.75cm-1cm) and use these instead of rubber bands - they don't degrade as fast and are free. I use 1.5 or 1.75 size tyres. The sections fit snuggly round the handbars and stay in place for when you need them.
For a cheap and light-weight cable cutter, use a nail clippers.
Light
Rather than carrying a flashlight, use an LED helmet light. The helmet light is good if you end up riding after dark, and can also be used if you set up camp after dark. It frees up your hands so you can set up the tent quickly and easily, and cook your supper. Then later when you are sitting at the picnic table or lying in the tent reading or writing up your journal, it makes a great light for that as well.
For a backup to a flashlight or headlamp in case they burn out, I carry one of those little promotional keylight mini flashlights. They are very small and light weight.
There is also these lighters with a led light. You can even dismantle the light from the lighter.
Storage
Use a canoing 'dry bag' to put your sleeping bag and other bulky item. These bags are relatively cheap, mush stronger than garbage bags and can easily transform into laundry bags or shoping bags if needed.
Keep plenty of space in your bags for shopping... food for a nice diner can be surprisingly bulky.
A shower cap makes an excellent rain cover for your saddle for overnight.
Any piece of gear that's easily lost or forgotten, mark with reflective tape. Before you leave camp scan around with a headlamp or a blinky held near your eyes and it just jumps out at you.
Washing
When someone tells me my destination is X minutes away, I ask, "by car?" If they answer "yes," I multiply by 6 to 10 to arrive at the time to cycle. (The fudge factor varies according to the distance, road conditions, hilliness, how tired I am, and how anxious I am to get there!)
Instead of a towel or "camp towel" (those blue thingys), go to Wally-World and get an $8 man made chammy in the auto department. Take it into the shower (or whatever you are using), rinse it out, hang it within reach, shower, use the chammy, wring it out (marvel at how much water it absorbed), and put it up wet. It packs into a small cylinder, packs well and doesn't need to dry out.
Now you aren't going to be absolutely dry when you use this thing, but in 30 sec you will be.
Directions
Try not to ask car drivers/shopkeepers/random pedestrians for directions. It's always "five minutes" but that's five minutes in a large chunk of metal that takes no extra effort to go up a hill. In fact these guys don't seem to realise that hills exist.
Repair
Always install your tires with a feature you can easily spot (a label on the sidewall) aligned with the tube's valve.
Whenever you have a flat, just locate the puncture on the tube and you will have an instant reference of where exactly to look for the culprit stuck in the tire.
save a 3 inch stip from a trashed tire in your tool kit. it can be used if you get a major cut on either current tire as support for tube if you don't have spare tire or it's already in use; could get you to next shop!
Riding
As you descend very long, very steep hills, stop occasionaly to cool your brakes and your rims.
jeudi 29 mai 2008
trucs & astuces pour le cyclo-tourisme
quelques trucs que j'ai trouves sur internet:
Rayons:
quelques attaches rapides ( "tie-wraps ")
Ils seront utiles pour les réparations et pour fabriquer différents trucs ( voir plus loin)
Les essuie-main humides fournis dans les restaurants.
Ils sont pratiques pour se nettoyer après une réparation.
arrache pédalier
Pour le pédalier faut un arrache pédalier, ça coute une dizaine d'euros chez les vélotistes. On peut retirer sans, des fois ça marche : tu dévisses la vis de quelques tours (pas complètement, sinon tu risques de te vautrer) et tu vas te promener en mettant tes pieds les plus à l'extérieur des pédales, et en appuyant quand ça descend mais aussi quand ça remonte. Le fait d'appuyer quand ça descend et ça remonte fait bouger progressivement la manivelle, et y'a un moment où elle se détache.
Fixez quelques rayons de rechange sur un des haubans arrière du vélo. Si un rayon brise, vous en aurez un sous la main.
Evidemment, il est probable que le rayon brisé sera du coté de la roue libre et vous ne pourrez pas l'enlever. Il est possible d'utilier un rayon et de faire un crochet qui pourra être introduit dans le trou. Ensuite, on tortille ce rayon avec le rayon brisé pour en faire un nouveau rayon, laid mais efficace.
On peut aussi utiliser une attache rapide qu'on introduit dans le trou du rayon. on le boucle et on y joint le rayon brisé. On obtient un nouveau rayon composé du rayon original, fixé à la jante d'un coté et à l'attache de l'autre.
Pour enlever la roue-libre, il faut un outil spécial( semblable à un écrou ) et une clé à molette ou un étau.
Sur la route, on peut très bien se débrouiller sans clé-à-molette. Les paneaux de signalisation présents partout sur les routes du Québec sont fabriqués avec de poteaux de métal ayant une forme en "U", dont l'espacement est de la grandeur de l'outil pour enlever la roue-libre. Alors, on place l'outil sur la roue libre et on l'insère dans la cavité du poteau. On tient la roue par la jante et on dévisse. Simple et efficace.