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John Clark’s Townsville to Airlie Beach Review Day 356 Townsville, Australia to Ayr, Australia – 86km With Daniel in Melbourne there seemed to be far more food available at the buffet breakfast… and less hair! After our final feast in Townsville we retrieved our bikes from the lock up and had a photo with Rebecca, Simon and some other staff …

John Clark’s Katherine to Threeways Review Day 329 Katherine, Australia to Mataranka, Australia – 110km Our mornings on the road in Australia have been great so far. In the simple caravan park kitchens we relax and enjoy cereal, toast and coffee. Each of us adjusting easily back to our familiar diets. Aaron took the first stint of driving today. The …

John Clark’s Noonamah to Katherine Review Day 325 Noonamah, Australia to Adelaide River – 72km We all woke early from a sweaty night sleep. I’m sure it will take us all a few nights to adjust back to sleeping in a tent. With Willo, Leigh and Ellenor all gone and with Karina not being able to drive the four of …

John Clark’s Bali to Darwin to Noonamah Review To me it all feels very surreal, as if it has come around all too quick. I think back over the kilometres we’ve cycled, the great people we’ve met along the way, the number of incredibly generous people that have helped us out in one way or another. I try to work …

John Clark’s Singapore to Yogyakarta Review Day 295 Singapore City, Singapore to Jakarta, Indonesia Our morning was spent at Singapore Airport where we enjoyed our final breakfast with the girls before an emotional good bye. Aaron, Daniel and I were off to Jakarta, Indonesia to begin our 26th and final country for the trip. Karina was flying to Hanoi and …

John Clark’s Siliguri to Dhaka Review Day 192 Siliguri, India to Changra Bandha, India – 129km Aaron’s famous last words ‘breakfast in Bangladesh, the border’s only 5kms away’… 129 kilometres later we were still in India, today was a disaster! We left the hotel map less, relying on directions from locals and the not so trusty GPS. We soon accumulated …

Six Months of Ride2Rescue On April 30th 2011 we left many family and friends waving us goodbye at Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner in London.  Over six months we have experienced many kilometres on various surfaces, watched cultures shift before our eyes, slipped into the lifestyles of different religions, made appearances in various media streams and enjoyed lots of …

John Clark’s New Delhi to Mahendranager Review Day 160 Day off in New Delhi, India The day had finally come around, we were leaving New Delhi. Chiara had a day off which was good timing as we could have a proper goodbye, before she headed off to a morning tea. Daniel, Aaron and I were fully packed and ready to …