Author: Hayley Bell
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Good Bye bike, see you in Tassie!
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As I’m finalising my accommodation for the ride, I have packed my bike up and sent it on its way to Hobart, Tasmania via Melbourne! I wont see it for a couple of weeks! Definitely feel like I’m travelling too light right now without it. This bike has not been…
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Week 1 Itinerary
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Total 560 KM / 348 Miles Date Place Accom Miles Ele. Gain Ele. Loss February 1 Gumleaves Hostel 67 2592 ft 2871 ft February 2 Bicheno Hostel 46 1309 ft 1509 ft February 3 St Helens Hostel 47 869 ft 945 ft February 4 Scottsdale Couchsurfing 62 4711 ft 4127…
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Mapped up and planning!
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“Life is meant for spectacular adventures. Let your feet wander, your eyes marvel, and your soul ignite” Excited to have my info pack through for The Overland Track! It’s made me alter my original plan a little bit and add an extra day on the trail! I’ve made a list…
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Happy New Year!
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A 2020 post, better late than never! Already half way through January, it feels like the last 2 weeks have totally flown by! The New Year always brings new goals and expectations… but this year my only ‘resolution’ is to be more present. To enjoy where I am, who I’m…
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Hiking in Albany/Denmark Day 2.
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Another day on the South West Coast! Today I had 3 hikes I wanted to do: Monkey Rock, Mount Lindesay and Castle Rock (Granite Skywalk). Monkey Rock Monkey Rock, in Williams Bay National Park was a 4km round trip hike, with a constant uphill to get to the top and…
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Hiking in Albany/Denmark WA – Day 1
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A weekend in the Mountains… or NOT. Thank you to Mother Nature and the horrendous weather she has been laying on the whole of Australia – Bushfires prevented me from getting into the Stirling Ranges national Park. “And tonight I wanna drive so far we’ll only find static on the…
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I have my Overland Permit!!
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Its less than a week to Christmas so I don’t feel bad about dropping some money on myself 🙂 Today I purchased my Overland Track PERMIT and my Tasmania National Park pass! So excited to have this confirmed and happening!! I will head to Tassie at the start of Feb…
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8 weeks Later…!!
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Ive been meaning to do a post-bike ride blog for a while, but its been a pretty full on and crammed packed 8 weeks! Firstly I want to again say thank you to everyone that helped me raise a ton of money for Scope and the ChiefandCalla Foundation. The total…
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Day 24. The End of the Road.
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I was a little too exhausted yesterday to give you some facts about LEJOG! So here you are… Sometimes people do the strangest things to get into the Guiness book of records. I was gonna scout out some history to John O Groats, but instead I picked up a great…
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Day 23. Helmsdale to John O Groats. 54 Miles.
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1064 Miles / 1712 km John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats!! Today is the final day… Its a cold, wet start to the day, but a beautiful sunrise over…