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Distance today 70km. Hi fine folk. It’s 6.23pm Saturday the 8th of May 2021. This rest area is beautiful. I arrived at 5pm this afternoon after a late start from Yulara. Margaret and Kevin invited me to toast, eggs and good company for breakfast and of purse we got chatting. The ride went well withContinue reading “Day 7 Bungeworgorai Creek Rest Area 10km west of Roma”

Distance today 83km ave 17km/hr Hi fine folk. I’m sitting in the bar at the Yuleba hotel enjoying a Pepsi while I do my post. Margaret and Kevin who are camping next to me are also enjoying a drink and I have just been talking facebook with Margaret. She was keen to follow The10desertchallenge soContinue reading “Day 6 Yuleba”

Distance today 81km. Hi everyone. Staying in Miles tonight at a caravan park to wash me and some very stinky gear. I was talking to Emma at BGS (Brigalow General Store) today and I could sense her taking a few steps back. So now I’m squeaky clean and catching up on a couple of daysContinue reading “Days 5 Miles”

Distance today 72km. Woke this morning to a heavy fog and everything outside very wet indeed. My heads up to make sure any gear is covered or put away. I met up with Barbara and John on the way out and passed on my bag of non-essentials for now. They were kind enough to arrangeContinue reading “Day 3 Kaimkillinbun”

Distance today- 45km 4hrs riding time @11km/hr Hi fine folk. Well today has been a reality check. It started well crossing over the range at Benarkin State Forest which was really satisfying but unfortunately it went all downhill with the riding after that. Clearly now in hindsight I was dehydrated after that effort and theContinue reading “Day 2 Yarraman”

It’s 8pm Sunday 2 May 2021. Riding today 3 1/2 hours, 48km@18km/hr. I can’t believe I’m finally underway on what has been an epic process of preparation. My challenge started end of October last year getting the house ready to rent and finance this next stage in life. Since then it’s been trying to navigateContinue reading “Day 1- Moore”

Hi my name is Maree Stephenson and this is ‘Banjo’ my fat tyre bicycle.  The 10 desert challenge is a 140day fundraising event for Beyond Blue.  It all starts 1st May.  We hope to raise over $10,000 to help people in Australia achieve their best mental health.  Mental health is a priority for most folkContinue reading “Post #1 – 23 sleeps to go”