Cairns to Melbourne when you are blind
May 19, 2009 in 2009, Australia, N.S.W., Queensland, Ride Reports, Victoria
Lindy Hou & Rosemary rode their green and gold tandem from Cairns to Melbourne in the recent Bike for Bibles ride (picture from Grahame Keast).
Here are some comments from a recent blog posting from Lindy ;
Bike for Bibles – Cairns to Melbourne Inland Ride
Rosemary and I rode a tandem bike, along with 12 other single bikes, from Cairns to Melbourne & covered a distance of 3,242 km. The ride took us exactly 4 weeks, with 4 rest days during this period. 4 vehicles, 10 road crews and many churches supported us along the way & during the month-long ride, the temperatures ranged from 1 to 44 degree C!!
The longest day was 207 km taking 7 hours 59 minutes on the saddle, while the biggest day for climbing was 2,086 meters, when we rode out of Cairns on the first day.
The total time spent on the saddle for the month was 124 hours and 30 minutes, with an overall average speed for the whole ride of 26.3 km/hr.
See her blog posting for more comments about her memorable moments on a Guided outer reef tour, Getting Lost in Roma and Behind the scenes in the Dubbo Zoo.
When I rode with Bike for Bibles from Perth to Hobart in 2003, we rode an average speed of 28.4km/h over the 4284 km. So I know how much effort it takes to make it that far that fast. Well done guys and girls !
See Also:
BFB NEWSLETTER
so glad to have meet you all in Emerald on your way through what a fantastic effort by everyone envolved and how wonderful to feel a tap on the shoulder in that city of bright golden avenues and have someone say i’m here because of the bible your ride provided for me. Your heavenly Father knows all and you have invested wisely in the only bank that counts. Look for me for I will be there too. Congratulations well done. Peter Vine.