Today was visiting some of my favourite places on the Hawkesbury River, and today was navigating my way through the suburbs of Sydney. The loop is now complete. Home – Broken Hill – home.
The approach to the city
I followed the bends of the Hawkesbury River for a while, breathing in the nature before plunging into the Sydney traffic.
Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury River
Hawkesbury River
Approaching Sydney from the north or west always involves cycling on some busy, unpleasant roads. I have found a way out of Sydney heading south, but in other directions, stints on very main roads or freeways are unavoidable. This time I didn’t do too badly. Only once aggressive horn ‘get off the f*ing road!’
My good deed of the day was to save a little turtle sitting in the middle of a busy road, waiting to be squashed.
Turtle saved
My Tour de NSW is now complete – 2858km in total. From the green and hilly coast to the desolate and barren outback, there is a lot to see in this beautiful state. Not a bad place to be in lockdown.
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Loved that you rescued that little turtle. Take care and we look forward to hearing about your future adventures.
Thanks Bev. Glad you liked the blog. 🙂
A great adventure to follow along on! Looking forward to your next one. Four months until I set off again.
Cool. Where are you cycling this time? The border closures have thrown a few spanners in the works.
Ideally, I want to do Fremantle to Bondi. But, with the WA government not willing to budge with NSW, it’ll be NSW, SA, and Victoria (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32467306). I’d like to add in Broken Hill, but that would add in another 500 km.
You should go to the Flinders Ranges. They’re beautiful!
It would be nice. But that would add on too great a distance for 12 weeks of leave.
Hi Mathew,
vielen Dank für deinen wunderbaren Bericht von deiner Reise.
Es ist für mich immer eine Freude, deine Blogs zu lesen. Ich habe schon deine Reise von Eindhoven nach Adelaide verfolgt und sie erfüllen mich immer mit Fernweh und Sehnsucht nach ähnlichen Abenteuern.
Vielen Dank nochmal und bleib gesund!
Marc
Hi Marc,
Danke für die schöne Nachricht. Es freut mich, dass du meine Berichte magst.
Du auch, fahr schön Fahrrad und bleib gesund.
Matthew
I enjoyed the scenery very much – Your tours are always so interesting to follow!
Thanks Eliza! Glad you liked my trip.
You should go to the Flinders Ranges. They’re beautiful.
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