When are we heading Northwest?

Update on when we leave to head way out West (Steep Point, 251kms west of Monkey Mia).

We will leave from Melbourne around the 4-5th of July to get to the most western point of the continent we live in around about 30 July.

The reason why we are travelling the 4200km stretch at such a relatively slow pace is so we can trial what works and what doesn't in the ‘routine’ and also I will get to maintain my fitness. Maybe also we will get to set up some extra “chat” sessions along the way. 

Now touching on the Training Talk, I've slightly slipped with regards to week 4’s training so I'm going to take it as a ‘maintenance week’, I've only managed 1200m of elevation…. Still, it's more than week 2 so cannot complain.

I rode down to Williamstown on Friday, it was into a slight headwind but even so, I was absolutely flying, the fastest I've been riding since the Great Vic Bike Ride - 14.1kms/hr!!  So happy. 

Anyway, the reason I rode down there was to trial riding on the sand with the aid of either matting, flywire and/or meshing to see which worked best to get traction on the beach.
With the single wheel at the back of the trike and my weight it digs in pretty easily even with the tyre pressure down.  We found the best was flywire but also it does help going on an angle up the hill. It will still be bloody hard yakka to get up and over the sand dunes but with these tricks in mind it may be an achievable goal!

Lastly, Series 2 of social inclusion is well underway so stay tuned for it, it'll be hitting your screen in a week or so!