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4.10.19

Day 271

Cooking on the road. Photo: Andrew Hughes.
Photo: Andrew Hughes

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Marble Bar to Leinster

In this update, Marble Bar to Leinster, we skirt the western deserts. It is a part of Australia that holds pockets of gold and vast mountains of iron ore.

The farmers count their stock in the thousands and their acres in the hundreds of thousands. For the Martu people, who have lived in the deserts with strong traditions for countless thousands of years, this has brought difficult changes. But for all the challenges of this remote part of Australia we have been amazed by the generosity of spirit among all who now live here.

Watch the video on Vimeo or YouTube to see how it went. Or see our progress on our Google Map.

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Statistics 4.10.19

  • Current location

    -27.91, 120.7

  • Distance travelled

    10,094.7km

  • Time riding

    815h 16m

  • Average speed

    12.4km/h

  • Elevation gain

    60,324m

  • Closest town

    Leinster, WA

  • Days on the road

    271

  • Weather

    Scattered clouds, 23°C

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Where are we?

Current location map Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Victoria Northern Territory

Western Australia

Land area
2,529,875 km²
Population
2,591,900
Floral
Red-and-green or Mangles kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii)
Animal
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
Bird
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Fish
Whale shark
Fossil
Gogo fish (Mcnamaraspis kaprios)
Colours
Black and gold
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