My Activity Tracking
2,658
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My target 4500kms
Perth to Sydney by bike!
Nathan, Tom and I are cycling across Australia to support Cancer Council in their mission for a cancer free future.
Because 1 in 2 Australians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, I’m putting my body to the test to raise funds and show my support.
Please sponsor us to support cancer research and provide vital services for Australians living with cancer.
Thank you for your generous donation. Together, we can free the future from cancer.
My Updates
Update one week in
Sunday 17th Aug Hi from Merredin! We are taking a rest day in Merredin after cycling 343kms over the past six days from Perth. There were a couple of tough days at the start as we climbed through the Perth Hills, but the Heritage Rail Trail on the first day gave us the opportunity to enjoy some more car free riding as we got accustomed to riding our fully laden bikes (approx 50kg each). We also had great views of the Swan valley and some lovely national park falls and forest. Day two was challenging as we climbed from Chidlow to Toodyay with strong side/headwinds and spent about half of the day on a busy road, feeling like we were being pushed into the traffic by the wind. Days 3, 4 and 5 were much easier cycling as we rode through the Central Wheat belt of WA, stopping at some towns with great names such as Goomaling, Wyalkatchem and Trayning. Andrew was shaken by a near miss with a careless driver about 2km from Dowerin and had some stern words with the guy when we came across him outside the post office in town. This was heightened by the news Andrew had received the day before that one of his Adelaide Hills regular cycling buddies had been tragically killed after being struck by a van while out riding. Prayers and thoughts are very much with Rob's family and friends at this time. This sad and sobering news has made us even more aware of our vulnerability on the roads and we continue to carefully monitor all vehicles approaching and get off the road for trucks or when two vehicles meet from opposite directions near us. Thankfully, the roads since Dowerin have been light with traffic though and the drivers, courteous.
Delayed departure
Friday 8th Aug We haven't left Perth yet! Nathan has been unwell for the past few days since we arrived here, so we extended our stay in the accommodation we had in Mosman Park for 3 more nights, and have now moved to another Airbnb in Bayswater. Our amended departure for our cycling adventure across Australia now hoped to be Monday 11th August (Nathan is confident he will be sufficiently recovered by then!). The delay has caused us to revise our route so that we no longer plan to spend the first 3 or 4 weeks on the Munda Biddi cycle trail to Albany (regrettably, as we were looking forward to that section as a highlight). Instead we plan to basically head due east from Perth, taking some trails and back roads until we join the Great Eastern Highway at Merredin.Thank you to my Supporters
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Tim And The Vanderboms
Good on ya Daysie(s). All the best to yers.
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Max And Elaine Pannell
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Anonymous
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Pamela Walker
Good luck on your journey, may the wind always be at your back.
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Michael Gladigau
Journey with contentment and a positive sense of achievement. Every blessing to the 3 of you.
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Dianne Beltrame
Happy cycling Andrew, stay safe, enjoy.
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Brian Ashton
good luck
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Kathy From Sarcc
Wishing you tailwinds and blue skies
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Sally And Michael Duke
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Andrew Day
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Ali Hodgson
I hope the wind is always on your back, The scenery amazing, the people you meet friendly and amongst the aching muscles there are lots of laughs. Good Luck!
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Karen Redman
Huge effort for an awesome cause - go well!
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Helen Legg
Best wishes,and have an awesome ride! Great cause.
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Carola Kennedy
You guys are making such a difference! All the best for the rest of the ride and stay safe.
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Merv Klemm
Great effort Andrew and boys God give you strength to keep going for a good cause. Enjoy the scenery
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M & G Kretschmer
Andrew,what you three are doing is amazing ,a huge effort for a very important cause.Safe travels.Regards Murray & Glenys
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Esther From Sarcc
Good on You & your Team! Best of Luck
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Maurice And Joyleen Sherrah
Wow what a trip!! Wishing you safe travels and great adventures!
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Katrina Traeger
Daysie, you are a legend!
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Michael Litchfield
Keep going Daisy!
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Timothy And Anna
So inspired by your efforts day in and day out; and really enjoying your video updates. Keep up the good work!
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Danielle
All the very best to you on this worthy adventure. Thank you so much for your help with this horrid disease. Been There Done That. :)
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Judy And Daryl
Go team! Incredible effort for a great cause. We had a chat with you Andrew at the Wylcatcham Caravan Park.
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Geoff Cottrell
Great work Andrew! It looks like you've completed the Muda Bidi so relatively flat from here :)
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Andrew Beaven
Good Luck with your Adventure, safe travel.
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Jillian
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Andy Traeger
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Ness And Philip
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Rachel Schubert
Great work Cycling Days team! What an inspiration you are! Keep pedalling 😊
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Heather Day
On behalf of Ray and Pearla from HFC
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Merrilyn Hein
You can do this! Hope all goes well. X
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Simona Mcmaster
This is an epic effort, Mr. Day! God bless you in every way and His favour be with you in all you need on this trip. Simona
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Anastasia Markou
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Trevor & Sharon Moyle
Andrew, All the best for a safe journey for a wonderful cause.
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Amy Parker
All the best Andrew, Nathan and Tom! Stay safe out there and congratulations on your huge effort to do this ride.
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Denise Kennedy
good luck
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Sherry Baxter
Well done Andy and team, enjoy the ride.
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Leanne Gardner
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Anne Sanders
Amazing effort Andrew. Looking forward to seeing you back at CC again
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Jo S
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Jessica Bretones
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Sally M
All the best!
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Rick
Bloody gutsy effort !!
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Heather Day
On behalf of Rosemary from church.
Well done! Loving the vlogs. Keep going, Days!