Cycling Coast to Coast - Perth to Sydney

Cycling Coast to Coast - Perth to Sydney

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Posted 2022-05-29 by Gary Brownfollow
I have known Mark Woods for around 3 years now through working for the BCF store at Taren Point and he would have to be one of the nicest, calmest most easy-going guys that I know. He is always out to help out where ever he can no matter how tough it gets.

When he told me that he was going to fly over to Perth with his push bike and ride all the way back to Sydney, I thought he was nuts. I have done it a number of times in a car and a few times by plane but on a bike. No way!

So, on the 10th of April 2022, Mark set out on his journey from Perth to Sydney on his trusted push bike with only his tent, sleeping bag, puncture repair kit, a few clothes, mobile phone and a few other essentials.



He is going to be cycling 4000 km across Australia unsupported to raise money for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Mark aims to raise $4200 ($1 for every km I cycle) so they can continue to provide emergency medical aid to people desperately in need in places such as Ukraine.

At the time of putting this article, Mark has already raised $5772.00 and is now trying to reach $8400.00. You can donate here .

Mark is currently still making his way across Australia and has just arrived in Hay on day 47 and has had to endure days of rain, floods, road trains, roadblocks, mossies, march flies, chased by a cattle dog, a couple of hiccups bike computer and even not enough room on the roads to ride a bike when two vehicles are passing each other.



Then there is the mental and physical fatigue, the sore rear end, the heat and the strong headwinds. Let alone the cost of a 1.25L bottle of coke for $5.50 was cheaper than buying a 600ml bottle of water for $4.



On the bright side, Mark has had the chance to meet so many other amazing travellers who are also exploring the wonders of Australia. Like the couple who have been on the road the last 12 months touring around Australia with their motorbike and sidecar, a self-funded legend, who is out on the Nullarbor on his own collecting rubbish from the roadside and the owners of the caravan park at Burra, who even though the park was fully booked they made room for Mark and on top of that they ordered me a pizza and gave him a lift to pick it up.

To give you a bit of an idea I have listed below a bit of a daily kms update of Mark's travels so far. As you will see, there are a number of days where no bike riding took place as there were either rest days or days when he took the chance to look around at our amazing country.

You may not think that 130km is that far to travel from Perth to Wandering. Sure, in a car it would take about one and a half hours. It took Mark most of the day to get there and then he had to set up his tent, have a shower, a feed, get some sleep and then do it all over again the next day.

Mark you are amazing!

Day 1 - Perth to Wandering (130 km)



Day 2 - Wandering to Yearlering (100 km)



Day 3 - Yealering to Kondinin (75 km)


Day 4 - Kondinin to Hyden/Wave Rock (66 km)



Day 6 - Wave Rock (Hyden) to Lake King (125 km)



Day 7 - Lake King to Ravensthorpe (72 km)



Day 8 - Ravensthorpe to Munglinup (100 km)



Day 9 - Munglinup to Esperance (110km)



Day 12 - Esperance to Salmon Gums (110 km)



Day 13 - Salmon Gums to Norseman (99km)



Day 14 - Norseman to Mount Pleasant Rest Area (km?)



Day 15 - Mount Pleasant to Balladonia (km?)



Day 16 - Balladonia to Caiguna (181 km)

Day 17 - Caiguna to Cocklebiddy (66 km)



Day 18 - Cocklebiddy to Madura (92 km)



Day 19 - Madura to Mundrabilla (116 km)



Day 20 - Mundrabilla to Border Village (80 km)



Day 22 - Border Village to Nullarbor Roadhouse (187 km)



Day 23 - Nullarbor to Nundroo (144km)



Day 24 - Nundroo to Penong (79 km)



Day 25 - Penong to Ceduna (74 km)



Day 32 - Ceduna to Wirrulla (94 km)



Day 33 - Wirrulla to Wudinna (120 km)



Day 34 - Wudinna to Kimba (106km)



Day 35 - Kimba to Port Augusta (158km)



Day 38 - Port Augusta to Wirrabara (95 km)



Day 39 - Wirrabara to Burra (113 km)



Day 40 - Burra to Cadell (96 km)



Day 41 - Cadell to Renmark (106 km)



Day 44 - Renmark to Mildura (140 km)



Day 45 - Mildura to Robinvale (89 km)



Day 46 - Robinvale to Balranald (81 km)



Day 47 - Balranald to Hay (130 km)



So, if you would like to get behind Mark and help him raise money for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mark has a new initiative.

Courtesy of my workplace, BCF - Boating, Camping, Fishing, he has a raffle for 2x $500 gift cards. For every $10 you donate towards my fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) you will receive 1 entry into the raffle.

This will include anyone who has already donated. If you want to enter, make sure you leave your details rather than making an anonymous donation.

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