21 days cycled (doesn't include Proserpine to Airlie Beach day as it was only an hour of cycling)
3 rest days
7 nights in tents at caravan parks
9 nights camping in Rest Stops - a fantastic resource for low cost travellers - get The Guide to Queensland Roads for details
1 night camping in bush
5 nights in YHA hostels
1 night in pub - Burdekin Hotel, AYR - No star establishment - great karaoke though!
1 night camping beside pub - Marlborough Pub $5.00 each
0 punctures
1 mechanical failure - 2 screws broken in packrack
1 pair of sandals lost
xx bottles of Gatorade/Powerade consumed
20 bottles of Ice Coffee - Tony's fuel of choice at morning tea
xx stubbies - Carlton Mid, Toohey Extra Dry
xx No of times Tony said "Oh my bum" - And no I didn't offer to rub his cheeks!!
xxxx No of trucks that passed us on the road
40.1 Kg weight of Joe's luggage at Cairns Airport
Costs - approx $2000 each including fares
Roadside Memorials - too many to count! - It was better further north although there was stretch of road near Gladstone that was like a war zone. For your families' sake drive carefully.
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