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Perth to Adelaide

Day 3 - Bunbury to Dunsborough 
Distance travelled 93kms (Total: 294kms)

Useful Resources
Cycling Nullarbor brochure
My observations re roadhouses
Useful info about the area across the Nullarbor
Lucky Bay ferry
The hostel was very busy last night. Got chatting to this guy from Warnambool in Victoria. He is currently going around Australia, on a motorbike. He left home 8 days ago and has already travelled 5000kms. He said he pretty much just rides from sunrise to sunset. What a trip.

One plus staying at the hostel is that I don't need to pack my camping stuff away. So I was able to leave just after 7am. About 3kms down the road I felt that I forgot something. So I pulled over and noticed I left my kitchen utensils behind. So I turned around and got my stuff. So in the end I left the hostel just after 7.30am. Still nice and early.

For the first few kms I followed the coast. Which was nice and scenic. I then rejoined the highway and headed for Busselton. Today it is very overcast, but not raining yet.

After about 25kms cycling along the highway, I took the turnoff for a scenic drive through Tuart Forest National Park. The road went for about 15kms and was a lot quieter than the main highway. About halfway through the park I stopped and had second breakfast. The rest stop was very tranquil. I then continued through to Busselton.

Tuart Forest

Busselton is a fair size town. Busselton's claim to fame is that it is home to the longest jetty in the southern hemisphere. I was going to stop here for the day, but as it was only 11am and I was getting a nice tailwind I continued to Dunsborough.


Busselton jetty

The ride to Dunsborough was a mixture of nice bike path and and riding along the main road which was a little lacking in a shoulder. But the drivers were all good. I arrived in the next town at around 12.30pm. I grabbed a bite to eat and booked a bed for the night at the YHA. As the campsites are a few kms out of town and I wanted to be quite central.

The hostel is located right on the coast. Looking at the weather for the rest of today I'm pleased I'm staying in doors. The nice weather should be back again tomorrow.

Dunsborough Beach

Today was certainly the most scenic of rides so far. Over the next few days as I head down through to Albany I will be going through vineyards, forests of very tall trees and some amazing coastline. Should be fun.

< Day 2 - Mandurah to Bunbury
Day 4 - Dunsborough to Augusta >
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  • Home
  • Tours around Oz
    • Adelaide to Melbourne
    • Back to Lithgow
    • Bairnsdale to Canberra
    • Cairns to Darwin
    • Melbourne to Sydney
    • Mittagong to Dungog
    • Mount Victoria and around to Sydney
    • Perth to Adelaide
    • Port Augusta to Uluru
    • Tasmania
  • Rides around Sydney
    • Akuna Bay, West Head & Manly
    • A ride through Royal National Park
    • Southern Highlands to Kiama
  • Japan 2017
  • The equipment
    • The bikes
    • The luggage
    • The kitchen
    • The tent & sleeping bits
    • Location shots
  • Resources & Contact