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Aug 08
Border Run 2026: Day 12 – Moama to Home
I had a good night sleep, woke up naturally and was excited cos today, I’m heading home to my Sweety Karl and the furbabies Howie & Lucy. Fergus is all packed up and I’m ready to go. I’d plugged the route in the GPS last night and would you know it, it had me going …
Aug 07
Border Run 2026: Day 11 – Mildura to Moama
I had breaky with Chicky this morning in Red Cliffs at Coffee on Indi. A good hearty scrambled eggs on toast with coffee for me to get me off to a good start for the day. This café though loves it doggoes, they even have a wall of tribute for them. I’ve found that most …
Aug 06
Border Run 2026: Day 10 – Peterborough to Mildura
It’s nice just waking when you want even though you have a few kays to get through. No stress, no pressure. It’s a mirky miserable morning in Peterborough and about 20km down the road the fog well and truly set in. You couldn’t see 50 metres in front of you, so it’s a slow and …
Aug 05
Border Run 2026: Day 09 – Peterborough SA rest day
No schedules to keep and a good nights sleep , waking to the sound of silence…..ahhh. It’s a fresh 1 degree this morning – almost like being at home. Ready for the day and off Fergus and I head to the servo to put some air in his shoes before heading the Crossroads Café for …
Aug 04
Border Run 2026: Day 08 – Port Augusta to Peterborough
This morning was bittersweet as I was leaving the Distinguished Gentlemen to do my own thing for the rest of my trip. It was hugs all round and stands up and off I go. I don’t have very far to go today a mere 233km to Peterborough. There is no rush and Fergus and I …
Aug 03
Border Run 2026: Day 07 – Ceduna to Port Augusta
Had the best night’s sleep – a full night…hee yah!! Highly recommend the Foreshore Motel in Ceduna. Up at 7am, breaky, packed and out on the street waiting for the boys. Heaps of time so some piccies before they start to roll out the gate. We have truly been blessed by the weather gods this …
Aug 02
Border Run 2026: Day 06 – Border Village to Ceduna
Love my sleeping bag but at some point during the night my airbed went “bang” and the baffles are now buggered but I was back to sleep again soon. Gags & Hackle were leaving earlier than us but it really doesn’t matter, you start hearing bikes start from about 5am and I just stirred and …
Aug 01
Border Run 2026: Day 05 – Nullarbor Roadhouse to Border Village
Early night and had a reasonable sleep until the dudes staying next door decided to get up at 4am and start yakking in front of my room. Up like a shot thinking I’d slept in and missed breaky and the start….doh, back to bed but restless. Salubrious scrambled eggs on toast for breaky with Fatman …
Jul 31
Border Run 2026: Day 04 – Streaky Bay to Nullarbor Roadhouse
Had a crappy night sleep but that doesn’t deter me from having a great day. One could get used to these late starts and early finishes, but you don’t cover much ground. The subtle sounds of DG’s are stirring outside but I’ve already been up, had my soup for breaky, dressed and packed Fergus as …
Jul 30
Border Run 2026: Day 03 – Port Augusta to Streaky Bay
Was supposed to get a sleep in this morning but the old body is still working on Corryong time and I was awake early….never mind. Breaky and packed and the DG (Distinguished Gentlemen) start to stir. Milling about in the carpark it is a 9:30am SA time start this morning but after a while I …