Plans & reality & statistics

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On this page, we would like to present our plans and ideas before the expedition, their development, adjustments and changes and also a little bit of statistics.

When we were planning the trip, our goal was not to only cycle across the continent, but we wanted to see and learn as much as possible and experience the life in Australia. So, we wanted to see it national parks, museums and various places of interest. Our plan was to cycle 500 km per week, which means 85 km a day plus 1 day free, plus 2-3 days free once a month. It meant 2000 monthly.

Originally planned route was – Perth, Nullarbor, Port Augusta, Ayers Rock, Port Augusta, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney. This route has got 6000 km according to the map. We were open for adjustments and changes along the way.

We didn’t make any financial plan into details, we wanted to make it within 1800 AUD/month/2 persons of total costs (food, admissions, etc.)

WEIGHT OF THE BIKES AND EQUIPMENT
...it depends on the amount of food and water, which we need for the next part of the trip. Usually, we carry about 45-55 kg. But on Nullarbor, we had food for 2-3 weeks

KM STATISTICS

Week	km	minutes on bike
1.	631	2150
2.	380	1372
3.	428	1623
4.	572	2317
5.	452	1609
6.	676	2665
7.	589	2066
8.	548	1940
9.	516	1877
10.	131	529
11.	584	2225
12.	701	2713
13.	298	1070 (Christmas)
14.	355	1468 (Silvestr a Nový rok)
15.	479	1761
16.	348	1585
17.	372	1233
18.	516	2195
19.	371	1705
20.	404	1595
21.	28	129

On Monday 11.2. 2008 in the evening Renata and Martin reached the end of their bike trip. On the way from Perth to Sydney, they pedalled over 9300 km!

THE MOST EFFICIENT DAY
13.11. 2007 - 160,2 km, net time on bike 8:09:10

THE HARDEST DAY
22.11. 2007 - aprx. 28 km trek in the Flinders Ranges to the highest point - St.Mary Peak. Plus 30 km on bike.

THE MOST EFFICIENT WEEK
Week number 12 (14.12.-20.12.) - we cycled 701 km