I do all of my own mechanical work including building frames for myself as well as other competitors. I have also ridden road sidecars for many years. Mackay is in the tropical part of Australia close to the Great Barrier Reef and the rainforrest. The main Industries are Sugarcane and Tourism with Coal mining in the Hinterland . The climate of North Queensland is mild to tropical .
Winter is the holiday season when the tourists come up from the south.
Still less rainy days than Europe. The tour starts and finishes in Mackay but it travels north to Cairns via the east coast and returns travelling south through the western part of Queensland and back to Mackay. The trip will cover approximately 3500k to 4000k with only a few kilometres of unsealed roads. The highlights of the trip are Eungella National Park, The Great Barrier Reef, Cairns and the Captain Cook Highway, the Ranges to the Ahterton Tablelands and the wide open spaces of the inland. The tour is flexible and suitable for all ages.