December 15, 2006 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I took a bus to Tweed Head, New South Wales (NSW) and cycled to Newcastle, NSW. I then took a train to Sydney, stopped in Sydney for a couple hours and took a train to Wollongong, NSW. From there I cycled to Traralgon, Victoria. I also cycled from Geelong, Victoria to Philips Island, Victoria to see the penguins. Then I drove the Great Ocean Road with Andrea. On this trip I ended up cycling 1140.3 miles going from Brisbane, NSW to Phillips Island, Victoria.
December 14, 2007 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Then I cycled to Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico. About 30 miles before arriving in Las Varas my rear derailleur broke and I resized my chain so my bike would work as a one speed bike. I ended up taking a bus for the last 40 miles from Las Varas to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. I had my bike fixed and took a whale tour boat in Puerto Vallarta. The following day I started my bike ride to Juichitan, Guerrero, Mexico. I cycled all except for 40 miles between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. I then spent a day in Acapulco getting my bike fixed (2 broken spokes) before cycling to Juichitan. I took a bus back to Acapulco to meet up with Andrea. We spent New Year in Acapulco and then drove a rental car round trip to Bahias De Hautulco, Oaxaca, Mexico. We spent time in a luxury resort in Hautulco and I took one 70 mile bike ride to and from Port Angel. On this trip I ended up cycling 1038.85 miles.
