Melbourne to Cairns Update

Most accommodation has been booked. There seems to be no problem with camping availability but the booking of cabins by the cyclists (for those that don't like to camp so much) may be a problem at some towns. Due to recent floods & new mining development in the area that we will be travelling through, there can be lots of workers in the caravan parks at times. We are also travelling over Easter so the school holidays are an issue with accommodation.

I have developed the menu and tried it out on the family. My main issue is ensuring I have sufficient supplies for the hungry hoards. My freezer is quite full at the moment as I am aiming at feeding 25 riders and crew and we are a family of 6. Here is an example of the menu.

Melbourne to Cairns

Breakfast No. 1 Good Friday Eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms & baked beans Hot Cross Buns

Breakfast at Nindigully Provided by Pub, paid by Cycle Across Oz. Cook your own breakfast

Brunch at McDonalds McDonald meals

BBQ Dinner No 1 Lemon chicken Marinated chicken wings Rissoles Sausages Moroccan meatballs 3 salads Apple Crumble

BBQ Dinner No 2 Sausages Curried meatballs Lime/Chilli chicken chops Marinated chicken wings Salads x 3 Chocolate Ripple cake

Bush dinner Japanese vegetable curry Bread & butter pudding Tossed salad

Finale Lunch at Marlin Marina paid for by Cycle Across Oz

I have also drawn up a day by day booklet describing the daily stops and the night accommodation. At the end I have added local attractions at each town we stop and then shopping suggestions for food supplies according to availability. Maps that will be required are also attached.