{"id":22,"date":"2026-02-06T23:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/?p=22"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:55:55","slug":"back-to-oz-hiking-riding-devils-and-roos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/2026\/02\/06\/back-to-oz-hiking-riding-devils-and-roos\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Oz: Hiking, Riding, Devils and Roos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>After 10 years, I\u2019m going back to Australia, this time to hike, ride and reunite with Aussie friends I\u2019ve met along the way in past cycling trips.<br \/>Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles 4 hr, to Sydney 17 hr, to Hobart 2 hr, then weeks later to Canberra 2 hours, to Berry and home again, 38 days total.<\/p>\n<p>After 21 hr of flying and layovers it will be nice to spend a couple of days in Sydney to rest up and do some wandering. Thankful for the use of Michael and Louise Clifton\u2019s Sydney apartment!<\/p>\n<p>On to Hobart and check into the Grand Chancellor hotel and prep for the start of the famous four day \u00a03 Capes \u00a0hiking tour., 65 km(40.4 mi) and1,600 metres(5,249 ft) elevation.<br \/>Of the 20 cyclists(12 US, 4 Aussies, 3 CDN, 1 UK) whom will ride the cycling tour, 5 of us will hike the 3 Capes. I will be joined by Moyra from Ottawa, Seth from NYC and Tony and Theresa from Upstate NY. It will be great to see them again (Moyra and Seth from the Shogun trip, Tony and Theresa from Othello).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116-300x294.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116-768x753.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116-230x226.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116-350x343.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116-480x471.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7116.jpeg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7117-300x274.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7117-300x274.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7117-230x210.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7117-350x319.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7117.jpeg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Preparation for this trip has been virtual, riding the Dunnville Grand Tour\u2019s Perth to Sydney Challenge. This has given me a base of 3,008 km (1,869 mi) and 18,032 metres (59,160ft) elevation since January 1st. I will finish the Challenge on the road in <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/tours\/tasmania\/\">Tasmania<\/a> and New South Wales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-31\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-300x153.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-1024x523.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-768x392.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-1536x785.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-1000x511.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-230x117.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-350x179.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1-480x245.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7112-1.jpeg 1899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-1000x1333.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-230x307.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-350x467.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-480x640.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3544-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have named ourselves The Rowdy Roos\u2026whether we see any kangaroos or not, we definitely will be a bit rowdy\u2026.look out down under!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of down under, the main reason for travelling all this way is to ride the circumference of Tasmania on Bike Odyssey\u2019s UnderDownUnder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-300x288.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-300x288.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-1024x984.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-768x738.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-1000x961.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-230x221.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-350x336.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110-480x461.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7110.jpeg 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>This is a trip I\u2019ve wanted to do for about 5 years but it kept getting bumped for some inaugural Bike Odysseys (Othello, The Odyssey, Vikings, and \u00a0Shogun). The UnderDownUnder cycling tour will be 1,658 km (1,030mi)and 26,000 metres (85,302 ft)elevation, 22 days,on road and gravel.<\/p>\n<p>From Tasmania the trip will take me to the nation\u2019s Capital, Canberra, where I will reunite with some friends and ride some their roads, really looking forward to this conclusion to my Australian adventure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_3376-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_3376-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_3376-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_3376-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_3376-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_3376-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-1000x1333.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-230x307.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-350x467.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-480x640.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_3545-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7115-294x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7115-294x300.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7115-230x234.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7115-350x357.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7115-480x489.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/02\/IMG_7115.jpeg 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><br \/>Maybe the Devil made me do it, but it will be the Tasmanian variety!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7111-1024x393.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7111-1024x393.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7111-300x115.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-tassie-devil-made-me-do-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/01\/IMG_7111-768x295.jpeg 768w, 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