If you hail from Sydney, heading up through the Watagans to Laguna for a coffee and a sausage roll is fun and all that. The same goes for all those Melbourneans who like an easy cruise into the Yarra Ranges for a ham and cheese croissant and caramel latte … but it’s something of a stretch to call those ‘real’ adventure rides.
Sure, outings like that will do for city slickers craving a weekend ride to escape the humdrum working week and life in the slow lane on the daily commute. But every now and again, it’s good to remind yourself of the scale of this big brown land. To scratch the adventure itch, away from your comfort zone and get out of third gear. That means heading west to tackle the sand, rocks, flora and fauna of the Big Country. The
