The home stretch!

The last few hundred kilometres of Udeni's journey have proven to be tough: freezing temperatures, rain, slippery and hilly roads, not to mention 2 flat tyres! Despite these challenges, Udeni has enjoyed the many surprising encounters he has had on the road.

On his way to Balarat Victoria, his destination for the day, one of Udeni's bike tyres flattened. Due to the kindness of an eighty-year-old lady, Udeni was able to get a lift into town to purchase a new tyre (while hiding his bike in a clump of bushes), and continue on his way- only to get another flat tyre 7km from his destination! He walked his bike and trailer that 7km and was up til 1:30am repairing his tyres!

On another day, Udeni found himself being followed by someone in a car. The man turned out to be a reporter from the local newspaper, who wanted to take photos and write an article on Udeni's journey. Can't keep those paparazzi away!

Udeni also managed to get in contact with an old university lecturer of his that he hadn't seen since 1976, after speaking to a stranger in a pub who happened to know him! Though it may take two months to ride a bike across Australia, it goes to show that it is indeed a small world!