He took a ferry to Indonesia and cycled its length, followed by Timor-Leste, Australia and New Zealand. “I felt really, really at peace with myself. “You’re heading into this massive void – there’s nothing in the Australian interior and you don’t really know if you’re going to make it out the other side. That was brutal physically, but mostly mentally, because you have the sound of the wind in your ears, day after day after day. It’s 50C, there’s wind, you’re thirsty, you’re hungry, you haven’t showered in a few days.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2026 14:36 UTC