They're the cream of the crop! They rise to the top! They never eat a pig, 'cause a pig is high in fat! These are our sponsors and boy, do we love them for providing the bare necessities for our Bikeabout. After all, without them we'd just be a couple of lonely Canucks walking naked around Australia eating bland food.

It's not a bike, it's a trike...and it's not a trike unless it's a Penninger! Thanks to the good folks at Penninger Recumbent, we're riding in style around Australia.

Penninger Recumbent has very generously provided us with two beautiful recumbent tricycles. They manufacture two different models of recumbent trikes: the Traveler and the Voyager, both of which are modern masterpieces of design and engineering.

We decided to travel on recumbents, and these trikes in particular, because the design of the trikes allow us to carry more equipment and survival supplies than a traditional racing or mountain bike. Without the trikes and their custom-fitted luggage bags, we would have had to either drag a trailer along or hire a support vehicle to carry our grub and technical supplies. With a Penninger, we don't need to!

The recumbent style is also very important when riding long distances. We'll be on the trikes for nearly ten hours a day and at the end of each day we'll be feeling good - no bottom or back pains for us! As an added accessory, also designed and supplied by Penninger Recumbent, we can attach our two trikes in tandem in just minutes. This means we'll be able to communicate better while biking long distances. There's also little chance of getting separated in cities when we're hitched together!

Whether you're looking for a new travelling bike, or just an around-town rider, why not take a look at a Penninger Recumbent? You'll love the freedom they manufacture.

To learn more, visit the Penninger Recumbent website at: www.penninger.com.

Many thanks to the superb team at Colibri Sports for providing us with our Noret biking jerseys. Noret is the official label worn by the French National Touring Team and now they're the offical jersey of the Australian Bikeabout Team. We'll be wearing them with pride!

If you want to look as jazzy as we do, pop by the
Colibri website and order a few: www.colibri-sports.com.

There's only one spice we're bringing along on the Bikeabout- Tony's Chachere's Cajun Spice. Sprinkle some on everything you eat to add that special cajun taste. If you see us pedal past, be sure to ask us for a little taste of Tony's!

Isn't it about time you added some spice to your life?
You can order all of Tony Chachere's spices online at: www.cajunspice.com.

We were down on our luck, and miles from anywhere that could fix a funny-looking trike like ours... or so we thought. Who knew that halfway up the New South Wales coast, in the sleepy seaside town of Moruya, we'd find a specialty bike shop? If they can save us from failure, they can certainly save your ordinary bike. They can probably even save your extraordinary bike!

Drop in on Mark and Dana at:
Moruya Bicycles, The Cycle Specialists
Corner of Ford & Queen Streets, Moruya NSW

We'd like to say a special thanks to the following individuals and organizations that have really welcomed us into Australia and helped to make Bikeabout the best gosh-darn circumnavigation of this continent ever!

South Australia Tourist Commission Victoria Tourist Commission Western Australia Dept. of Education Tasmania Tourism Commission Big Four Holiday Parks Ros and John Patterson David Vivian and Girls The Forrest Family Horsham 298 Primary School Stronsay Bed & Breakfast Turramurra Cyclery Big Sister Inga The Gibbons Family Hervey Bay City Council Channel Seven News, Mackay The Daily Mercury The Burtenshaw Family Cane Farmer Keith Andy and Lizzie from Airlie Beach Nadia "Free Tread" Lamers Sean "Swag" Redlitz Danny "Music Man" Nawrocki Dave "Grandpa" Lingman Frank and Susan Beimers The McCormack Family The O'Doherty Family Broome City Council Simon "Sock Santa" Vivian Michael Michael Motorcycle Cahill Mike "Tugboat" Cahill (different guy) Oliver and Marta Sean Sta Maria Karen "Food for a Day" Ngai Canada Goose B&B Champion Bay B&B The City of Geraldton Frank, Sara, Lilly and Bassi Don and Pam Lynn Baxter Joan and Lionel Savill The Madurah Over 55 Cycling Club

The City of Busselton The City of Bunbury Naturaliste Charters Bryan Wood The West Australian ABC Radio The Marshall Family The Norfolk Sands B&B The Beachhouse at Bayside GWN News, Albany Mike & Chris Lalor Nullarbor "Cooper" Gary Barb's Holiday House Peninsula Pedallers Kingsley & Raelene Mason Brian & Rosalie Calderwood Tumby Bay Caravan Park Terry, Tony & Martin Sheridan Ben & Bernie Glass The Hill Family Syd "Will They Ever Leave" Winer U of Adelaide Radio Saunders Gorge B&B The Balcony B&B Michael, Idana & Noam Kellman Richard and Sally Patterson Paddy O'Sullivan and Kylie WIN Tasmania The Advocate The Mercury Diane Sullivan Jack, Virginia, Rachel & Emily Stuart Lennox Lennox Family Sam & Brent, Mount Wellington Descent Lou, Chris, Deborah & David Michael & Lani The Faulkner Family Miche & Michele Byard Family Angie & James Connellan Family Melbourne Herald Sun Sue & Trevor Peter from Brisbane

Thank you very much.