Cooking for one.

This little gas cooker boils 600ml of water in about a minute and is perfect when cooking for one. The possibilities are endless, you can make tea, boil eggs, cook noodles, heat porridge, boil eggs and so on and so forth. It all packs down into a compact package that's easy to carry on the bike. The Jetboil cooker, a one-person tent, a sleeping mat and two sleeping bags are now basic touring items that Ben carries on longer-distance trips.

Camped at Fortesque Bay near Port Arthur last night. National park fees and an unpowered campsite amount to $40, way too much for someone on a limited income. This is one time when it's an advantage to pitch your tent right next to someone else. Ben didn't get to Cambridge and contacted the gem cutter by phone. Rain is on the way so the plan is to head back north today. The real estate agent in Bicheno decided that some flexibility could be to his advantage, if there's the prospect of a sale on the horizon. The house will be available for a few nights for the price of a $40 cleaning fee and therefore the money saved at Fortesque Bay can be spent at Bicheno.