A Sydney man is riding around Australia on an electric motorcycle.
There is no petrol tank, no spare battery and in some parts of Australia, barely a town in sight.
As the 67-year-old rides from Frankston to Lakes Entrance through Gippsland this week, he is nearing the end of a 18,000-kilometre journey.
He is understood to be the first person to ride around mainland Australia on an electric motorcycle.
"To be first was something I've wanted to do for years," Mr Darmanin said.
His latest journey began in Sydney on June 24, travelling anti-clockwise around the country on his Energica Experia and visiting every mainland state and territory.
Mr Darmanin said the biggest challenge was ensuring the motorcycle had enough energy to cover each leg.
The motorcycle's range is affected by speed, with Mr Darmanin sometimes having to slow down to make it between charging points.
"And if you sat on 100km/h on a straight, flat road like in the outback, you'd probably only get about 160km with all the luggage and everything on the bike."
Mr Darmanin said travelling at a slower speed could make a difference to how much energy the bike used.
Strong headwinds across the Nullarbor Plain forced Mr Darmanin to postpone crossing by two days, while his previous journey to Darwin included a 390km stretch of mostly unsealed road through remote country.
After thousands of kilometres, Mr Darmanin said he was beginning to appreciate how the journey had become.
With the final stretch through south-eastern Victoria's Gippsland region before the ride back to Sydney, the finish line is in sight.