Warburton Rail Trail
January in Aus means it is time for the annual pilgramige to Meblourne to watch the Australian Open. This time there was a little more on the agenda, I knew…
Gorgeous sunset colours
Western Australia – It’s a BIG place…
A couple of years ago a group of people I had known in Sydney, who were now spread all over Australia, decided it would be good to visit someone we…
Minyon Falls were pretty cool, a long way down
Minyon Falls, a few hot pools and some beaches
The end of some studies triggered a need for a short break away; Northern NSW fit the bill with lush rainforest, some hiking, great beaches, nice food and hot pools.…
The 2024 Audax Oppy, it was wet!
Yesterday, another year had rolled around so it was time for the Audax Flèche Opperman., an annual ride celebrating Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman. The 'Oppys' are unusual for Audax rides…
A big drop
Greenes Falls at Mount Glorious
While I have been away riding Tour Aotearoa M has been inside and has seen almost no nature for a month. The weather has been cool and drizzling, both making…
The Tour Aotearoa, 2024 Edition
I recently took part in my biggest, and most enjoyable, ride yet - riding the length of New Zealand with around five or six hundred others. the Tour Aoteroa, 2024…
Mount Barney from the bike.
I had been down Barney View Road a few years ago as part of an Audax ride, I've been wanting to go back; now that it's winter and not just…
Loking around on Straddie
A surprising variety of fish at Wavebreak Island
Wavebreak Island is a small island just North of the Spit on the Gold Coast. I had heard there was good diving there and had looked across at it a…
Harrisville Bakehouse
First Audax of the Year
Finally, the weather has cooled down a bit, so it was time for some riding - very long riding. I rarely write about Audax rides, the last post was the…
Queenstown Marathon – How I trained
This article is more of a diary reminder for myself on my training for the Queenstown Marathon, hopefully, someone else will also find it useful. While the Marathon isn’t easy,…
Queenstown Marathon – Flat Out Beautiful
Relatively early on November 11th saw me sitting on the veranda of the lovely historic Laurel Bank House just outside Queenstown, drinking coffee, eating my fruit and granola, and contemplating…
More cool shells
A great place, very close to Brisbane’s East Side, to make a happy dog.
While Brisbane is on the coast it misses out on the sorts of famous beaches that most Australian cities are famous for. The original Europeans who settled it strangely decided…