"A retired psychiatric nurse, grandfather of three, a bushwalker 65 years young, out to fulfil a lifelong ambition to cycle around Australia..."

Archive for February, 2009

Some Answers But No Guarantees

Hi everyone,
This may well be the last post before I shove off [next Sunday 1st March around 10 am].
COOEEE, my bike and I are as ready as we can possibly get. As they say, “prepare the best you can, then start without all the answers and without any guarantees.”
COOEEE is a Blade8 Avanti fitness bike [...]

From Caterpillar To Butterfly

This is a fast-moving world – fast cars, fast food, posh houses,hotels and restaurants and demand for instant gratification. Why choose to push a loaded bike at a slow pace up and down country road? To boil rice in a small pot in a dark, insect-filled bush alone at night?
Good question! And here is [...]