Back in May/June, 2017, I did my first ‘Cycle Against the Beast’ ride, cycling from Sydney to Melbourne for FightMND. I am now planning ‘Cycle Against the Beast 2’. The famous Twelve Apostles Again, I will be cycling from Sydney ...
Wow. What a great year 2017 was, in terms of travel. Mostly one set of travels, really! I am, of course, referring to my Cycle Against the Beast bicycle ride from Sydney to Melbourne, for Fight MND (previously, known as ...
I’m back on my bike for Fight MND! In November, I’m taking part in a virtual race across the country. I intend to put in as many hours (and kilometres) as possible, to get the virtual peloton across the country ...
It’s been just over two weeks, since I completed my bicycle ride from Spotless Stadium, in Sydney, to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), in Melbourne. My Cycle Against the Beast ride was in support of FightMND, which is the public ...
A couple of days ago, while I was taking a break in Seymour, I was contacted by a journalist, named Barclay White, from the Shepparton News. He asked whether he could do an interview about my ride from Sydney to ...
Today, like most mornings over the last couple of weeks, was quite cold. It was also foggy. Not too much above 0 celsius. Still, I had a big day ahead of me, so I couldn’t delay too long. Just after ...
Today’s right was pretty simple – remain on the one road, all the way from Shepparton to Seymour. After about 15 km, the road became another motorway. Very nice, wide, hard shoulder, though. Even though the day called for mostly ...
I left this morning, just before 10:00, after being glued to the TV news – another terrorist attack in the UK (this time, London). Having spent four years, living in the UK (Manchester), these two recent attacks (Manchester and London) ...
Back on the bike again! If I wanted warm weather, I certainly chose the wrong time of year to do this! However, in keeping with the Fight MND theme, it has certainly been a bit of a Big Freeze these ...
Today’s ride was to be a relatively short one – only about 56 km. After a breakfast of bacon and eggs, I set off at 09:45 with a temperature of about 6 degrees. The wonderful thing, about Albury, is that ...