Happy new year, to one and all, for 2019! For 2018, I didn’t fit in as much cycling as I’d hoped for – didn’t even breach the 1000 km mark! This was partly due to my coming off my bike, ...
Just thought I’d provide a quick update, as I haven’t posted anything for a while. Just to let you all know that I’m still alive and kicking! There’s not really anything additional to report, at the moment. Had a couple ...
As I (start to) write this, I’m sitting back watching the Anzac Day AFL match, on TV, between Essendon and Collingwood, which is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and thinking that it’s less than 7 weeks until ...
Today, I decided to go for a short ride. I had no real destination in mind, apart from first riding to Birchgrove ferry wharf. Cycling along the southern shore of Iron Cove was pretty easy (including a few wrong turns). ...
Yesterday, I had planned on getting up fairly early. I had intended to get to the polling booth early (just after they open at 08:00), to vote in the federal election. However, instead, I didn’t get up until some time ...
Just over six months ago, after attending a footy match at the MCG, I decided that I would ride from Spotless Stadium, in Sydney, to the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), in Melbourne, to arrive in time for the 2016 AFL ...
UPDATE: With the newly released AFL fixture for 2016, the Grand Final will be on the 1st of October. This will mean setting off on the 17th of September, arriving by the 30th of September. For the last two years, ...
Today, I had intended to ride from Waterfall to Wollongong. A nice ride, along the Illawarra coast line, which should have taken a few hours. The sun was out, with a nice, cool, temperature. Perfect cycling weather. After catching the ...
Vivid Festival is a light show, held in Sydney, in May and June for two weeks. It has been held, every year, since 2009, and has become quite the tourist attraction. The first time I attended, back in 2010, there ...
Today was a day of beginnings. Today, I picked up a new bicycle. Will it be the bicycle that I take around the world with me? Probably not. It’s just an entry level mountain bike. However, its purpose is to ...