Trip: bicycling against better judgement
There are [26] stories from my trip: bicycling against better judgement
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 29 Apr 2012 | Views [1545]
Broome has never looked so appealing.
When viewed from 3,000kms away, it seems very much like the
quintessential oasis in the desert. The constant sunshine, palm trees
swaying in the gentle breeze, time slowing down like ... Read more >
Tags: animals, friends, work
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 17 Feb 2012 | Views [1193]
With a flight, a few weeks, and a few
too many beers between the end of the bike ride and now, it's time to
sum up all that was. I wish I could do it in a pithy statement or
something for people ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, relaxing
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 29 Jan 2012 | Views [1503] | Comments [2]
The grass always seems greener; once
you've eaten it. Since arriving in Melbourne, I look back on the
adventure with more sadness than relief. A week ago I was nearly
incapacitated with regret for not having a normal holiday ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, destination, friends, on the road
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 23 Jan 2012 | Views [1517] | Comments [3]
Having a rest day is never a bad thing, especially when it's time spent screwing your tormentor. That has to be the sauciest start to one of my blogs ever, but unfortunately I can't say that I got laid by Lady Luck. Sure, she's fucked me over quite ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, family, on the road, repairs
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012 | Views [3129] | Comments [2]
I have never been so mistaken before in my life. Even the complete backfiring of my best efforts to be cool in High School do not come close to so utterly misreading a situation. From the position of the previous journal, I had every right to think ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, dummy spits, homicidal tendancies, misfortune, profanity
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 16 Jan 2012 | Views [1512] | Comments [1]
This adventure has had its fair share
of unique experiences and I savour each new one that justifies all
the hard work. There's plenty of easy work that doesn't justify
anything, but nonetheless, I give thanks for that ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, coffee, people
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 15 Jan 2012 | Views [1392]
Eden is a lovely town, but not quite in
the same league as its biblical counterpart. Quaint little shops, a
long history stretching back to early settlement days and 360 degree
views. That last fact was due to its location ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, misfortune, on the road
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 12 Jan 2012 | Views [1348]
The following is an account so embarrassing, I would be better served by keeping it to myself had I not already shown how much delight I take in ridiculing myself. This was not a case of factory line idiocy. This was customised cretinism so creative it ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, misfortune
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 | Views [1954] | Comments [1]
Ulladulla is a town built on so many
hills, I expected all its inhabitants to have calves of granite.
Nope! Most people are fat, like all towns in the western world.
That's an easy criticism to make for someone who looks ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, bicycling, misfortune
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 9 Jan 2012 | Views [1861]
Eeyore would say it was the surging traffic, or his own smell that had woken him up. This positive power trooper will say that it was the excitement of another day on the road. Oh, how I love a challenge and I knew there were loads of it ahead. I had ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, friends, partying
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 5 Jan 2012 | Views [1646]
With a day of nothing being planned, I
exceeded all expectations by actually doing something. Nothing of
real merit like promoting world peace, or even peace in the camp
ground as there was too many loud kids running around ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, camping, cycling, friends, party
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 3 Jan 2012 | Views [1170]
5am is a unholy time to have to wake
up, and the words I shared with the alarm clock would get a layman
kicked out of any God-fearing Christian congregation. Such a spot
could offer a sunrise beyond compare, but omnipresent ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, camping, friends, wildlife
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 1 Jan 2012 | Views [1225] | Comments [1]
It was Christmas morning and Santa had wisely given my tent a wide berth. I remembered how exciting it was as a kid to wake up at 330am and poke through the presents before the parents allowed you to scream them awake. I also remembered how much pain ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, friends, on the road
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 25 Dec 2011 | Views [2718] | Comments [2]
It's days like these I don't question my sanity; I fear for it. I question my dedication when even the air I breath conspires against me. I wonder how much more I would be enjoying myself if I was laying on a beach somewhere in Asia, far removed from ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, ferries, misadventures, on the road
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 23 Dec 2011 | Views [2655]
Outside my tent I could hear the waves breaking so softly they sounded more like paper plates dropping, than fine China. I could see the sun shining through the clouds frequently enough to convince me Lady Luck was having a sleep in. Fearing she'd wake ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, friends, misadventure, on the road
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 | Views [1335] | Comments [1]
As the rain fell on my tent during the course of the night, I silently cursed the fact it hadn't come any sooner. What, you may ask, could prompt such a reversal of opinion in relation to something that is as ruinous to bike riding as the absence of swell ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bicycling, weather
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 | Views [1572]
It's good to be able to call the shots, because you're THE man when it comes to making decisions. It's great not having to rush, as speed and relaxation cancel each other out like Lanacane and rain. But the best thing is to see the sun shine. Talk about ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bicycling, weather
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 17 Dec 2011 | Views [1837]
I'm pretty close to doing this bike ride in the nude. Other than loving the birthday suit look, it would make more sense the way the weather is. Getting wet is one thing, as a bike ride in Broome was always hot enough to ensure you would end up wetter ... Read more >
Tags: misadventure, relaxing, riding, weather
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 | Views [1262]
I am pretty sure I was woken at 1:45am
by the sound of rain hitting my roof; hard. Hence, $38 had not
transformed my tent into the Millennium Falcon. I had to rise early
for once to get the first ferry across to Yamba, ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, friends, on the road, people, weather
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 | Views [2370]
The best thing to do after a riding
ordeal like I had just experienced, is to not go anywhere near a bike
for awhile. It hurt in too many places just thinking about it. My
bike was left on the roof of the hotel and did ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, on the road, people, rip-offs
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 11 Dec 2011 | Views [1087] | Comments [2]
Emergency procedures were instantly put
into play as the evening was turning into more of a farce than what
the day had been. Food calms me like valium so I pulled out my unused
Jet-boil stove system. The tap water was ... Read more >
Tags: camping, hills, misadventure, riding
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 11 Dec 2011 | Views [1059]
So I just got off the phone to the good folk at the Guinness Book of Records and they confirmed that I am in the running for a few categories in the next edition. 'Worst decision ever made', 'Most complete and utter reversal of fortunes', 'Most profanities ... Read more >
Tags: hills, misadventure, people, riding
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 9 Dec 2011 | Views [2184] | Comments [2]
If luck does come in strokes, this one
was particularly well lubricated. I could not have imagined a better
start to the trip, except perhaps for it coming at the start of the
day, rather than the end. While not being epic ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, bicycle, people
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 7 Dec 2011 | Views [902]
There is a first time for everything, and while actually catching the flights I originally intended to is not the first time, it does fall into the 'minor miracle' category. I did do everything within my power to fall asleep, show up on the wrong day, ... Read more >
Tags: partying, preparation, training
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 26 Nov 2011 | Views [968]
So this is what an
average ride has been like during my preparation for my upcoming
epico-colossusaurus adventure. I made that word up if you didn't
realise, and the use of the word 'average' is anything but
appropriate ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, preparation, sport
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