On Italian Roads: from Pavia to Tortona to Genova (4/5 June – Days 11 & 12)
Elizabeth 4 June – Pavia to Tortona I didn’t pedal away until 11:00 – so much for an early start. It was easily 40* on the road today making the 51…
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Sitghtseeing and Staying Patient About My Bicycle (Milan – 27 May – Day 3)
I feel like this is simply my new Normal. Being here, doing this. It’s calm and easy. I don’t feel the need to rush and see this or that –…
Leaving Australia – Flying Forever – Arriving Finally in Milan
The longest day in my life where flying becomes all I am. But that time now acts as a solid space between before my trip and on my trip.
Knowing When Enough is Enough – Waiting out the Rain and Realising the Test Ride is Over (Days 12 – 14, 1 to 3 May)
I realised that whatever weather came on Sunday I was done with the test ride. I had learned what I needed to learn – about how to pack and what…
Riding in Pounding Rain is Better Than Sitting at a Desk: Scotts Head to Crescent Head (Day 11 – Thursday 30 April)
Many reading this might think this sounds miserable. You might think this was on par with the tough day on the Crawney Pass or the challenges of getting over the…
A Truly Lovely Day for a Ride: Bellingen to Urunga (Day 9: Tuesday 28 April)
Bicycling from Bellingen to Urunga (New South Wales, Australia) on a sunny, lovely, autumn day.
Wintery Weather, Bus Rides East and – finally – a Great Riding Day: Uralla to Bellingen (Days 7 & 8: Sunday 26 April and Monday 27 April)
When I awoke on Sunday the weather was bleak. A heavy wet grey blanket of cloud had descended on Uralla. It was just about 10*C and the Bureau of Meteorology…
Anzac Day – Uralla Style (Day 6 – Saturday 25 April)
I woke to a big, blue, clear sky. The sun shone strongly and hot; the breeze, especially in the shade, chilly with the plateau’s autumn. They’ve planted many exotic deciduous…
Naked Liberation at No 42 Lady Bay Beach – 22 February 2015
Until recently I was dreading Lady Bay. It is the second of, I think, three ‘clothing optional’ beaches in Sydney (this one granted that status in 1976). The first in…
You May Have Your Mansion But the Beach is There for All – No 41, Kutti (1 February 2015)
Kutti Beach is in Vaucluse, long the most affluent of Sydney suburbs and still in the top five. Prior to European colonisation the area was home to the Birrabirragal clan…