“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water”: Benjamin Franklin There are many types of water and various […]
The Kindness of Strangers
Cycling through a Fred Williams inspired landscape, the blue-grey strip of highway slices through the clotted cream coloured singing grasses. […]
Forty Shades of Green
Apparently there are over 600 different types of grass identified in Queensland along with 8500 species of flowering plants, while […]
Big Rigs
Ahead of the massive trucks hauling huge trailers stacked with enormous mining machinery, are pilot utilities with flashing lights atop […]
Life in the Slow Lane.
In the early days of rail travel it was thought that the human body couldn’t withstand speeds in excess of […]
Do You Want Fries With That?
The young cattle were restless, murmurs of discontent were increasing. I could hear stilted whispering voices from the rear of […]
Off the Beaten Track
The stench of death hung heavily on the wind today: Kangaroos and foxes mostly. Not much out here dies of […]
Food Glorious Food: What’s that in your tuckerbox?
On the road there’s a lot of talks about food. It’s necessary as it fuels our ride, we need to […]
The Capital
We had stopped for a nature break by a country road, when a local farmer drove up: “Wife’s got cattle […]
Cycling on the Edge of Australia
Sulphur crested Cockatoos can’t be trusted to keep secrets they gossip too much, Kangaroos tend to keep their own counsel,, […]
