A long way from…
Last night I camped a long way from, well, anywhere. To prove it, I was here…
Life and Daily Interest
Windjana Gorge – The Kimberley
Working hard again. Honestly the road was closed due to bushfires so we just had to stop for a break before turning around and driving 200km back the way we’d come! Oh and I rode a camel this week as well…
Broome Festival – Shinju Matsuri
So I am in Broome at the moment. Technically it is a work trip, but due to semi-predictable circumstances I haven’t been able to head out bush in the past week. As a consequence, I’ve been making the most of my time here buy going to some of the events that form part of the Broome Shinju Matsuri Festival which opened last night with a whole lot of speeches and […]
New Toys: Bike Bag Dude Frame and Chaff Bags
Two days ago I received a parcel from the east coast with exciting new toys. For a few years I have been trying to work out how to carry more and more water as I wander further from the beaten track. Actually living in the desert, I am more concerned about being precisely on the track, but not having access to water for hundreds of kilometres. Anyway, the parcel contained […]
This has to be one of my favourite camp sites I’ve found in a while.
Camping Anyone
Solar Eclipse
Recently there was another solar eclipse in Alice Springs. Unlike the last one, I didn’t know this one was happening and had the strange strange experience of sitting at the kitchen table wondering if I had lost my mind. Actually it wasn’t so much that I had lost my mind, but my memory as I was certain that clouds didn’t block out as much light as was occuring right then […]
Birthday Full Moon Ride
Last night some friends and I rode out to Simpsons Gap along the bike path for dinner and general good times. As it was a full moon we had hoped to ride home under moonlight, but cloud cover resulted in lights being deployed on the ride home. Here are some happy snaps…
Guest Cooking Posts
Hi Guys! As many of you know I like to cook, almost as much as I like to eat in fact! A good friend (with whom I have shared many cups of delicious tea) has started up a cooking blog called Caitlicious Cooking. So in the theme of sharing I am going to be adding some of my favourite recipes to the site. I will be adding lots of dairy […]
The Graceful Cyclists 