Travel and culture
Kilometres: One thousand and something! "Evergreen State"s crossed: not quite one. Star-spangled flags spotted: about 7.3 per person. As I pedalled out of Nicholson Street after a few days with some family friends, I thought "Well, I'm a cyclist again". I left Penticton full, happy, excited and, well, in pouring rain and into a driving… Continue reading Penticton – Randle: A full plate in Washington state
Kilometres: 400 and something. Snake sightings: 2 High-pitched freak-outs upon seeing a snake: 1 (yes!) Up Burrard Street, right on Hastings Street, past the crackheads swarming around Chinatown drugstores, up a Big Hill ("The first!" I thought triumphantly), right on Gaglardi Way ("Oh dear," I thought as I reached the top) and down the Big… Continue reading Vancouver – Penticton: A Happy Cyclist’s Report
On September 9 Steve Austin's morning show on ABC Brisbane's 612 station ran a story about my trip. They said they visited me during one of my "training sessions", to which a friend quipped "so she came over for a beer, right?"Apparently it's going to be played again on Radio National this weekend, so look… Continue reading The Naked Pun on ABC Radio!
"Now here you go again You say you want your freedom. Well who am I to keep you down? It's only right that you should Play the way you feel it. But listen carefully to the sound Of your loneliness like a heartbeat Drives you mad. In the stillness of remembering what you had, And… Continue reading “Cycling from where to where?!” – A Prelude