Category Archives: Cycle Queensland
Cycle Qld – The Aftermath
Well, it’s been a week since I got home and unpacked everything. Everyone is asking me the same question, “Will you do it again?” Honest answer, “I don’t know.” BUT, as the week wears on, and the scars heal, I’m … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Day 8 – Bye Bye @ Beerwah
I’m woken in the darkness by the sound of cleated feet stamping up and down the aluminium ladder on the ladies toilet truck. I groan, and fumble for my watch… it’s 4am. I shake my head and wonder if these … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Day 7 – Meandering up the Mary
I wake up early after an excellent sleep and peer outside my tent. It’s drizzling, but the clouds are thinning. I pack up my gear, and wander down to the breakfast tent. I meet Jane Clarke, my email contact … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Day 6 – Pouring in Pomona
Who’s not a pretty boy at 3.30am? I’m not a pretty sight. My tent is not a pretty sight. The view outside… you guessed it, is not pretty. I’ve been awake for hours listening to the storm overhead, and … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Day 5 REST DAY!
Phil pheeding Mammalian Moochers at Tin Can Bay Revelling in the heady delight of a day off, I sleep in til 7a.m. The camp is quiet apart from the wind howling over the top of my tent. Eventually I … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Day 4 – Tin Can Bay
Maryborough to Tin Can Bay Up very early this morning. A fellow camper has decided to pack up at 3.45am, and was making a fair bit of noise until a womans voice told them in no uncertain terms to ‘Keep … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Days 2 & 3
Woodgate to Biggenden Packed up early a.m., and was on the road at 7.30 after a pleasant brekky. The weather today is fine, and we will be riding with a steady tail wind into Childers, then onward to Biggenden. Today … Continue reading
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Cycle Qld – Day 1
Well the Bike Qld 2008 event is over for another year, and planning has no doubt started for next years event. A big “Thankyou” to all the volunteers, organisers and people who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this … Continue reading
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One Day To Go…
“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…” John Denver I’m not ready to go… I’m having second thoughts! Actually, at this stage my mood is swinging wildly from, “Yippee! Another Adventure!”, to “Oh my God, another adventure…” Funny how fine … Continue reading
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Magpie Madness
Spring has Sprung! The grass has ris, I wonders where that birdie is…? Trust me on this, I know where the birdie is, he’s chortling ‘Death From Above’ as he swoops toward my bike helmet. It’s magpie season, and this … Continue reading
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