Year 2017
The Apple Isle: Small, Fun, Manageable & Lots of Options: A good taste of Tasmania can be had circumnavigating the island. The below covers most of the island and includes some tips for those who like to run or bike!This is more an express trip for the time poor.. With time + campervan you could […]
Tasmania, The Land of Idiosyncrasies We had an amazing time in Tas – loved it – and there are some defining characteristics which I’ve listed here in good humour – First, shortest, longest, oldest, or most southern of everything Most cars encountered (and going slow) have a hire sticker If not a hire car it’s […]
Pre Spiel: The Tasmanian Trail is a 400-something kilometre trail from Devonport to Dover almost splitting the island in half, and comprises many random small towns and off-the-beaten-track routes to the next town. It’s fabulous. They call it a “soft adventure” though I’m not sure where they got that term as it can be tough […]
Pre-Speil: Well, I loved my old Merida 9.7000 but on the back of it being stolen, I had to (bullied) into an upgrade ! With a plan to get more XC racing going, a month of pondering and testing ensued… The criteria had to start somewhere so I went with whatever had placed well in […]
Pre Spiel: First serious trial run; the Tasmanian Trail from North to South of Tasmania. Conscious of weather and versatility, not wanting to take much, and not many places to store much! = the old trick to grab everything you want to take, then reduce it by half ? The Pack List: Loosely based on […]
Ticking all possible boxes for race mandatory gear (NGX: windproof, waterproof & breathable), this Nylon jacket at “170” grams (size m, see below) is an absolute winner. Pros: Extremely light Packs down into its pocket Small form factor Chest clip to hold the zips together when unzipped (very cool) It’s actually 164grams ? Price/Bang for […]
If you’ve read “Let My People Go Surfing” by Yvon Chouinard you know the philosophy behind the Patagonia brand is pure(/they make all attempts to be pure). Along the lines of the book (I’ll review it sometime too..), I could only buy this Nano-Air if I knew I needed it, and would use it.. Bam! Have […]
Pre-Spiel: If you are going to do a 50 kilometer run it might as well be a good one.The Wild Earth Coastal High 50 run from Binna Burra to the Numinbah Valley and back up to Springbrook sounded enticing – it sells out quickly as a popular race because it is very hard and hilly, […]
Pre Spiel: With a callup from Chief Tiger Trevor Mullins it was nice to be offered a spot in his own personal team – TAFC !The team comprised my 2-person race mate Sara from last year, and 2 new friends; Wayne and Caine. We would be racing as a 4 in the Adventure 1 Series, […]
Pre and post the Raid Gallaecia race, we darted around to taste just a bit of what the region has to offer. If you want history, I included Wikipedia links as I’m not going to pretend I remember all the history myself! Here below are some pictures and my thoughts/comments. Segovia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segovia We happened upon this ancient […]