
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2023).
The hour before dawn carries a stillness like no other part of the day. Something fresh is happening. A new day is beginning. And its sights, scents and sounds spill gently into this quietness. Today, I was pedalling my bike pre-dawn to fit in around work commitments. Stepping outside into the cool air, my sleepy head soon woke. ‘There’s the saucepan’ I said pointing at the three stars that form Orion’s belt. They sparkled and blinked as the breaking… Read More
Category: Bike culture, Experiment Tags: Active Travel, Beach, Bike commuters, bike-riders, Campervan, Coral Sea, Currumbin, Cyclists, Dawn, Exhilarating, Facebook, Gold Coast, Holidays, Queensland, Salt air, Silence, Stars, Surfing, Winter
At the outset of this experiment, my thoughts roamed – sometimes leisurely sometimes briskly carrying concern – around what this project might bring. What decisions I might need to make. Last week I met one of them. It had been nearing. And nearing. Then it was here. How will I get to the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival? The Byron Bay Writers’ Festival brings me a lovely dose of literary life over three… Read More
Category: Experiment, Sustainability, Travel Tags: bike-riders, Byron Bay, Campervan, Cycleways, Decisions, events, Festival, inspiration, lifestyle change, Making choices, Rainbows, Winter
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2023).
Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2023).
a bike for all seasons