
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
My previous post highlighted the magnificent landscape we rode through on the Wollumbin Circuit, its geological, cultural and spiritual significance. In this post you’ll read about the communities, their people and livelihoods that we encountered while riding the Wollumbin Circuit on a Good Good Friday. But first the news… (play first 20 seconds of video).. In this bulletin, Hare Krishna visitors cross creek in early morning hurry. Wild fruit feeds bike-rider’s memory. E-bikes a gogo! Small… Read More
Category: Experiment, Sustainability, Travel Tags: ABC, Active Travel, Australia, Autumn, bike-riders, Caldera, Chillingham, Climate change, Cyclists, e-bike, Easter, Eungella, Fruit, Fun, Good Friday, Guavas, Hare Krishna, Heritage, History, Holidays, Horses, Murwillumbah, NSW, Queensland, Renewable Energy, Sacred, social responsibility, Sunshine, Touring, Tweed Valley, Tyalgum, UNESCO World Heritage, Wollumbin
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