Gail Rehbein exerts copyright over the stories and photographs on this site (2014-2023).
I hadn’t planned to ride in the Bunya Mountains. An invitation arrived to share a cabin there over the long weekend with friends. It’d been the late 90s since I’d visited the Bunyas so I was looking forward to going there again. Bicycle riding, though, was unlikely to be in the equation. The Bunya Mountains sit like an elevated island of rainforest habitat surrounded by dry flat plains that stretch to the horizon. Sitting at about 1000 metres above… Read More
Category: Experiment, Travel, Weather Tags: Autumn, Birds, Bunya Mountains, Bunya Pines, Elevation, Exhilarating, Fireplace, Friends, High, Hiking, Hills, History, Holidays, Kangaroos, Mountains, Queensland, Rail Trail, Red Wine, Summer, Trees
Travelling, cycling, swimming… and a good dose of watermelon – now that’s a good summer! 😀 My summer holiday is over and there’s a new year to enjoy! To start 2016 and to celebrate the joys of summer on Australia’s east coast, here’s a photo story featuring scenes from the past few weeks in a short video (1min 54secs):
Category: Experiment, Travel, Weather Tags: Active Travel, Australia, Bargara, Beach, Bundaberg, Christmas, Currumbin, Cycleways, Family, Friends, Gold Coast, Greenmount, Heat, Holiday, Holidays, inspiration, Movie, Ocean, Queensland, Summer
Last week a flurry of south-westerly winds gusted up the east Australian coast and made me reach for the nearest cardigan*. Then suddenly, they left. Strong wind warnings were cancelled. Spring warmth spilled onto lawns, heartened jacaranda blooms and brightened cheeks, pale from winter. Springtime riding became very pleasant. Sunday is a popular day for cycling. Sunday cycles take some people long distances at a fast pace from pre-dawn starts in sweat-filled lycra. Some Sunday cycles… Read More
Category: Bike culture, Experiment, Weather Tags: Active Travel, bike-riders, Coffee, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Cycleways, events, Exercise, Family, Festival, Friends, Greenmount, Kirra, Kites, Nippers, Picnic, Queensland, Spring, Sunshine, Surf Lifesavers, Surfing, Trees, Whales, Wind
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