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Ferry ride over the Richmond River


23/11/08

Lots of sore butts tonight! It was an arduous ride from Mullumbimby to Broadwater with a head wind most of the way, but we had a fun ferry ride over the Richmond River.

- Robyn

TV Interview - check this out


We were interviewed at byron bay this morning before another epic ride! Check it out at www.nbntv.com.au/index.php/2008/11/23/cycling-for-sustainability

- Robyn

Rain, hail & thunder


23/11/08 Mullumbimby - Broadwater

Too busy to blog for days - so a quick update. From Nerang we headed to Coolangatta and had a huge chill out at the beach. We didn't make it to the Hare Krishna community because we got caught in a massive, awesome thunderstorm. In the end, we were separated into different groups for the night, as each group found themselves somewhere to stay.

The ride into Murwillumbah, along the Tweed River, was glorious with Mt Warning in the distance and huge storm clouds and lightning flashes. I was super high from the beautiful cycle and all that electrical energy.

Friday morning was a hard, hilly, hurried ride into Mullumbimby to present at the Sheerwater Steiner School, then back to a friend's house to pitch our tents for the first time.

Saturday was our first day off - yay! It was super hot & dry and we caught up on washing and sleep before moving to a new spot for the night. So nice to get all our gear dry again.

I'm loving living as part of a tribe. It's sooo different to our 'normal' western  lifestyle. The group is amazing - totally committed, inspiring people. It feels really solid - just a big family. I could live like this forever.

We'll be uploading some photos soon - stay tuned!

- Robyn 

Woo Hoo Take-Off


20/11/08 - Nerang
 

Wicked! Well it's day II and i feel like i'm in a big share house. There's the cooking kids, the stretching kids on the floor and then our table - decorating things, writing on maps, drinking water and hanging out. We just finished a session of informal chatting with a group of girl guides - so much fun! Today we rode in the dry (as opposed to yesterday - heavy rain & weather warnings - all day 80km) which was rad too. We presented @ 2 skools today and met some awesome students who started thinking differently about a few issues - this was really rewarding. A touching thing also happened today - @ skkools we ask for a gold coin donation or a piece of fruit to help us on our way! People started coming out of the audience to give us their fruit! Really touching - thanks Benowa and St Hildas. And again - so grateful for a dry space to rest our heads (Nerang Scout Hall!) before heading to Murwillumbah and a Hare Krishna community that are letting us camp on their property! Here's Yon - i felt like rambling - it's actually his job for today.

- Mel

 

Today was rad. It felt awesome to empower so many youth today. This project is so positive! We are being the change we want in this world.

- Yon

 

 

Welcome to the VIC Bicycle Tour Groovy Vibes and Road Blog


We will try and keep an ongoing record of what's been happening along our 6 week journey throughout rural Victoria on this blog and our newsletter. We are all starting to prepare for this big journey and think it will be a really amazing rural loop. In the time that we will be on the road we will meet many different people, living in a cycling community for 6 weeks, and educating youth about sustainable consumption!

We all can't wait to jump onto our bikes and hit the road!

- The VIC Tour Crew

 PS - Thanks so much to all of those individuals who have supported us along the way it means so much to Otesha and our ability to make this project happen each year!

Welcome to the NSW Bicycle Tour Blog


Welcome to the NSW Bicycle Tour Funky Vibes and Road Blog

We will try and keep an ongoing record of what's been happening along our journey on this blog and our newsletter. It's going to be an amazing trip travelling from Brisbane all the way down to Newcastle over 1000 KM's, meeting new faces, living in a cycling community for 5 weeks, and trying to "be the change [we] want to see in the world!"

We all can't wait to jump onto our bikes and hit the road!

- The NSW Tour Crew

 

PS - Thanks so much to all of those individuals who have supported us along the way it means so much to Otesha and our ability to make this project happen each year!

 

 

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