Coast and Country
I’m not the only cycling Dutch girl in the family. Meet Ineke. She is one of my grandmothers younger sisters. In 1951, as a 22-year-old, she married Dick Van Der Kley in the Netherlands. One […]
About Dolphins & Riding the Rainbow
Before I ever decided to ride my bicycle far, far away I spent a lot of time in Northern Ireland. Working for Steve & Kylie at the Hostel. Here’s a picture of the girls back in […]
westcoast wanderings
I noticed two guys making coffee on my way out of the Mavora lakes. An excellent reason to have a break. I’d done 2km already after all. Mark & Richie, two Canadians, were on their way […]
To be, or not to be
Just when I thought things couldn’t possibly get any better, they did. I rode my bicyle out of Milford sound and with low clouds and people hanging out of their bus windows to take pictures […]
A Wonderful World of Water and Wind
It now seems ages ago I shot down the rail trail. The original railway was completed in 1921. As it turned out the line was uneconomic. Lucky for cyclist young and old, the Department of […]
Cycling Dutch Girl 