LIFE IS A JOURNEY

LIFE IS A JOURNEY

I grew up on a small farm in the west of Ireland. It was a simple life balanced with time to play and also to work on the farm. I remember we would milk cows by hand, harvest crops and grow our potatoes and vegetables. From 8 or 9 years old  I became obsessed with...
WIFEYS TOUR DIVIDE POEM

WIFEYS TOUR DIVIDE POEM

    Epic Storms Downpour Rains Phlegmy cough Swollen legs Open sunshine basins Desert Plains Epic beauty reigns. Sticky mud Slowed right down A deep descent Fall to head, knee and hand A wee kip, three hours long Body sore Wifey alarm bell call Up again...
THE JOURNEY BEGINS

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

THE JOURNEY BEGINS OR SO IT SEEMS HERE AND NOW CREATING ANEW IN EVERY MOMENT MY WHEELS WILL TURN OVER VAST TERRAIN UP AND OVER BIG MOUNTAINS THROUGH EXPANSIVE DESERT PLAINS THE TRAILS WILL EVOKE TALES DREAMS INTO REALITY A ROLLERCOASTER OF ENDEAVOUR THIS RIDE IS...
GREAT SOUTHERN BREVET 2023

GREAT SOUTHERN BREVET 2023

  I was excited to be on the start line for this one, as it was one NZ Brevet I had not yet done. Also, the route would take me through some new terrain, including a couple of private farm sections. A fresh overcast morning greeted about 100 riders gathered on...
RHINO RUN 2022

RHINO RUN 2022

71 Days from being on the start line of the Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan, I was lining up again for an Ultra, this time in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa for the inaugural Rhino Run. This was exciting, my first time on the African continent, a journey into the...