Australia
Long Rider Gin Szagola: First Solo Horse Ride Across Southern Australia
A little over a year ago, Julia and I visited with our friend the Long Rider Gin Szagola. She was planning to fly to Australia, gentle a wild brumby (which is what they call a mustang in Australia) and ride it across southern Australia.
Last week, Gin became the first person to ride a single horse across southern Australia without a chase crew or support vehicle. It was just her and Fable, the wild Snowy Mountain Brumby she trained herself.… Continue reading
First Unsupported Horse Across Australia: Gin & Fable
Big news this morning. Gin Szgola and her wild brumby Fable have just arrived at the Indian Ocean. Julia and I spent a lovely day hanging with a Gin just over a year ago when she floated the idea… Continue reading
Sounds Like the Roaring Forties
Recently, while traveling across Flinders Island on my cast off bike, I took a break next to a sign welcoming me to the Roaring Forties. After toasting the event, I whipped out my audio recorder to capture the sound the sign was making. I bottled it up in my audio recorder and today you’ll have a listen.
What you’ll hear is the wind blowing over two bolt holes on the Roaring Forties sign.… Continue reading
Where in the World is Tasmania?
If someone gave you a world atlas and told you to put your finger on Tasmania, if you’re like I was until recently, you’d spend lots of time searching. Your finger would quickly pass over the major continents, Africa, South America, North America, Asia, maybe head out into the Pacific for a quick spin then start looking for island specks in the ocean.
Then, if you’re like me, your finger would drift landward and start hovering over places you’d read… Continue reading
