I thought of a great joke for April Fool’s 2024 but, on second thoughts, NO. What’s been happening? Well, first of all I’ve been tapping out the New Years Resolution 77 kilometres per week on the trike. Most weeks a bit over and one week 100+ ks but it has all been on the trike and nothing much on the Brompton. The Resolution demanded a shared distance of 77 kilometres. Regarding the camper trailer I haven’t had another trip. A trip to Ross was planned twice but, once again, life got in the way. The next couple of weeks are busy too so it will be late April before there is a chance. A pity rea ..read more

The last time I rode the River Road, Deloraine was before COVID – so a while back. In those days there was a group of between 3 to 5 of us who met up on Fridays, rode River Road and then had a coffee at the Empire Hotel. The rides were advertised – Come and Ride with People on Wheels. It was once Women on Wheels but the numbers fell away so men were allowed along. Today it will be just me as I have lost contact with the others and Colin is away on family duties. I loaded the trike into the trailer, loaded the boot with the rest of the riding gear and set off. Traffic was light, the day cloudy ..read more

I’ve had a quiet 2024 so far cycling-wise. Now to re-boot and get cycling. I completed the 6 week Efudix treatment on Sunday and my head is already calming down. There is a fair bit of dead skin to come off yet hopefully with the dreaded solar keratosis ! In the down-time I painted the camper trailer. I reported in the last blog that I had found a primer which helps attach paint to plastic. Not sure if it is working as adding the varnish seemed to remove some paint! Time and use will tell. Crazy Daisy in full colour !The lower folding section is now greenGetting there That’s two coats of acryl ..read more

Yes, halfway through the Efudix solar keratosis treatment and still managing a ride or two. The helmet / treatment don’t go well together so riding is limited. It’s a new year and I got to thinking about years passed, relating them to various trikes and various trike batteries. I was surprised when I realised I had been using my oldest battery for 4 years last December. Yes, it’s 4 years since I swapped out Bluey’s 750w motor for a legal 250w version.  (As an aside – So, when did I start recumbent triking – um – well, 5 years come May. That’s a while back.) My second oldest battery is approx 3 ..read more

I wonder what’s in store for my cycling journey in 2024. In 2023 I lost my way a bit. I didn’t feel any pressure to get out and ride so the number of kilometres cycled is way down compared to previous years. In 2024 I intend to rectify this. I reckon cycling helps to limit ones need to interact with the health system as does walking, providing benefits both mental and physical. So, I’ve set a target for myself to help push me out the door. A minimum of 77-78 kilometres of cycling per week plus 15 k of trail walking. Why 77-78 kilometres? Well, that’s simple – it’s my age for this year. Cycling ..read more

Not “The” missing link but one more link in the proposed Tasmanian NW Coastal Pathway from Latrobe to Wynyard. The new link is a sizeable piece of shared pathway linking Don to Leith. From Leith, use of quiet roads gets you to the existing pathway into Ulverstone making it possible to cycle from Latrobe to Ulverstone on shared pathways and a stretch or two of quiet roads. 30 kilometres altogether. There’s quite a bit more of it finished or being developed but most is not linked up for any distance as yet. It will be a while before the entire 110 kilometres can be ridden. Anyway, today I will b ..read more

It was time to go home. First – an apology. Hardly any still images taken today but there is video footage from the day at the end. It was another great night in the Beriault Camper. Now the teething troubles are over it’s all working very well with enough room for sleeping, space to store stuff and a comfortable doorway to sit in and get changed etc. It’s pretty comfortable reading while leaning against a cushion which, in turn, is up against the back wall. All this in the towable B(eriault) B(icycle) C(amper) No. 5. I haven’t yet tried bringing the chair in and sitting in it. This will need ..read more

This will be a different type of cycling blog entry – no cycling! After a good night’s sleep I awoke around 6am and was drawn out of the camper by the idea of a cup of tea. I’m finding out how to use the sleeping compartment at night. Everything is OK except my right arm wasn’t lying comfortably. This is the shoulder that had bursitis in it on two of my previous trips to this campsite and it still tends to be a little annoying. I tried using the clothes bag in the slide out to bring the floor height up to that of the air pad, then rest my arm on it. This idea worked like magic. Little changes ..read more

Deloraine to Longford Spring 2023 – the return trip. I had a reasonable nights sleep in the camper. It was warm enough with the quilt and I used the mosquito net in the doorway. This is still a thing of trial – netting with magnets to attach to metal which has been duct taped to the door frame. The magnets clump together when the netting isn’t on the door so it was hard to re-attach after a small hours exit for a pee. It’s one of two parts of the trailer not quite right. The second is the height of the door. I keep scraping my head against the top. The height can’t be changed so it’s up to me ..read more

Beriault Bicycle Camper No 1 – the original. Yes, it’s time for the second trip with No. 5. Colin has finished mods to his teardrop so we are both heading to Deloraine for an S36O (Sub 36 hour overnight) ride. Even though we will not be trekking across the plains of the mid-west USA, I shall use the oft repeated words from the TV series “Wagon Train” .. “Wagons …. Roll !!“ The weather has been most unspringlike for the past week or so. Light winds, sunny, cool overnight but mid 20s (°C) by midday. It’s like we had a month of Spring in September and then jumped straight into early Summer. Of co ..read more