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Margaret Day, founder of the Australian Bike Friday Club, celebrating its 12th Gathering in Cowra, NSW, 2008. Margaret rode across the challenging Nullabor Desert on her Bike Friday. |
The other Aussie salute (apart from the one used to swat flies). Bronwyn Laing was the prime organizer and route designer for this year's event. |
Names of Japanese soldiers and allies are commemorated by cherry trees along Binny Creek Road |
First flat of the tour, caused by 'bindees', the Aussie equivalent of goat head prickles. |
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| They're a long way from their home in Alaska! |
Graham and Margaret Day, co-founders of the Australian Bike Friday Club. |
A blind stoker who can pack this tandem into the suitcase - it's a testament to her smarts, or the Bike Friday, or both ... |
Margaret now rides a Petite Crusoe. |
Graham Day is the picture of vitality on his Air Friday. |
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| The quiet little town of Woodstock, dominated by a giant old pub. |
Pam and Yvonne, the two blind stokers, compare notes while guide dog Earl listens attentively. |
Without helmets and sunglasses on they look like a regular bunch of over-fifties sightseeing by car ... until you get them on their Fridays |
It takes up a small parking space, but is far less polluting. |
Woodstock compare this rig to their own. Where's the beer holder? |
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| Garry and Annette make a hi-tech tandem couple against a low-tech backdrop. |
One of the rare Bike Friday DoubleDay recumbent tandems downunder. |
This is country New South Wales - for miles and miles in every direction. |
Kylie van Hoesen,all the way from Colorado, USA. The van Hoesen's are regulars at this annual event. |
Garry and Annette only just started cycling a year ago. They rode the 22k to the observatory at night while the rest of us carpooled. |
