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Set on seeing a piece of the Americas while travelling mainly on my touring bike, I am interested in environmental issues & a vegan and it’s an important part of how I will travel. I hope to exchange with a lot of people and help with various projects.

I am nuts about rock-climbing too, and would love to connect with fellow climbers along my route.

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All in all, it's been an interesting weekend ! We (a few workawayers) were brought along by our workaway hosts for a weekend visit to a natural building workshop in the Otways (near Melbourne). 👐🏡------------------------------------------------ Their friends are building a cob and straw building (1,2,3,4,5) and we helped to build a cob wall inside (1,2). We also mixed some clay and gravel for the mix (3). Learnt a lot, and that also included not to forgot to take along some balm for dry hands next time I end up working with cob (9) ! 👏👐---------------------------------------------------- We also camped in beautiful surroundings (6,7) and it reminded me a lot of some places in the southwest of England, apart from the native trees and plants. The weather was even crazier... when we arrived it had been 35C+ all morning, before suddenly getting cold and windy and dipping to below 10C at night! ⛺------------------------ There were lots of people around and it was nice to escape for a bit for a bike ride to the coast, cycling in the impressive forest (8) too.🚲 #permaculture #naturalbuilding #offthebike #Aussieclimate #travelsurprises

When I got to Melbourne after another long train journey from Sydney (which I don't think I would particularly recommend to anyone travelling with a bicycle/pushbike!) I got surprised by the cold and the rain, and what I saw of the city seemed a bit industrial. But these guys somehow totally made my day(s). 🐧 If you go to Kilda's pier around sunset you'll see tons of tourists in their (un)natural environment. But if you wait longer the locals penguins will come out from hidding in their nests or the water and make some noise ! It's a bit too dark for my camera to take any decent picture, better seen in real life if you have a chance ! The #earthcarestkilda volunteers at the pier are doing a much needed job, fending off tourists too keen to try to pat a penguin and showing the penguins safely using a type of red light that doesn't disturb them as much as people headtorchs or camera flashes. #Aussiewildlife #stkildapiermelbourne #bicycleontransport #stkildapenguins

Some of the fantastic views cycling a good part of the Narrow Neck trail near Katoomba. Nice, compact gravel road only for walkers and cyclists once you are past the gate. Some steep bits but really enjoyable and hidden surprises at each corner will keep you climbing effortlessly. There are also tons of day and longer hikes departing along it. #cyclingbluemountains #beautifulbluemountains #carfreetravel #exploringthebluemountains

Lots of things to do in the Blue Mountains...This time I am staying in Katoomba and exploring around. Views from Echo point (full of tourists, but if you take a track off the main cliff route you'll loose them) and the path along the Falls. Katoomba has lots of little shops and cafes making it a perfect base. There are so many things to see spread out far afield in the Blueys though that it could be worth a long bicycle trip to link them. I have also heard there is a free campsite near Mt York which could be good to camp at if climbing to be near a crag. #exploringthebluemountains #offthebike #carfreetravel #cyclingtothecrag?

A climbing fix was way long overdue...That's me on my first trad lead ever. Impressive rock and views in the Blue Mountains even if the grade is one of the lowest possible in Australia! 4, 5 and 6 also show another climb I seconded, a fellow climber taking in the views and I also unwittingly played Alex Honnold- I thought that ledge was cool and only realized afterwards the pose I was taking 😅. I had been looking forward to taking a proper trad course in a long time and this course with @aus_school_of_mountaineering didn't disappoint. I learnt the ins and outs of placing gear, setting up trad anchors etc. I learnt a lot even though I kinda struggled with the climbing itself- it's easy to overlook how much harder the grades you are usually able to climb become after several months off the rock. The instructors were great and the 3-day course a reasonable price compared to similar offerings I had seen in Europe and North America. Being able to stay and attend the course in Katoomba which is a decent-sized town definitely made the logistics easy and make it accessible by public transport/bicycle. I'd recommend it. I am looking forward to hopefully stay put in Tasmania for a while which will allow me to get back to a routine of climbing indoors at least once a week and outdoors as much as weekends and weather allow, and hopefully integrate what I've just learnt into easy mixed and trad routes. #rockclimbingbluemountains #outdoorrockclimbing #tradrockclimbing #learningtoleadtrad #imissedclimbing #offthebike #veganrockclimber #veganclimber

It's a hop-on with your loaded bike, relax and enjoy the short ride kind of ferry in Newcastle. Some nice views of the lighthouse across. I am continuing my (short) foray into New South Wales, mainly putting my bike on public transports and riding short distances this time as I am eager to explore a little bit differently before going to Tassie soon. After staying with a cool workaway's in the Hunter Valley (3,4) and a short stroll in Newcastle I am now enjoying the Blue Mountains West of Sydney- some other pictures soon. For now you'll have to do with a curious coockatoo (5). #bicycleonferry #bicyclesonpublictransports #growingyourfood #permaculture #Aussiewildlife

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