After Pieter completed the grueling 8-day Cape Epic Mountain Bike race successfully with his stellar Czech partner Milan (the team landed on the podium 3 times), it was time to get serious about organizing our trip to Malawi. We had gotten our car, a Defender, and spontaneously named it “Tin-Tin” (see pics to see why). [click to read more]

One of the activities I like to do is paragliding.  I started paragliding in 2004 at Torrey Pines Glider Port (TPGP).  The flying at TPGP is slope soaring since there is a prevailing west wind coming in from the ocean.  When the conditions are right it is a wonderful place to fly and it is a particularly good spot [click to read more]

Preceeding the Crocodile Trophy, Pieter and I had three weeks leading up to the race during which we drove almost 3,000km from Brisbane to Cairns, sidestepping frequently from Bruce Highway in order to cycle in National Parks and to visit beautiful coastal towns and islands. It was a fantastic tour exploring the highlights of Queensland, [click to read more]

We gathered with the other Crocodile Trophy riders and supporters on October 19th in Cairns to begin what would be a true adventure throughout Queensland. The riders were greeted by pouring rain, which came after a long spell of drought in this region of Australia. The actual race start at the esplanade in downtown Cairns [click to read more]