SOUTHERN NOMADS

In years to come it will be remembered in much the same way that the Sex Pistols’ 4th June 1976 gig is remembered. Hundreds, if not thousands, will claim to have been there but only the lucky 50 who made the pilgrimage to the Canterbury high country over Easter weekend 2018 will be able to claim true “I was there” bragging rights.

Jamie Nicoll’s Nomadic Weekend Away conjured up images of spitting camels and steaming yurts filled with Mongolian warriors, but the reality was so much more.

Camped out for the long weekend in the increasingly desirable mountain bike mecca that is the Craigieburn Trails network, Jamie and his band of merry men, women and children toasted marshmallows, cooked curry, drank beer, watched movies and spent some