Cyclist Australia

Going it alone

’m swimming at the foot of soaring sandstone cliffs when a rare sea fog starts rolling in. With me, on what is rapidly turning into a doomed quest to spot some local sea birds, is a new arrival to my little coastal town. And we are in danger of becoming lost at sea because I didn’t want to go for a bike ride with him. Let me explain…

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