Author Archives: Robear

Santa Cruz

Posted on 24/02/2016 by Robear

  Having a break from some work travel, I visited my friends in Santa Cruz today. It’s a nice part of the USA about 2 hours south of San Francisco. A friendly surfing town where lots of people cruise to … Continue reading →

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AUS to USA – Los Angeles

Posted on 26/05/2013 by Robear

Here is a highlight reel of my trip to the USA and Europe. I spent most of it running around, exploring towns, eating cheese and enjoying some great company. I hope you enjoy… [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/78220333[/vimeo]

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Cycling Zoo2Zoo NSW Day 3 – Finale!

Posted on 10/03/2013 by Robear

We made it! Canberra Zoo to Dubbo Zoo in two and a half days. A total of 480km. It is a great feeling as this is the furthest I’ve cycled in such a short length of time. As I said … Continue reading →

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Cycling Zoo2Zoo NSW Day 2

Posted on 09/03/2013 by Robear

Ok my legs are shaking… We rolled into Molong after today’s 170km cycle from Young and met up at the local cricket field. This of course was after stopping at the local gelatissimo which happens to be the headquarters of … Continue reading →

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Cycling Zoo2Zoo NSW Day 1

Posted on 08/03/2013 by Robear

We just rolled into the town of Young on our first leg of the trip as we cycle from Canberra Zoo to Dubbo Western Plains Zoo for the Black Dog Institute. I’m proud to have made all 185km,, yet I’m … Continue reading →

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GOOD Habits – Great iPhone App

Posted on 27/11/2012 by Robear

I came across a cool little iPhone application called GOOD Habits by Good to Hear. It’s very simple and free.. yet I love the way you can set a habit you would like to pick up and press on a … Continue reading →

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Delivering a Brine Concentrator Tower to QLD

Posted on 26/11/2012 by Robear

I’ve been working out a few hours west of Brisbane. I just helped deliver a large component of a water plant that will purify the water that is a by-product of the coal seam gas mining that is going on … Continue reading →

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Gliding Darling Downs 4&5

Posted on 11/02/2012 by Robear

It was a lot drier this weekend, with the ground crunching and the sun beaming down. This made those 2 minutes of sitting on the runway waiting in the glider with the canopy closed just before the tug pulls you … Continue reading →

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Gliding lessons 2 & 3

Posted on 18/12/2011 by Robear

When I rocked up to the Darling Downs gliding club around 11am today I was whisked straight into the awaiting Puchacz training glider that had recently landed. My instructor Leon gave me a run through of the preflight checks and I … Continue reading →

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Gliding from Warwick to Bowenville

Posted on 14/12/2011 by Robear

As we were under tow, Dennis constantly gave reports on alternative landing sites should the rope break. A cloud in the distance to our right lit up the sky as lightnight struck the ground below. The tow duet came upon a cloud that was lower than the others and so had to dive down underneath it. Continue reading →

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