Surin Elephant Festival & The Rescue Of Dao Tong

Chantelle and I are sitting here this Monday morning at Elephant Nature Park sipping tea and watching the elephants walk slowly by, the air smells of kitchen spices and the squeaking and trumpeting of elephants is the only sound to be heard. We are reflecting on the most memorable week of our lives and life couldn't be better.

Ride Bikes, Not Elephants. Complete! I Made It!!!

After 73 Days, 4051.8 Kilometres and over 200 hours of pedalling I finally arrived in Cairns on October 1st.

It's Gettin Hot Up Here!

It's been 1 week since my last post and the biggest thing that I've noticed is the heat and humidity. It's now constantly above 30 degrees celsius and I'm finding it difficult to keep hydrated and cool. 

Miles Not Smiles

I've adopted a fellow touring cyclists mantra of 'Miles Not Smiles', watched beautiful humpback whales and crossed the Tropic of Capricorn.

Australia Park Zoo

Visiting the elephants at the famous Australia Park Zoo, does Steve Irwin's dream of saving wildlife live on?

Sydney To Brisbane.

Beaches, media, good friends, flat tyres and THE BIG BANANA!! 

Sydney's Taronga Zoo

A visit to Sydney's Taronga Zoo turns into an elephant circus performance. I was shocked to see baby elephants performing tricks for cheering tourists...

Dubbo Zoo & Climbing Up Into The Blue Mountains

Day 10 on the bike took me from Cootumundra to Young. It was a relatively short day of 49km with about 440m of climbing (it's finally getting a little mountainous). 

Visiting Australia's Last Circus Elephant.

I visit the beautiful elephant Saigon on a farm in North East Victoria. Australia's last circus performing elephant.

Ride Bikes, Not Elephants. An Emotional Start.

On the road, Melbourne to Cairns, solo on my push bike. 4000km to go! I wonder how long it will take?

Elephant In The Room

Many people have asked me why I chose to support the plight of the Asian elephants, usually by the time I get around to the conclusion it takes a full 10 minutes to explain myself. Therefore I've decided to write it all down here, the beginning, middle and the foreseeable end (of this chapter anyway).

My Cycling History.

While I've been organising this next fundraising event the most common question that is asked is "How are you going to ride that far all on your own?" 

Ride Bikes Not Elephants Introduction

The next fundraising event will be more of a personal challenge for me (Matt Rousu). I'm planning a solo and self sustained bicycle ride of around 4000km from 
Melbourne to Cairns, Australia.