Why do the girls have all the fun?

Emma, has been working on some great women's tours and I have been sitting hear looking at them and working with Emma on them...

Why do the girls get all the looking after?

Seriously though if there is someone you love or just a great friend and they love to be active and also don't mind a bit of luxury and pampering these are just the go!

The tours will be posted to our website over the coming weeks so keep your eye out for them...

Trips in Europe... and in OZ of course!

Having just arrived home from Germany - I am pleased to say that we will shortly have a range of product up on our web for some great cycling trips across Europe - Italy, Croatia, Bodensee and more so stay tuned...

For you crazy people who just love to ride we have the next big ride in OZ, the worlds longest short cut - yep Perth to Cairns this will be a beauty so keep an eye out we don't want you to miss it!

From Germany

Having just spent the last three days in Germany, speaking with bicycle tour operators. I will soon head back to Australia with some great new ideas and product so keep an eye out for that.

Great Ocean Walk

Just got back from some great walking with some great people! For those of you who don't know the Great Ocean Walk is a purpose built walking trail from Apollo Bay to Glenample Homestead adjacent the 12 Apostles. The trail takes you through a variety of different landscapes including tall forests, coastal heathlands and rocky shores. The walk is spectacular. You should join us some time!

Next years is looking good!

At the Adventure Collectives head quarters we have been busy putting the finishing touches to all of our itineraries for 09 and I am excited!

For all you ROCers out there we are adding some new itineraries to the ROC schedule and we are confident you are going to love it... We are heading East and I am happy to say it will include the Daintree...

We are also going to continue with our old favourites and speaking of favourites, we have had a lot of enquirers about the Bike 'n Wheels for next year so if you are interested get in quick, this ride is a ripper - ask anybody who has done it! We will also be giving you the opportunity to ride from Cairns to Broome... yes riding all the way 45 days from east to west...

See you out there!

Walking

As many of you know cycling is my recreation of choice, although I must say I have just been up to the Flinders to settle in a group of walkers and we had a great walk together and I loved it!

It was raining and the country looked great!

The purchase of Ecotrek has taken us into the world of Walking and canoeing in a more serious way. For me it gets me back to my roots as an outdoor educator and for you it means more choice.

Take some time to look at the Ecotrek website it has some great product for you to enjoy.

On another note le Tour de France is underway and our plans for the Tour Down Under are also well advanced If you missed this years tour don't leave it to long to book your opportunity for the tour in 09!

Well its about time!

I have just got back from leading a trip across Australia, and what a trip it was a great group of people and the best conditions you could ask for, great sunny days, tail winds.... fantastic!


So what about round the office I hear you say...

Well big announcements! we have taken over Ecotrek a long standing nature based adventure company which gets us well and truly amongst the walking and water sports and on another note we have decides to run an Epic Ride from Cairns to Broome along the Savannah Way from May to July next year this will be a 45 day epic and it will be a beauty if you are really crazy you could ride the Gulf to Gulf as well.... wow what a trip that would be!!

ROC will also have some great new rides in store for you, including The Daintree, Cairns to Darwin via Kakadu and a ride through the channel country Darwin to Cairns visiting some af those great world renowned outback pubs! We have also designed a ride from Alice Springs through the edge of the Simpson Desert and out to Uluru then in those summer months we head on down to the Great Ocean Road and Tasmania so plenty of new stuff for those of you wanting to do it ROC style.