Namesakes from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken makes a brief comparison between Southport on Australia’s Gold Coast and Lancashire’s namesake. Not suitable for retired Liverpudlian drugs dealers.
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June 10th, 2011Southport slums
June 10th, 2011Southport slums from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken finally reaches Southport. On southern Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Carpet bombing
June 9th, 2011Carpet bombing from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Caution. This video contains irreverent references to Stevenage New Town. But not the old one. I’m sure they’ve got a Waitrose.
Follow the Logan Road
June 9th, 2011Want some advice on cycling through Brisbane? Simple. Don’t. Go around. Visit Melbourne instead. Get your legs waxed. Anything but. Or maybe I was unlucky with my timing. My visit coinciding with a redneck convention in town. Knuckle-draggers aplenty. If you really must take the foolhardy path, follow the Logan Road.
I’d Niall to thank for the suggestion. And copious maps showing every twist and turn. Soon finding the road in the very heart of the city. My escape route south towards the Gold Coast. Slowed only by my own caution. Keeping my enthusiasm for turning the pedals in check, lest I wander off course and get quite lost. And a few roadworks to contend with.
Later stumbling across the V1 cycle route that seem to make use of the Logan Road and the subsequent M1 motorway service ways that run parallel. From what I could make out, right out to Surfers Paradise on the coast south of the city.
Battling through Brisbane
June 8th, 2011Battling through Brisbane from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken battles his way south through Brisbane’s traffic
Northbound to Niall’s
June 8th, 2011I’ve carried heavier sandwiches. If Emma, my trusty steed, is a tough northern lass, Niall’s road bike was a London girl. Not least because ordinarily he had a cast iron rule. Never go out in the wet. Bit problematic I thought in Queensland. And necessitating a previously unheard of exception today. Joining us on the south western outskirts of Brisbane, the State’s capital, for the ride up to his home to the north of the city.
To compound matters, our respective bikes weren’t exactly well matched for speed. A sort of north-south divide. The only thing that gets Emma and I to sprint is a particularly energetic bout of travellers diarrhoea. And Brisbane certainly isn’t the easiest of cities to traverse. Even for an experienced London cycle commuter.
But Niall has endless patience. Unless you’re one of those drivers to behave plain dangerously. Before you cut someone up make sure you know who they are. Police officers are never really off-duty. Red traffic lights are a great leveller.
Bit of a crush
June 7th, 2011Bit of a crush from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Not a short video I admit. But, unless you’re Reader in Reptilian Studies at the University of Snakesville, chances are you’ll learn quite a bit about pythons. With especial thanks to experienced snake breeder and handler, Kieran, for the opportunity to handle pythons.
And need I say "Don’t try this at home"? Alas, these days, probably. Even Kieran gets bitten once in a while. Fortunately pythons kill by crushing rather than venom.
Rough scale python
June 7th, 2011Rough scale python from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken encounters an exceptionally rare rough scale python..
Along the Brisbane river
June 6th, 2011Along the Brisbane river from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken explores the Brisbane river in Queensland’s capital city
Triumphal entry
June 6th, 2011Triumphal entry from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken discovers the best way to explore the streets of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital
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