This Sunday (1st September) is Father’s Day in Australia.
So what to get the biking-crazy, sustainable, amazing dad in your life?
Previously, I have detailed all manner of sustainable and bike-themes gifts, including:
- 5
bikey Christmas gifts. - A top 10 list of ethical, community-supportive, green, fair-trade, sustainable, bike-inspired gifts (phew!).
- A good rant about some ‘happy fearful Mother’s Day’ presents.
For this Father’s Day – my recommendation has an extra layer of bikey, grassroots, humanity, community, sustainability, travel and creative inspiration folded into it.
My hot tip is to get the documentary film One Man’s Tour.
This is a charity documentary about New Zealand’s inaugural Tour Aotearoa. This brevete event was first run in 2016. A brevet is not a race. It is a ride following a set course, via 30 photo checkpoints, which you must complete between 10 and 30 days – no more and no less. It traverses across incredible scenery and landscapes – and you can well imagine the trials, tribulations and magic moments that occur.
The film follows the 260 brave riders who took on this first epic self-supported 3000km mountain bike ride across New Zealand, which goes from goes from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
The movie is inspiring and shows a range of challenges the riders face. It also shows the inevitable ups and downs that come with taking on endurance non-assisted bike rides – and this event is no different. The scenery is breathtaking and makes you want to grab your bike and book a flight.
Yes, I want this movie! Click here.
Aside from being a great film to watch, you decide on how much to pay for this movie!
All funds raised by One Man’s Tour go to World Bicycle Relief (WBR). WBR gives bicycles to communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to help locals better access school, healthcare and stimulate employment opportunities.
In return for the documentary, you decide how much money to give. When you pay on the link below, you will automatically receive an email with a link to stream/download the movie.
The film has already raised $1,279 – with the aim to reach $3,000.
This is a great gift to give – for your dad, a friend, or for yourself.
What’s not to like about supporting family, people, bikes, community and positive living?!
