HIS GOODWILL TOUR

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 52, Issue 3771, 19 June 1936, Page 3

HIS GOODWILL TOUR

“WANDERLUST” DIXON’S 20,000 MILES CYCLE TRIP It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive, according to Mr. Ray Dixon, better known as “Wanderlust” Dixon, a young New Zealander, who arrived at Sydney on his push bicycyle from Melbourne yesterday, says the latest copy to hand of the Sydney Sunday Sun. So far he has travelled about 20,000 miles on his push bicycle. He carries, when mounted, a load of 2431 b., which includes a wireless set weighing 631 b.—which he has strapped over his shoulders—a firstaid kit, cameras, and Maori curios, which he exhibits at the various centres he visits. He is able to tune in to 45 Australian stations, and he has even “listened-in” to KFI, a (jalifomion station. His set is controlled by a switch carried in one of his pockets. As he pedals along the highways, he is thus able to keep abreast of all current events. , Dixon carries credentials from the various Governmlent tourist offices in Australia and New Zealand. He already has toured Western Australia, and is now making for Queensland. During his travels he has delivered lecturettes on New Zealand. He also broadcasts, and arranges window displays of his Maori curios. In spite of his load, he is able to average about 60 miles daily, his record for one day being 127 miles.