Sod's Law is similar to Murphy's Law ("Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong") except that it is broader in meaning. Yesterday I experienced it. Despite (or, is it because of) being retired, I … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
Final postcard from the road…for this trip anyway.
Um, no, we haven't upgraded from the Minibago. This is Chris's bus, parked near us at the caravan park north of Coffs. It truly is a work of art and the end result of a painstaking and thoughtful … [Read more...]
Postcards from the road Pt?
Yesterday afternoon we did the customary visit to the Big Banana and then headed south out of town to the Sawtell Beach Holiday Park. A BIG camping ground covered in hundreds of trees. Beautifully … [Read more...]
Back on the road – Minibago-style
So far our gadding about in the Minibago has consisted of weekends or long weekends away. The reason for this is that it has been a quite deliberate policy for us not to attempt a long trip without … [Read more...]
Staying clear of the interstates…
The weather was great, the roads relatively clear and the aim was to do a tour of the Southern Highlands endeavoring to stay off the highways as much as possible. Or, as the Patty Loveless song says, … [Read more...]
Bad connections
Over the course of the Island Classic week I think I saw just about every bike malady known to man manifest itself. From the catastrophic, Ryan Farquhar's Yamaha engine virtually split in two, to the … [Read more...]
The tracks of my tears Pt4
Today I conclude my series on race tracks that were part of my motorcycling story that have now passed into history and I want to look at another that was a sentimental favourite of mine. Hume Weir … [Read more...]