On a long weekend a couple of years ago I received some news that I‘d rather not have received. A good friend of mine, while doing some adventure riding, had been involved in a very serious … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2018
Shorter but Longer Pt2
When I left you last we were in Cessnock. Sunday was a very hot day up in the valley and the ambient gauge on my bike said that it was 31 degrees when we pulled into the car park. Similar was … [Read more...]
Shorter but longer
It's a truism of motorcycle touring that, the more carefully you plan a ride, the more chance there is of the plan not coming to fruition (actually, that's probably just true of life in general). … [Read more...]
Champions, teams and karma
I don't know about you, but I will be glued to the telly this weekend as the MotoGp World Championship comes to an end at Valencia in Spain. It matters not to me that the titles in all three classes … [Read more...]
Gone fishin’
I started fishing Tathra Wharf way back in 1988. It was only a few hours drive from Canberra and was the best location to do some ocean fishing where I didn't have to go out in a boat. Mindful of my … [Read more...]
Living on the road
For the last four days we have been on the road doing a thorough shake-down run of Marvin the Van. All in all it went very well with only a few "glitches" and some minor refinements that we need to … [Read more...]