My brother and I drove down to Tathra yesterday, to our favourite fishing spot, the historic Tathra wharf. We should have stayed home. You see there are schools of pilchards gathering in the bay at … [Read more...]
Feast or famine
It's funny, but some days there just isn't any news and, rather than make some up, I just don't put in an entry. Other days seem to have so much news that I'm scrambling to know what to include and … [Read more...]
More progress on the Shadowfax
Today I heard from Dave with a report about how the motor is going. Basically it appears to be all good news. It's dirty and grubby but appears to be intact and serviceable and without any sign of … [Read more...]
Catching up on things to do..
As you all know, I'm house-husbanding even more for the next 5 weeks as my wonderful wife enjoys a well-deserved holiday with her extended family in her native Finland. Fortunately she's been able to … [Read more...]
Festival of 1000 bikes
Last weekend at Mallory Park, in Britain, the above-named festival took place. Everybody who was anybody was there as you can see from the advertising on the Official Web Site. Lots of my British … [Read more...]
“Get used to disappointment.”
In the classic film, "The Princess Bride", Inigo Montoya is fighting with The Dread Pirate Roberts and he is amazed to find someone whose sword play is as good as his. He stops in the middle of the … [Read more...]
Over the wind
I'm over this wind. My house faces due west which is the direction from which the winter winds come screaming down off the escarpment. They rush straight down the mountain and batter the front of my … [Read more...]
A very pleasant Saturday
I spent a very pleasant day in Sydney today attending the NSW Vintage Speedcar Association's semi-regular test day. At intervals during the year the owners and drivers of speedcars from yesteryear … [Read more...]
More Ducati “shockwaves”
THIS is a worried man at the moment. Ducati MotoGp Team Manager and part-time test rider, Vittoriano Guareschi. Apart from the obvious reasons why he is worried he is especially worried because, in a … [Read more...]
Illuminating Casey Stoner interview
The good guys at Asphalt and Rubber published an excellent interview with Casey Stoner overnight. HERE it is in its entirety The fascinating thing about it from my point of view is that Casey appears … [Read more...]