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December 26th, 2011 | Australasia

Front to Back…!!

I am spending the “down time” while waiting to ship the bike to South America, by catching up on a few posts I have meant to publish…

Some of them are no longer on the “Home” page, because they occurred on dates that preceded the last five posts that are automatically loaded when visitors log […]

December 23rd, 2011 | Australasia

Airlines…!! Go figure…!!

I have spent an awful amount of time checking prices for the flights I will need in the next few days, to get myself to Santiago in Chile…

I joined Ken and his Argentinian musician friend for lunch… We spent the time tying up loose ends regarding our shipping plans and trying to […]

December 21st, 2011 | Australasia

The Big Fella be Gone…!!

There has been a number of “comings and goings” over the past few days…!!

First Anton, Richard, Philip and their considerable broods left for Perth… The Rowville Chapter of the South African/ Australian Jeep Brigade were in for a long ride…!!

Three Jeeps, three trailers, thirteen people and a 3 60o km, four […]

December 16th, 2011 | Australasia

Forbes to Melbourne… Finally all over in Oz…??

After another long ride, I arrived in Melbourne late yesterday afternoon…

This reminded me of a horse that ran in the 1976 Rothman's July… My Dad lost a packet on Wagga Wagga…!! It was one of the favourites that year, as I recall, and the bloody thing failed to live up to the […]

December 14th, 2011 | Australasia

South to Forbes – Another 1000 km ride…!!

Great ride today, clocking up over 1000 km for the fourth time in Australia and the seventh time on my World Tour…

Final chin-wag with Mark as I prepare to leave Brisbane…

By the end of the day, I would have ridden far enough to reach Sydney if I had chosen […]

December 12th, 2011 | Australasia

Australia: The High Cost of Leaving…!!

“Crikey…!!”

Mark insisted I try the Bundaberg Rum and Coke mix, to wash down my Nie Goreng with… Aussie meets Indonesia…!!

Getting out of here is going to cost me a bomb…!! A huge dent to the ever dwindling contents of my “War Chest”….!!

Demonstrating the green fingers I inherited from […]