A hyped up day across the Nullabor… I have heard so much about this Nullabor place.. It’s flat, dry, no trees for days on end.. people die out there.. Make sure you take plenty of spare fuel and water. Out of that amazing Roadhouse dirt patch I camped on at Nundroo and nervously headed into the Nullabor zone.. I noticed while riding through...
Was a gorgeous day riding.. was warned not to stay at Nundroo, but Penong was too early to stop. I knew I had good weather and riding conditions, and wanted to take advantage of that. Pulled into Nundroo and totally understood the warning.. But! Beggars can’t be choosers when your goals are merely to get from one Roadhouse to the next!! Because it...
Started off from Tina’s house, and went to fill up with fuel. Really had to park my bike at the roadhouse like a moron, just to get the kick stand down. But I got the job done, and got the Air freight express guy to help me hold the bike to get the kick stand back up.. boy did he have a funny story to tell! (As I find nearly every time I stop...
Lots of update catching up to do!! It’s been a lot to get used to, and of coarse no mobile reception across most of the barren country. But now in WA, I can get to work! Well, sort of… I’m still 2 days away from Perth… So! Day 1!! Woke up at 2:45 AM, in my empty house, from sleeping on the floor in my sleeping bag...
Boy, this bike keeps getting bigger and bigger! I think we have similar body shapes now!! Yesterday my Touratech Panniers went on, and they are awesome.. Just remembered when we were taking photos down by the beach the other night, these 2 surfers pulled up in their station wagon to have a look, and one of them said, “Hey, you look like you’re on a...
Yep, it’s true.. Pinky finger nail right off.. Today I had some training with Sam. What a big day it was!! The intention was for some dirt roads, and Sam knows how to deliver! I guess I should start off by a long ride up the big hill out of Adelaide early this morning in very thick fog and rain. My visor was a foggy mess on the inside as well...
One of the hardest parts about this trip is leaving my boy Luke behind. Luke has been with me since 1999. We got him in Queensland, merely to be a guard dog for the boat we sailed through the Pacific Islands. But the moment I met Luke, I knew he was meant to be in our lives as more than a guard dog. After the trip through the islands finished, it was...
So excited the best motorcycle riding gear is here! Very kindly sponsored by Rukka Products of Finland and Innotesco from Melbourne!! From the time I began putting this journey together, through heaps and heaps of research, I learned that Rukka makes the best riding gear. So I was off trying to track it down. Luckily I found Pasi and Mari-Anne of...
Ooooooh, big fat flat tire! To continue on with our lovely country Sunday drive.. Once we decided to start heading back to Adelaide, only moments after making the turn the bike was out of control. Back end was all over the place. Even then I thought, wow this road doesn’t look much worse than the rest, I wonder why I am having trouble controlling...
Nice day for Sunday country drive… Training day with the help of a very experienced rider Sam. And what a great teacher he is!!! Intention was to learn how to handle the bike better on dirt roads, since I will be facing a fair few of them over the year or so.. Learning how to correct the bike as it swings around on the slippery gravel.. and how best...