Getting back to the bush

With Deb away for a Stampin’ Up conference in Melbourne I was at a loose end. So on Saturday after a quick run around the house getting all (most) of those weekend jobs done (mostly), I threw my camping gear and some basic supplies on the bike for an overnight camping trip … somewhere.

2017 Memorial Ride

Originally the ride we had earmarked as our memorial ride was definitely going to the be the most challenging ride I have attempted to date. However that wasn’t to be, and in its place we mapped out an interesting ride over some great country side and included one of our other significant places – the…

There is a Plan.

While in Coober Pedy we sat and discussed many options of where we could go but nothing really grabbed us. The coming weekend is our annual memorial run to remember long distance riders who have died. So as part of the weekend we like to do a minimum 1600km ride (in the day). Therefore we…

In Lieu of a Plan

So far we only have a rough plan for today as we haven’t figured out the larger plan of where and what we are going to do next. But today we are heading 300km further north to Coober Pedy to have a look around this opal mining town.

Pulling the Pin…

As we got off the bikes in Glenambo, Ed looks at me and says you’re not feeling the love for this ride are you?…

Lighting – Part II

The Hella driving lights were only a temporary solution until I found a better / newer driving light solution. And with a big ride coming up in a couple of months I was keen to get this finalised.

Group riding

I don’t do group rides. For those who have read or follow my blog over the years know that most of the rides I do are long distance or with a few friends. However I stumbled across a local group of riders – Fat Bastards Riding Club – who intrigued me and when they advertised a…

Not Happy Jan!

What’s wrong with this picture? That’s right – my camping gear is sitting in my lounge room and not strapped to the back of my bike! I was so looking forward to getting away on the bike this weekend, meeting up with friends in a far flung town, camping, enjoying a beer and shooting the breeze.…

Getting out of trouble

It’s always a trade-off with what you carry on the bike to get yourself out of trouble. I know riders who take spares of everything and I know others who take nothing at all in the hope (or naivety) that nothing goes wrong.

New roads

I love finding new roads. Discovering where they lead. Finding my next favourite riding road. I’m not content with riding the same roads over and over. I want to explore new places. Sometimes there’s dirt that you need to traverse that reveals a gem. When I’m organising a ride I tell people that: a –…