Everywhere Virtually

I was all set to ride back to Austria and because of the fact i was bringing some things back for M the loading didn’t and couldn’t take place until the day of departure. There was not enough room in my folks garage to man handle a heavy bike. Well perhaps not really heavy but [...]

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Before I write another thing I would like to thank Grant & Susan Johnson and Chris Colling & Dave Lomax at adventure-Spec for making my attendance possible this year. Without them it would not have happened. the 2010 10th anniversary event was much bigger than previous years. As I rode up the driveway to Lumb [...]

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www.awayfromhere.org I had the pleasure of meeting up with Si Johnston yesterday. He had embarked from Northern Ireland early on in the day, Coleraine to be exact with the today’s destination being Cambridge but ultimately he is headed for Mongolia. That’s quite a ride by anybody’s standards and he had a deadline to meet. The [...]

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I’ve got a lot of time to think right now. This is a bike blog so I will spare you the financial and employment thoughts but the bike thinking has gone off the wall. Right now my problem is I’m about to be bike-less very soon. In about a weeks time. This is a problem. [...]

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I’ve been in the doldrums for too long and the “sadness” I had last week about the 800 has passed. I’ve got ideas, I’ve got inspiration and I have adventure in mind. real adventure. But first I need work. I need money and I need a plan. In the meantime I have inspiration. I found [...]

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