Merry Christmas

Well, I won't be around much for the next couple of weeks - looking forward to a couple of weeks camping on the beach!! Would like to wish all readers a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic New Year - most importantly, stay safe!

Touring Tasmania

Been thinking about a ride I have been wanting to do for a few years now - Tasmania. Have been talking with Kat and some of the guys about the possibilty of doing it in February of 2008 and as a few are interested, I have started my research. There doesn't seem to be that much info on motorcycle riding in the apple isle, so to start with I have been concentrating on web logs of peoples experiences. This one is a good place to start - Heaven Is A Motorcycle In Tasmania.

Will be looking to spend around 10 to 12 days there and staying in pub accomodation. Would like to cover most of the good roads and some of those not so well travelled. I have sent a couple of emails off to the MRA down there and hope to get some good info from them. Anyone who can help with suggestions on accomodation or roads to ride/avoid, please contact me.

Map of Tassie!!

Happy New Year

I have been without my 2 wheeled baby for just over a week now - gee I miss her!!

I am currently on holidays with my younger daughter Cass down in Adelaide visiting my family and haven't ridden for 8 days (counting the seconds). Cass and I were originally planning on riding the 2200kms down here to visit, but her mother didn't like that idea, so we ended up flying.

We arrived half way through Christmas Day and so got to spend a bit of the day with my sister, her family and my mum. I have also been able to catch up with a lot of my mates whom I haven't seen for yonks - it's been good. Anyway, we are heading up to Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges for a couple of days next week - I have not been up there for years and am looking forward to showing Cass some real Aussie outback, although we will be staying at Rawnsley Park Station which is not exactly roughing it.

Once we return, I will hopefully catch up with one of the VTX guys, Polly, who lives not far from my sister, so I may get a bit of a ride before heading home!!

I hope all of you have a great New Year's and I look forward to sharing 2007 with you all either by riding with you or blogging about it for you to read.

Cheers and safe riding!!!!