Category: Before the Flight

  • T MINUS 6 HOURS TILL LIFT OFF

    I have spent the morning, hobbling around to get the last few chores done. Bags packed…check. Deodorant applied…check. Passport accounted for…check. Sanity? Anyone seen my sanity? And we have a runner!!! Read more

  • Crunch time/Down time

    I don’t know if anyone else suffers from r.a. (rheumatoid arthritis) but let me explain. Take a joint, today it is the hip, and imagine every time you move said joint there is glass in between the bones. That pain is what I experience every time I have a flare up. It is extremely painful… Read more

  • What to take:

    Many thanks to an experienced female world traveler, Katrina, to give me a hint of what is in her saddlebag. Shirts, socks and the like. Unfortunately, I made the choice to pack a taller windshield for the new-to-me motorcycle in my checked luggage. I didn’t realize the size of the windscreen, so I had to… Read more

  • Am I ready?

    My many thanks go out to Graeme and Katrina, my former bunk-a-biker guests. I had the pleasure of meeting them both on Memorial Day Weekend of 2022. Through the conversations we had, my interest in visiting Australia was renewed. I spent hours talking to them about the time to visit, key places to go, things… Read more

  • What to bring

    I have fought overpacking for the past 6 months. I have new cameras, a new to me bike, a taller windscreen on its way. Aside from my backpack, helmet, and bag of tools, what’s left? Do you have suggestions? How would you spend the 20 hour plane ride? My friend and his wife gifted me… Read more

  • Hello world!

    Brand new to the blog lifestyle. It reminds me of a diary when I was a child. Dear Diary…today I almost kissed the boy of my dreams…OMG gag! The reason I chose to create a website is because I wanted a non-social media place to describe my adventures. Facebook is mostly fake, Insta is a… Read more

  • The Man From Snowy River

    I had mentioned a reading of the poem in a previous blog. I now wanted you to hear what made the hairs on my arm stand up.

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  • Sydney Last Day

    Sydney Last Day I made the most of my last day in Sydney before flying back to the states. I figured since my underwater experience in the shark…

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  • Back to Sydney

    Back to Sydney After leaving the bike in great hands, a fantastic meal, and chocka block of chin waggin’ it was time for me to get to Texas.…

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  • The last two days on the bike

    The last two days on the bike The last few days have been difficult. My body needed a break, and a dead day wasn’t in my schedule. I…

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  • Mountain Twisties to Sydney

    Yesterday was amazing! I got off the highway and started through the mountains making my way south towards Sydney. I was on the road by 7am getting the…

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  • On the road again…

    On the road again… I woke up, had a great brekkie, and said goodbye to my new friends Ken and Carol. I had a great two days with…

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