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#136
29 Apr 2011
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Ahem.....sorry for the haphazard updates....work got in the way for the last few weeks.
wakold When it comes to meeting people out in the bush( or anywhere really ), I am at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to describing them accurately in a way that would resonate with other people. Almost my entire military/civillian proffesional life has been working in remote areas as such and working either in small teams or on my own and compounded with doing a big solo trip....that sort of effects the way you deal with people. You could say I tend to miss certain social pointers about people.....you could definately say I will pretty much speak to anyone and do not alter my own personae when talking with people. Hence the regular occurence at my present ( heavily populated ) work where I tend to amuse/abuse/insult/flatter people at apparent random whim....not doing it intentionally, just the the way I come across when being honest. " Do you think this approach is wrong ".....Manager " Yeah, you are bloody clueless and could not organise a piss-up in a brewery " .........is apparently not the sociably acceptable response. Too honest. Hence, I do not really describe people unless I have spent time with them..they are either alright or not, I get along with them or they are going to get on my bad side. 
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#137
29 Apr 2011
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Wakold
Perth was to prove to be my own " bridge too far " for a few reasons.Namely my chaotic approach to trip planning ( I prefer the term Surprise planning ) and also because of the completely crazy weather that I just happened to have timed right to be stuck in. With whole swathes of Australia being cutoff from land travel, it would have been pushing common sense beyond reasonable limits to attempt some parts of the trip...so to keep the trip going, I would just change plans as the situation arose. Backup Plan Alpha would normally be to find a bar/pub/hostel and ' party likes its 1999 ' until divine inspiration hit me, or I had in insulted enough people that it was prudent to move on. I seriously looked at the Nullarbor Desert crossing to get to Perth but as you know, this is some serious distance and in perfect isolation...especially off season. If I could have found a vehicle to tag along with to take all the fuel and water, I would have done it. But as I was solo.....the fuel stages of the trip would mean I would be travelling at 99%-100% fuel capacity ( including jerrycans ) and would leave a 0%-1 % margain of error for problems....pretty suicidal for a fat bloke on a little bike from England.
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#138
29 Apr 2011
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Canberra Part 2
This a very neat and well thought out city.
Anyone coming from ' Olde Europe ' will be familiar with the chaotic approach to building and planning that is prevelent in old european cities, understandly really....back in the middle ages you could not blame their lack of foresight in anticipating that London would have 10 million people living there one day and have 44,000kg trucks tramping everywhere. New cities like Canberra have not got the 800-1000 years or more, cancer like growth of a city to contend with. Very well set out and reminded me of a lot of American type cities in its setout. The Australian military Museum is a must see if you are here. Some especially moving displays and an incredible World War I depiction of a ariel dogfight with a full blown movie surrounding the stands.Apart from that I rested a few days and had a couple of meals, maintained the bike and felt the need to move on again....I have never really felt at ease in cities.
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#139
29 Apr 2011
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Traffic Wardens
The first and only place in Australia that I got a parking ticket.
The little DR650 is sat on top of one of its panniers to keep its backend up in the air while I trooped off to get a repair on the rear tyre.....pretty obvious the bike was broken and not just parked up....the clue being it only had one wheel! Got back to a $100 ticket taped to the bike, well done fellas...nice to see that traffic wardens have the same approach all around the world.
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#140
30 May 2011
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Tasmania.
Sat on the Spirit of Tasmania on the forward deck passenger seats ( cattle class ) It occured to me that I had not read a newspaper, watched a news report or see anything at all about " home " for nearly seven months.....apart from a handful of phonecalls to my parents, I had been completely isolated from world events apart from the immediate concerns of weather reports for the next leg of the journey.
Information overload is a curse of the modern age, people assuming that you have to be contactable 24 hours a day is its sister curse.....how utterly refreshing to not be weighed down with those bloody mobile phones/text/twitter/facebook. Tasmania plan of action Ride off the ferry and turn right......then see where I end up.
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30 May 2011
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Heading West.
Cold air, rain and wind.....Oh my Lord, how I have missed the feel of the old God Awful British weather. Not knocking the Aussies and their gorgeous country, but........there is only so much warm/hot, dry weather that the average English chap can take. Having spent the last 7 months covering up my palid flesh in the manner of a Tuareg tribesman to avoid sunburn, to actually be able to step outside and feel cold wind is a blessing. Following the costal roads west, and just diverting to take pretty photos or to explore an area on the map was the goal for the next week. The chance of wild camping was such that it was far less hassle to find a AYHA hostel of a registered campsite if I was not up in the wooded hills on my own. The only rule of thumb was that If I didnt like the vibe from an area of it was in the middle of town, I would give it a miss. geordie_e likes this.
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#142
21 Jul 2011
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great thread! Many thanks for sharing!
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#143
1 Aug 2011
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Thanks
Have just read this from start to finish
I now have to get back to doing my accounts.  Cracking read by the way 
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