Arriving in dilli end of march start of April 2014
 

Anyone going to be around in dilli.....coming or going at that time. will be arriving from Darwin. After reading all the ferry/shipping challenges it would be nice to meet someone who either just came through and has recent info. Or someone who wants to join me in the pain of leaving timor towards Indonesia lol.

cheers from the road

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Hello Ryan,
My friends and I are to load our bikes onto the same ship I think your bike is on. We are in Darwin now and will be taking our bikes to be shipped on Tuesday if all goes according to plan as I see from your blog that the ship has been delayed at least once. At this stage we will stay in Darwin until the ship leaves. I hope we can catch up in Dili.

Brian

G'day Guys,

Beers & BBQ anyone ? Darwin Local just back from touring ;-(

Cheers Dave

Hi there, will be shipping from Darwin to Dilli in the start of Aprill and heading to Indonesia, not sure on exact times just yet, will be in Darwin on the 1st of April and work it out from there...last time I spoke with the guy's at Perkins they said they should sail on the 11th.

Cheers Lee.

Hey Brian
I'm in Darwin at the moment but flying to dili on wed morning. Give me a shout if you want to meet up. 0401 506 216. Ive got no credit on my phone but i can receive calls and texts. I'm staying at the youth shack on Mitchell st.
Cheers
Mark

Hey Brian
I'm in Darwin at the moment but flying to dili on wed morning. Give me a shout if you want to meet up. 0401 506 216. Ive got no credit on my phone but i can receive calls and texts. I'm staying at the youth shack on Mitchell st.
Cheers
Mark

Hello Dave,
Interested in BBQ & Beer & travel talk. Where will we find you? In Darwin till 2nd April.

Brian

PM sent bier

Leeroy,

FisherNZ and myself pick up our bikes tomorrow (Mar27th). May still be around on April 1 so may get a chance for a beer.

Ryan

Hello Ryan,
We arrive in Dili on the 2nd April to collect our bikes so maybe somewhere down the track we will catch up with you and FisherNZ for a beer

Cheers Brian

Hey guys, wait up Im coming too :funmeteryes:

I'm hoping to make the boat on the 11th of April also, Solo on a DR650. I would love to catch up with you all and maybe share some adventures if plans permit of course

I wont make Darwin till the 8th or so as Im spending time in Alice with friends.
Hopefully it doesnt rain the whole way up from Brisbane

Shane

Hey Shane,
be aware if the ship sails on the 11th you'll need to have your bike there a couple of days before.
Have a good ride.
Brian

Hey thanks Brian, How long did it take you to clear customs in Darwin? I was assuming I could do that in 2 days max? Do you think that is reasonable or not long enough?

That ship has been delayed in Singapore and apparently it wont be leaving till the 19th now and the cut off is Monday 14th so I guess? I could spend the Friday before getting it cleared and drop it off to Toll on the Monday?

Shane

Hey guys,

I was talking to perkins (toll) today and got the news that I can't ship until the 19th, with a cut of of the 14th April which puts me in Dili on the 21st , aaaah! behind time before I even start, but anyway....I'll be spending a little xtra time in Darwin I guess, so if anyone would like to catch up for a beer give me a call 0429606104, will be in town on the 1st.

Cheers Lee.

Hi Lee Ill definitely take you up on that offer of a beer when I get there. Around the 7th-11th
I was thinking lucky I held off booking the plane ticket from Darwin. Im hesitant to book now as Im worried about further delays. Have you booked yet?

Hi Shane,
Clearing customs was no problem. We just took our bikes to Customs house in the city with our carnet and they stamped it and off we went and delivered the bikes to Toll with some tie down straps to secure the bikes in the shipping container.
All that only takes half a day but like I think you know now if the sail date is 19th Toll will want the bike by the 14th so they can load it in the container and the container on the ship. Sometimes the ship may sail early so Toll needs to be prepared for that too.

Hope your not getting to wet

Brian

Haven't booked my flight yet, Air north seems to have a fairly regular service so I don't think it should be a problem, catch you when you get here!

Thats great to hear Brian, Ive made it to Alice Springs and I hope my Carnet will arrive here on Monday, hopefully a part for broken Hepko becker panniers will arrive on time too. Should have gone with the soft bags. Doh

Hey Shane,

new plans!, I'm doing air freight from Darwin to Denpasar on Monday the 7th with tolls. Toll (perkins) shipping kept getting later every time I spoke to them, now the boat doesn't leave until the 21st...if you want to do the same contact Graeme Lee on 89273555 he's in the Toll air freight depot at the airport, good guy, no mucking around! but you will have to get a DG cert from RGM in Winnellie, you need to talk to Charlie or Shaun at RGM on 89475222.

Cheers Lee.

Much appreciated Lee thanks for the info.
Im having a great time here in Alice Springs so I think Ill take the boat option. At this stage. Where will you head after Indonesia? I would love to cross Myanmar with a group. If I could find a group to cross Myanmar I would certainly fly straight to Bali but with no hope of finding a group Illl just take my time through Indo, Thailand and fly from BKK to Nepal hopefully before the summer is over :)
find me at rtwshane on facebook

Hey Shane,


I'm in Bali now and will pick up the bike tomorrow, I'm planning on making it to the Malaysian peninsular around mid may where I will leave my bike for a month or two while I return home for work....I have to be home in mid June and hopefully return to KL at the end of July to continue north through Thailand I thought maybe Loas and Cambodia, but I haven't got anything carved in stone....maybe we can meet up somewhere!


Cheers Lee.

Hello Ryan,
I couldn't wait around for Perkins, last I spoke with them the ship wouldn't sail until the 21st so I ended up getting air freight from Darwin to Denpasar, so I should be picking up my bike tomorrow and heading north soon....catch you up if your around!


Cheers Lee