Friday, May 23, 2008

Ready, Set, ...

Ok, I decided to ride a motorcycle around Australia. My plan was to spend three months camping in the outback, just like Les Hiddins. Soon realised there were three problems with my plan.
  • I didn't have any camping gear.
  • I didn't have any bike luggage.
  • I didn't actually have a bike.
Well, that last one's a fib. I had a cruiser but that was going to be bog useless for touring Australia. All the good camping grounds are at the end of dirt. I needed something more suited for offroad.

But these problems were all sorted. Sold the cruiser, bought a V-Strom 650, got a tent, got some bags, and now I'm all set. Bags only arrived today and I'm leaving in a week. Cutting it close.