Despite a luxurious 8 hours of sleep on Saturday night (and the bonus two hours I got on Saturday afternoon) I was in no way ready for the 4am wake-up call on Sunday morning. The subdued elation I felt at having completed my first SS1600k was further tempered by the knowledge that having 'finished', I…
Month: April 2018
Mustering from Coffs to Dalby
That freaking alarm!!! I swear I'd only just gotten to sleep when the thing went off and woke me up. All I can say is thank goodness I know myself well enough that I'd organised my clothes and our food when we arrived at midnight otherwise I'd have ended up wearing two pairs of undies…
Canberra to Coffs and beyond
By now it's likely general knowledge to all you readers out there that Kiwi and I made it from Canberra to Dalby on Saturday morning, covering 1600km (1000 miles) in less than the requisite 24 hours - thereby completing a SS1600 (my first) and (subject to final confirmation from the powers that be) earning me…
Best laid plans
What's that saying about life is what happens while you're busy making plans?? The next 15 hours are a prime example of that!! Martin's plane home has been delayed by over an hour so where he was supposed to be waiting for me, I'm now waiting for him. And my quiet morning at work tomorrow…
T minus 1.5 days
So I'm now seriously nervous about what's ahead... but also excited... I'm a bit of a worrier and there are lots of things to worry about (how sore will my butt get, how fast can I eat without getting indigestion, what if I get sleepy, where will we get coffee, what if we can't get…
What’s next…
The past couple of weeks have involved quite a lot of work, racking up lots of frequent flyer miles on flights to and from Melbourne and Sydney, and not very much riding. Which is not really ideal preparation for my first attempt at a SS1600 (kms that is!) but c'est la vie. To make up…
The Adventures of Pillion Piglet 