The summer months are burning away and we are drawing ever nearer to the Wheel2Wheel departure on 1 March 2011. Its amazing how time flies and we go from having ” so much time until we leave” to feeling we don’t have enough time to get things done. I for one have been off for the …
Most of May was spent in Hong Kong with Morgan where my training really started in earnest. A few 300km rides getting use to the massive BMW F800GS, sessions in the gym most days with Arnie ( know as Morgan to most of you but now Arnie to me after watching the video Pumping Iron … …
This has a cool ring to it. More importantly, its seriously cool to now know the benefits of Vitamin D. Check out our SPONSORS page and you’ll see that Dr Lauren Bramley has come on board as the “Team Doctor” for Wheel2Wheel – at least during the preparation stage up to departure on 1 March next …
With a touch over 10 months until departure, my mind continues to focus on getting physically prepared for the journey. I guess the most daunting thing is not knowing how demanding Wheel2Wheel is going to be. Of course it is going to be hard, damn hard riding 20,000 kms in 100 days. Doing anything physical …
It’s like I’ve died and gone to heaven. John and I have just completed the most amazing 2.5 day ride through southern central Queensland imaginable. Check out where we went using the SPOT tracker link on our home page. Central Queensland has been in drought for almost a generation. Many people out there on …
For some people who aren’t familiar with motorbike riding, the idea of a 20,000 km journey in 100 days may not seem like a big deal. After all we are on motorbikes, it’s not as if we are cycling! Let me assure you, riding on average 200 kms everyday for 100 consecutive days is a …
Wheel2Wheel is proving to be a platform for not only charitable endeavour, but also learning. The last few days in Australia’s Northern Territory has provided me with an opportunity to experience and learn about one of Australia’s most complex topics – its indigenous people. Despite being a curious and well-travelled 35 year old Australian, …
In one year our Wheel2Wheel journey will depart Hong Kong bound for Brisbane. 100 days and nights and just as many stories will follow … Today is exciting for another reason as well …. Nathan P and I have just arrived at the “top end” of Australia – Darwin to begin our investigation …
Wheel2Wheel: One Year to Go … and now in Darwin! Read More »
Learnt today that we need a China-licensed tour guide to make our journey through the Middle Kingdom function smoothly – not exactly what we wanted, so we’ll see. We also need to colaborate with the State Administration of Radio and Television to film, ahh …. China. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on …
Its always a nice feeling to sign the legal papers that officially consumate an idea, but it is particularly pleasing in this instance to be creating the non-profit organisation: Wheel2Wheel Limited. We did it today at our lawyers office. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/Wheel2Wheelchannel Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheel2wheel Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/wheel2wheelteam