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It looks like the lads had an early start from Birdsville as they said they would, heading south for the Corner. Another cracker day for riding I suspect
Ace and Strucky are at the Corner about 1hr ago :woohoo: Well done gents!! Say Hi to Fen & Cheryl for me please.
TB, Crash and Pete are still on there way but all looking good so far. I think it will be another big night of stories eh :cheer:
Just got off the phone to TB they are all at the corner after a big day and having a couple of cleansing ale’s.
TB mentioned that they came down through Walkers Crossing from Birdsville and reckons it was one of the best tracks that he has ridden on an ADV bike :woohoo: Another one that will get added to the bucket listStay upright gents and enjoy the remainder of your Adventure!
Cheers,
Left
PS; Thanks for the call Eags
Great pics and story guys wish I was there Bugger
Stay safe cheers FishLefty wrote:Just got off the phone to TB they are all at the corner after a big day and having a couple of cleansing ale’s.
TB mentioned that they came down through Walkers Crossing from Birdsville and reckons it was one of the best tracks that he has ridden on an ADV bike :woohoo: Another one that will get added to the bucket list
Stay upright gents and enjoy the remainder of your Adventure!
Cheers,
LeftPS; Thanks for the call Eags
No worries Lefty,
I was monitoring all day again but as I said on the phone, I was in a prick of a location away from my pc all day and can`t login from my phone :dry:Ace & Strucky mad it to the Corner before midday and TB & co were not that far off just before the Spot site went into maintenance :pinch: As described on the Spot site, all SOS emergency calls will still operate in maintenance mode, just not the tracking functions etc
I like the idea of the Flytrace backup, there is also another one callled Spotwalla that is also free and tracks well. Maybe we should utilise these in future
I just got home from work, taht`s why I called you this arvo mate
My next couple of days will e just as busy, so not much updating from me,,, but, I WILL BE WATCHING THEM HOURLY !!!!Cheers
The assembled Crew are doing fine today, taking in some spectacular views today of the Gammon & Flinders Ranges area of S.A
Crash has backed off the pace & looks like he is riding sweep with Ace & Strucky , maybe he has had enough of TB in his ear on the Bluetooth
Sucks to be these guys today :whistle: :S :pinch: NOT :laugh:
Safe at Arkaroola this evening at 4.50pm.
That is a beautiful place and the boys will be stoked
james wrote:Been watching the tour with interest and envy and would possibly like to do something similar one day.My line of work does make it a bit hard to get large blocks of days off in a row though unfortunately,but I am curious as to how much a trip like this would cost.I know its hard to quantify as accommodation, food,fuel, and the biggy beer intake would vary from person to person but a rough estimate from either those on tour or others that have done similar would be helpful.
May not have been the appropriate place to post this but I figured the people in the know would be watching.
JamesI worked out that I needed to spend about $850-$900 finalising prep on my 690 (that included another bigger tank that I had sourced second hand) then the cost of the trip on top of that.
I figured it was gona cost me close to $4G all up maybeBut I haven`t actually done a big trip like this yet , so it hard to really put an accurate figure on it without experience,,,,
My workplace sorted the decision for me in the end with anual leave stuffarounds :laugh:Hoping to start a separate bank (maybe a fixed term one) account soon that I will put $$$ away bit by bit to hopefully get out there next season with a little less hassle
EAGLE`02 wrote:james wrote:Been watching the tour with interest and envy and would possibly like to do something similar one day.My line of work does make it a bit hard to get large blocks of days off in a row though unfortunately,but I am curious as to how much a trip like this would cost.I know its hard to quantify as accommodation, food,fuel, and the biggy beer intake would vary from person to person but a rough estimate from either those on tour or others that have done similar would be helpful.
May not have been the appropriate place to post this but I figured the people in the know would be watching.
JamesI worked out that I needed to spend about $850-$900 finalising prep on my 690 (that included another bigger tank that I had sourced second hand) then the cost of the trip on top of that.
I figured it was gona cost me close to $4G all up maybeBut I haven`t actually done a big trip like this yet , so it hard to really put an accurate figure on it without experience,,,,
My workplace sorted the decision for me in the end with anual leave stuffarounds :laugh:Hoping to start a separate bank (maybe a fixed term one) account soon that I will put $$$ away bit by bit to hopefully get out there next season with a little less hassle
Yeah that sounds like a good idea Eags
Did you check out the Flytrace link below?
I have been switching between the Spot and Flytrace but it is good for group Spots and as a backup
http://www.flytrace.com/tracker/map.aspx?group=134
Cheers,
Left
Buggar Eags, :pinch:
4 grand :ohmy: don’t think I could justify spending that much on a holiday for myself
leaving the family behind to do the daily grind.
Well emotionally I could :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: but financially not just at the moment.
Never know what the future holds though, might have to start up a secret savings plan of my own :whistle: :laugh:
Would just like too see it for myself one day.Hey Jeffro,
I don’t mind the sound of that too much say 1400 for the week,thats more achievable for me Although like Eagle I would need some upgrades on my bike,damper,luggage racks etc etc oh no its starting to look unlikely again :laugh: :laugh:
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