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"Theo Bekkers" wrote: As someone who has done the return trip 11 times by motorcycle, yup. Heading off to Melbourne again tomorrow. Motorcycle or Merc? Just so we know what to keep an eye out for... -- Shane Stanley |
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Terryc Wrote: It is a myth. ron Shepherd, who rode the Nullarbour three times said so. Best times for East to West are November to April, other way other times. People get confused with weather patterns generally going west to easy, but winds are circular. A friend who rode it from west to east was so mind-numbingly bored out of his skull, that he started yelling "Boring! Boring!" etc, at the horizon. Suppose it broke up the sheer monotony of the trip into Ceduna. -- cfsmtb |
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In aus.bicycle on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:26:19 +1000
Shane Stanley wrote: In article , "Theo Bekkers" wrote: As someone who has done the return trip 11 times by motorcycle, yup. Heading off to Melbourne again tomorrow. Motorcycle or Merc? Just so we know what to keep an eye out for... Better not tell them its name THeo, or they'll try and eat it! Zebee |
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cfsmtb wrote:
A friend who rode it from west to east was so mind-numbingly bored out of his skull, that he started yelling "Boring! Boring!" etc, at the horizon. Suppose it broke up the sheer monotony of the trip into Ceduna. Lol, you need to be able to appreaciate the subtle changes in nature as you progress. Afterall, that is really what the scenery is about. |
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Terryc wrote:
cfsmtb wrote: A friend who rode it from west to east was so mind-numbingly bored out of his skull, that he started yelling "Boring! Boring!" etc, at the horizon. Suppose it broke up the sheer monotony of the trip into Ceduna. Lol, you need to be able to appreaciate the subtle changes in nature as you progress. Afterall, that is really what the scenery is about. You could just sing "this is the song that doesn't end..." Tam |
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Tamyka Bell wrote: You could just sing "this is the song that doesn't end..." .... until you threw yourself under an oncoming B-triple. Donga |
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"Terryc" wrote: cfsmtb wrote: A friend who rode it from west to east was so mind-numbingly bored out of his skull, that he started yelling "Boring! Boring!" etc, at the horizon. Suppose it broke up the sheer monotony of the trip into Ceduna. Lol, you need to be able to appreaciate the subtle changes in nature as you progress. Afterall, that is really what the scenery is about. Yes, a friend of mine did the big tour waaay back in 1980, right around Aussie. He had lots of comment s from people about riding the Nullarbor along the lines of "wasn't it just so boring?". His reply "you've got to be kidding!" Said that he saw as much wildlife on the Nullarbor as he'd seen anywhere else in Australia, and subtle changes in scenery too. The motorists belting along at 110kmh saw none of this, or else just hit the wildlife. -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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Peter Signorini wrote:
Lol, you need to be able to appreaciate the subtle changes in nature as you progress. Afterall, that is really what the scenery is about. Yes, a friend of mine did the big tour waaay back in 1980, right around Aussie. He had lots of comment s from people about riding the Nullarbor along the lines of "wasn't it just so boring?". His reply "you've got to be kidding!" Said that he saw as much wildlife on the Nullarbor as he'd seen anywhere else in Australia, and subtle changes in scenery too. I have a series of slides taken on the Port augusta to Alice Springs work train in the late 1970 that show thge subtle changes as you go along and get further north. Almost look like a time stop blooming desert. On my way to spend 3 months NT bicyling. |
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"Terryc" wrote: On my way to spend 3 months NT bicyling. Oh you lucky thing Terry. But by the end of the 3 months it'll be pretty hot up there I'd reckon. |
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Peter Signorini wrote:
"Terryc" wrote: On my way to spend 3 months NT bicyling. Oh you lucky thing Terry. But by the end of the 3 months it'll be pretty hot up there I'd reckon. Woops, the slides were taken on the way to spend some time bicycling in NT. It turned out to be three months before the inevitable (at that time) "come home, you have an interview". Stupid me caught the bus and train home instead of riding the long way home. I think we went May - July, which was lovely. They said it became very sticky late in the year until the rains hit in December |
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