Monthly Archives: August 2007
Sleeping mat number crunching
Well who’d have guessed it? There are loads of people out there who think that thermarests are pretty damn cool. I have to agree – they are… but I just wanted to do some basic number crunching comparing thermarest with exped. So – we’ll take my Exped 7 DLX as the base and then compare … Continue reading
Comfort does not come cheap
It may not be cheap, but £115 for total sleeping comfort is worth every penny. I love camping, there’s nothing I’d rather do that get way out into the countryside in the middle of no-where and sit staring at the stars. But when I crawl into my little tent I do actually want to sleep. … Continue reading
Route
Well I’ve now got an interactive map thingy – which you can find over on the Route page. It shows the planned route so far, and then when I actually go it will update with news and photos from each of those locations and perhaps a few more… the theory being yellow dots are planned … Continue reading
Dirty dirty naugty rubber toys
I knew I wouldn’t be able to make it all the way to Morocco without some rubber – I mean – how is man supposed to travel all those miles, all alone, astride a vibrating 600cc motor and not want for a bit of rubber between his buttocks. So I bought some… And very comfy … Continue reading
Looking at the stars
The thing I think I’m most looking forward to when I get up into the Atlas Mountains is the stars. Every time I go home to Wales I’m amazed at the number of stars I can see, the way the night sky just comes to life in a way that no-where in London or the … Continue reading
Test Map
I very rarely put up test posts but I can’t see another way of doing it – I’m trying to find a service that will allow me to build maps very easily then plant them in the site very easily. Ian Forrester put me onto quickmaps – and that appears to work – well if … Continue reading
Ohhh….. I do like to be….
…beside the seaside! And so on. Mark With is 40, divorced and riding a motorbike around the coast of Europe. He is certifiable, but by God I envy him no end. I’ve really been enjoying his flickr stream, with beautiful shots of sweeping coast lines and cloudless skys. It rather helps matters that he’s riding … Continue reading
Oh I do like to be….
…beside the seaside! And so on. Mark With is 40, divorced and riding a motorbike around the coast of Europe. He is certifiable, but by God I envy him no end. I’ve really been enjoying his flickr stream, with beautiful shots of sweeping coast lines and cloudless skys. It rather helps matters that he’s riding … Continue reading
Where it all began
I’ve often wondered where it all began. Where and when did I first get interested in Motorbikes. Was it because my next door neighbour when I was very young had a very very loud Kwack that would wake the whole street every morning? For years I thought that was it, the excitement of running to … Continue reading
You have to get these things organised
You simply have to know where and how you are going to store all of the essentials, otherwise, where would we be?
