Going to be away for a while

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:19 pm

Some of you may know that I'm attending the Playmakers event in Albany at the end of the month. I'm going to hit the road tomorrow (weather permitting) and riding my motorcycle south to Geelong to meet up with Bob.

I'm off work for 5 weeks, and internet access is only going to be via my iPhone where coverage allows, so you'll all be spared having to put up with me for the next month.

Cheers Everyone.

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:04 pm

Allen, be safe, have fun and remember to pack the camera. We want to hear all about it.

Dennis Leahy · Post by **Dennis Leahy** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:35 pm

Have a blast, Allen!

You know, I'll bet if you give Bob some good beer, he'll let you use his computer!

Dennis

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:43 pm

I'm only taking the camera in my phone, but so far the pictures are brilliant. I'm going to have to make a point of stopping and taking some pickies along the way. My wife is going to be kicking my *SS if I don't. I'll try and upload some along the way if possible.

WaddyT · Post by **WaddyT** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:47 am

Dennis Leahy wrote:Have a blast, Allen!

You know, I'll bet if you give Bob some good beer, he'll let you use his computer!

Dennis

As I understand, from Hesh, you could give Bob bad beer and he will, still, let you use his computer.

Have a great trip, Allen!

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:08 am

I do draw the line at Southwark Waddy.

For those of you not familiar with this particularly evil excuse for a beer it is brewed in Adelaide and is not a beer for drinking. It is a beer that is only worthy of feeding to the pigs.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:37 pm

Only if you really hate your pigs

WaddyT · Post by **WaddyT** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:26 am

I remember a time when the choice was between Ballentines Ale and Asahi (Vietnamese Beer). After trying Ballentines, Asahi was the winner. I believe it was the formaldehyde that gave it the edge. Ballentines was undrinkable.

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:19 am

Asahi is Japanese Waddy, And not a bad drop I might add.

I've recently returned from Vietnam and found the Hanoi Beer to be emminently quaffable.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:08 pm

Asahi is the West End of Japanese beers. If you want a decent Japanese beer then go for Sapporo. Brewed in the north where my wife hails from....and shes pretty tastey.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:00 pm

kiwigeo wrote:Asahi is the West End of Japanese beers. If you want a decent Japanese beer then go for Sapporo. Brewed in the north where my wife hails from....and shes pretty tastey.

Onya Martin

Hesh1956 · Post by **Hesh1956** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:32 am

Hey Allen my friend have a great trip.

While you are at Bob's if you guys think about it give me a call. Bob has VOIP because he is like me and a cheap bastage.....

and he calls me ever so often including yesterday!!!!

It would be great to talk with ya M8.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:33 pm

Just a quick update from the road. I had to ride through 500 meters of high water trying to get out of north Qieensland. It was half way up my saddle bags and the bow wave was coming over the tank. Rained very hard until I got to Proserpine. Now it's fine, dry and my face is very sunburnt.

jeffhigh · Post by **jeffhigh** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:00 am

hope you didn't get the chaps wet.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:55 pm

Well,the chaps kept me pretty dry up until today. I got to spend the night at Michael Connors, and had a late start to the traveling day. Had to take an inland route because of all the flooding on tie North Coast NSW. Though it poured on me the whole day. Had to take a break from camping under the stars, just to dry out.

A cheap clean skin of Shiraz and some KFC, a hot shower, and I'm right.

Looking forward to spending some quality time with some mates in NSW, and a few of the forum members.

Bob Connor · Post by **Bob Connor** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:13 pm

I've always said that shiraz has wonderful therapeutic qualities.

Good to hear you're getting on OK Allen.

Don't worry - as soon as you get past Sydney it'll be as dry as a dead dingoes....

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:16 pm

I sure hope so Bob. I've had to turn the heat up in the room up to 30 so it feels like home

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:35 pm

Allen, it looks like Im going to be around here in Adelaide untill end of March. There's room at the inn here if your passing this way.

Cheers Martin

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:08 am

I made it home yesterday afternoon. 10,000 km round trip from Cairns to Geelong. I was just so exhausted after the trip south and nearly a week in Albany that I just wanted be get home. So I'm sorry that I wasn't able to get over to Adelaide. That will have to wait for another time.

A very big thank you to forum members and friends along the way for putting me up. It was wonderful to get to meet some of the fine people that make up the forum.

I've still got about 12 days off, so it's out to the workshop and finishing off some ongoing instruments, and starting on some new ones.

sebastiaan56 · Post by **sebastiaan56** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:17 pm

How did you go with the rain?

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:19 pm

Yeah howd you go in the rain with those backless chaps??? Must have been a bit uncomfortable around the nether regions.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:54 pm

Bloody sick of riding in the rain. I was lucky enough to hole up at Michael Connor's place while I waited for the cyclone to wind down, but the last 2 days home were pretty soggy ones. I unpacked the bike. Through everything in the wash, and hung the tent out to dry. Now I don't want to have to look at the machine until I go back to work on the 23rd.

The backless chaps aren't the problem. It's the great gapping opening on the front that gets the brunt of the weather Martin.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:12 pm

Here's a picture of the transport and hotel I was staying in. Great view of the night sky. It was one of the few nights that I camped out that it wasn't raining on me.

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