tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post5126738800035602971..comments2024-03-28T20:30:35.448+13:00Comments on Confessions of an Ageing Motorcyclist: Two Tour Tassie, part 1Geoff Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-57639287672547900922013-02-23T15:57:57.648+13:002013-02-23T15:57:57.648+13:00Lori,
Well, I hope you can share in our delight w...Lori,<br /><br />Well, I hope you can share in our delight with the things we did or discovered in each post. Not really teasing, just trying not to bore people rigid!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-46470341980003242002013-02-23T15:55:05.588+13:002013-02-23T15:55:05.588+13:00I keep getting the feeling you are teasing us with...I keep getting the feeling you are teasing us with something...for future post. Hmmm....<br /><br />Ya know...we don't call them the Golden Arches out here. They are the Great T!ts of America. And yes, I was very disheartened to see it so prominently in that photo. :( <br /><br />On to read the next one!BeemerGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239761274177026636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-29515934702937975062013-02-21T10:33:14.320+13:002013-02-21T10:33:14.320+13:00Hi Steve!
We went wine tasting in the Tamar Valley...Hi Steve!<br />We went wine tasting in the Tamar Valley - lovely spot! We were tight on time to go through St Helens but cut across on the A4 through St Mary - that was a wonderful road too.<br /><br />Just working on part 2 - hard figuring what photos to leave out!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-33253325819058092892013-02-21T10:27:26.187+13:002013-02-21T10:27:26.187+13:00Nic post Geoff
and some gr...Nic post Geoff <br /> and some great pics , I have done that same run but it was in a car, and ached like you have ,the Tamar valley is also very nice and the country around St Helens .<br />Cheers Steve Kelly Steve Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266332455434664712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-32087679065706313092013-02-21T09:38:40.742+13:002013-02-21T09:38:40.742+13:00Thanks Bob!
I don't know why it was called Ir...Thanks Bob!<br /><br />I don't know why it was called Iron Blow seeing it was copper! The reality of a little walkway hanging out over a sheer drop was pretty unsettling in reality too!<br /><br />Yes, the western side of Tasmania is really dry at present but that's a condition which has been affecting both Australia and NZ all summer.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-19550871368692646722013-02-21T09:35:27.552+13:002013-02-21T09:35:27.552+13:00Cheers Brandy!
Hahaha - I do the same as Brad, and...Cheers Brandy!<br />Hahaha - I do the same as Brad, and also make throttle/gearchange noises but I was on good behaviour this time (more or less).<br /><br />Yeah, it's weird seeing the Golden Arches in that photo as it was only a tiny place. In the state capital, Hobart, which wasn't far from where I took the picture, nice quality cafes seemed to outweigh the franchises by a large margin.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-26295397952068920522013-02-21T08:24:27.004+13:002013-02-21T08:24:27.004+13:00Geoff:
I also loved photo #5. I also chuckled wh...<b>Geoff:</b><br /><br />I also loved photo #5. I also chuckled when I saw all those bikes parked there. Too bad you weren't on one. I nearly got vertigo looking down at that Iron Ore Pit, especially since it was cantilevered out. You are so brave at times . . .<br /><br />everything looks so dry there<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-80723165381981632522013-02-21T07:19:16.393+13:002013-02-21T07:19:16.393+13:00Canajun,
Yep, Aussie is a huge place and it takes ...Canajun,<br />Yep, Aussie is a huge place and it takes a lifetime to cover it! However, Tassie is relatively compact and you can enjoy a fair chunk of it in a relatively short period.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-61141755415529611812013-02-21T03:17:26.873+13:002013-02-21T03:17:26.873+13:00Great stuff Geoff. I am looking forward to more o...Great stuff Geoff. I am looking forward to more of your holiday pics. Every time you guys go on vacation it makes me want to travel more. Since you didn't have the bike did you hold the steering wheel different and lean inside the car when going around the corners. Brad may (or may not) do that sometimes when on a twisty road in the car and he is missing Lucy. Makes me chuckle.<br /><br />I was sad to see the McDonald's arches in your lifting bridge picture - is no Island sacred to commercialism?<br /><br />I have to say I think the angry skies pic was my favorite.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-65368343055987436972013-02-21T02:46:05.771+13:002013-02-21T02:46:05.771+13:00When viewed on an atlas right beside Australia, Ta...When viewed on an atlas right beside Australia, Tasmania doesn't look that big. But I guess it's all relative. Looks like a great spot to visit though.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-10732450241974844212013-02-20T22:47:58.809+13:002013-02-20T22:47:58.809+13:00Yeah, I wouldn't be doing 1000 miles in 24 hou...Yeah, I wouldn't be doing 1000 miles in 24 hours in your neck of the woods, that's for sure!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-51712023068728751832013-02-20T22:28:15.091+13:002013-02-20T22:28:15.091+13:00Thats the resaon I won't ride at night here in...Thats the resaon I won't ride at night here in Oz, there's too much wild life out to get you.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-42902518545798389042013-02-20T20:53:03.212+13:002013-02-20T20:53:03.212+13:00G'day Steve!
Cheers mate - it was a blast but...G'day Steve!<br /><br />Cheers mate - it was a blast but I was seething with envy all the way round knowing that you and Jules had both done it! Maybe a bit of negotiating is required :-).<br /><br />Yep, that road is indeed a cracker but I'd hate to be caught on it at night. I've never seen so much heavy duty roadkill anywhere else in the world. I reckon there were wallabies, pademelons and wombats every few hundred metres!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-38484047038934973082013-02-20T20:38:04.799+13:002013-02-20T20:38:04.799+13:00G'day mate
Fantastic stuff Geoff. Your picture...G'day mate<br />Fantastic stuff Geoff. Your pictures are amazing. I wish I was in tassie riding around. Isn't it a bikers paradise. I told you, you needed to take the bike or hire one. You'll be regreting that one hahahaha<br /><br />I bet when you saw all the bikes out the front of your lodging in Strahan you were wishing you had yours. Can't wait for the next posts.<br /><br />That drive from Hobart to Strahan is a cracker isn't it?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-50507203981081468322013-02-20T19:39:02.368+13:002013-02-20T19:39:02.368+13:00Gidday Brenda!
As they say - you ain't seen n...Gidday Brenda!<br /><br />As they say - you ain't seen nothing yet! We could see the smoke from the fires in the hills but the rain yesterday must have helped. We went through Dunalley at the weekend and were pretty distressed at the level of destruction - more in a later post.<br /><br />Yep, know what you mean, it's the same over here. Having said that, I drive a 4x4 (blush)but we have it for launching the boat and besides, I'm a biker first and foremost :-)! Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-49949588815342617842013-02-20T19:29:57.284+13:002013-02-20T19:29:57.284+13:00Wow Geoff you got to see some awsome stuff. I love...Wow Geoff you got to see some awsome stuff. I love the pic of the ore pit.<br /><br />Your accomodation in Strahan looks lovely, cant wait to find out what adventures you got up to there.<br /><br />Hope you weren't effected by the fires, they were pretty fierce apparently.<br /><br />Why do 4WD drivers always seem to be so unaware of their surroundings .. do they have special training to learn how to drive that badly ya think?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395364582355269753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-48492275637079494122013-02-20T19:07:18.070+13:002013-02-20T19:07:18.070+13:00Hey matey!
You well know that Triumph riders are a...Hey matey!<br />You well know that Triumph riders are a model of courtesy ;-). Besides, I didn't want to be banned from the port decanter :-)Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-58268740076666278832013-02-20T18:28:36.973+13:002013-02-20T18:28:36.973+13:00I carnt belive you was winding up a Harley rider...I carnt belive you was winding up a Harley rider....they have feelings to you know. (Did u get the better of him?)Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048736059922578612noreply@blogger.com