Whilst we had decided to eat out at an Italian resturant that night, the shopping expedition revealed some equally tasty italian meals that were easy to prepare and only one third the price. I also acquired a bottle of Canadian red wine something I had never tried before. Their wine is expensive by Aus standards. We had developed a big appetite after riding the chairlift that afternoon. On arriving back at the campsite we spotted some bikes with Alaskan rego ...

We had a relaxing day in the log cabin and Rex turned up later that day. Dell had been into town and bought some food including a roast that we decided to cook on the weber. Compared with weather conditions the previous day it was heaven. We headed north to Helena the next morning to meet Keith a friend of Rex's who owned several BMW motorcycles and who had toured with Rex on a number of occasions. He was a cartographer/GIS guru so we had lots to talk about. ...

Motorcycle touring has some distinct advantages that come with being seen to be different (clothes and bikes). Standard entry lines included "where are you from; where are you going; did you ship the bikes from Australia etc etc?" But the noticeable comments always indicated that everyone wants to visit Aus. They love the accent and they adore the many unique mannerisms that are truly Australian. The one trait that we noticed is that Americans are sooo polit...

With a year of planning, we arrived in LA from Australia feeling like I had been strapped to a chair and told not to move for 14 hours. To be fair Virgin Aust put on a pretty good service. I just did not sleep a peep despite choosing a night time flight. So that left us with the joy of picking up our hire car at the airport and heading for Aztec, New Mexico some 817 miles away without having slept for more than a day. Yeah well, there were two drivers and we ...

There was never any intention to begin with six riders and end up with one. It just happened! Honestly! We all know that BMW riders are individuals at heart but there were no rules for this trip other than the fact that Les (Fitzpatrick) heron known as "GOATIE" (for reasons that will be explained later) announced at a BMW Motorcycle Club Qld meeting that he was riding to South Australia (SA) to watch the Lake Gairdner Speed Trials that involves land speed attempt...