Tanks Half Full

27/05/2023

09/06/2019

Cathrin and I made it down to Wilpena Pound from Brisbane including 1200km of sandy, stoney, corrugated dirt road. Visited Wannaring, Tibooburra, Cameron Corner, Innamincka, Cooper Creek on the way. Met up with my sister and her hubby, got filthy dirty (no shower for a week), fell off once in deep sand, absolutely tired and have loved every minute of it!!! Love those DRs!!!

04/06/2019

Met up with Catarina again from Horizons meeting and ended up in Bourke after camping in all sorts of strange locations on the way (all to free camp and save a dollar). The outback is now unbelievably green on the Adventure Way (appropriate for the "adventure riders") and the Cunnamulla Fella wished us well! Tomorrow we head for Tibooburra on the dirt to meet up with my sister and brother in law to continue on to Cameron Corner Innamincka and hopefully Birdsville ( if the roads is open)!

30/05/2019

New Tyre and rear wheel bearings then a great ride up to the Glass House Mountains. Tomorrow it's off toward Bourke, Cameron Corner and Innamincka.

27/05/2019

Tassie Trip over, love the area around St Helens our future home! Back in Brisbane to ride the DR home, head stem bearing check and new rear tyre then it's time to head to Cameron Corner and the Strezlecki Track!

15/05/2019

Left the DR at my nephews and flew back to Adelaide, loaded the Mazda, drove to the ferry for Tasmania. Kath and I are now enjoying sunny days in and around St Helens checking out our new house and the local beaches at the Bay of Fires. Try a few MTB trails in Derby soon!!

06/05/2019

Had a awesome 4 days at the Horizons Unlimited meeting this weekend, definitely worth the 2660 km ride up from Adelaide. Inspiring stories and sessions run by adventure motorcyclists from all around the world. Then rode back part of the way to Brisbane with these two amazing young women, Chantal- the chick on the chook chaser (get her book She'll Be Right!) and Cathrin from Germany. Both have done epic solo Motorcycle adventures!!

02/05/2019

Used the Motorcycle Atlas to extend the ride by 600km to Brisbane and take in another load of mind boggling roads! Discovered another load above Brisbane for a couple of weeks time! Also went to Ellaspede Custom Bikes today. Great bunch of guys, looked around the workshop had a coffee and chat. I've bought gear from them for my build. Check out their website, parts and Bikes!!

28/04/2019

What a cracker day on the bike!!! 120 km of mountain twisties, to Grafton then 165km on the old post road to Glen Innes (120km of dirt, including a tunnel) through some stunning mountain country. Check out the house, a family grew up in that!! Makes you rethink the McMansion for a couple. The Python was stretched across the road and by the time I got to take a photo with the phone it was headed back into the bush. It had a massive lump in the middle so must have just had dinner. The photo doesn't do it justice, it was HUGE!!!

27/04/2019

Got in the photo this time!!!

27/04/2019

The DR has been dusted off, serviced and is back on the road for another adventure!! Solo this time, Paul is busy in his Gallery at Pt Elliot. On the way to Brisbane for a Horizons Unlimited 4 day overlanders rally then home via the Birdsville Track, if the roads are open?? 2000km in and the body is feeling it, good to be camping in the Cathedral National Park.

18/02/2017

Made the finals of the Horizons Unlimited calendar ... voting now open, click the link (not picture) below :-)

https://www.facebook.com/overlandadventuretravel/photos/a.10154655136967535.1073741834.38380112534/10154655148802535/?type=3&theater

Photo by: Paul Whitehead
Exploring in Peru, en route to La Pampa.