jibi

How many different emotions/experiences can one go through in one day on tour?
Dec 16th 2007

Woke up on a camp site in Roseberry , Tasmania and Henry, an Israeli motorcycle tourer made breakfast, omlette and vegies with left over pasta.

In the town a reporter from the local rag caught up with me and interviewed me in the main street, many photos taken both static and riding off.

On one huge hill I was nearly hit by a bus as he tried to overtake : on the crest of the hill!! I was so tired from the climb I could only just manage to avoid him, nearly cooked it in the gravel edges.
The 5 mile downhill through a rainforest to a cafe, where everyone come to chat about the bike and trailer, always the same questions, where from, where too, how many miles a day, etc.

On a quiet section yobs in a car come past, one hanging out of the window trying to push over the edge, those in the back spitting and hurling abuse.
In the next town they come past me as I eat lunch again hurling abuse, then they come again, with another car loaded up with yobs.
I move to the supermarket and while I am sitting outside, they all come back again. the next town is 2 hours away and the roads are very quiet, so I worry if they will come.

On the way to the next town I am very apprehensive but they do not follow and all is OK. but I am emotionally drained.

Then I get a sms from the reporter saying the mayor of the West Coast of Tasmania wants me to be his guest. He is at a council meeting but will be home about 8 pm. so I go into the park BRBQ area to make evening meal. good thing about Australia is the free BRBies everywhere, some electric and some gas.
A bunch of ladies are having a Xmas meal ,tree, decorations, tablecloth etc; and as I get out my food they bring me sausages, kebabs,coleslaw, beetroot, bread, cakes, and a glass of wine, I even got a cracker to pull.

When I turned up at the mayor's house his son had arrived and offered me a beer and a shower, even though he knew nothing about the invite.
Then Mayor Darrel Gerrity and his wife Robin arrived, and the whiskey and beer flowed for a couple of hours.

What a day!!


george

jibi

full size paper article can be read here

https://pedalaustralia.googlepages.com/George.jpg

foamy

Looks like quite a lot of fun. Nice, flattering photo for the article. I've checked out some of your snaps (very nice stuff!), now, I guess I'll check out your blog. It appears you've met a ton of folks!

Miles2go

Damnit George... out on another stoic tour! Good on ya and congrats on the great newsrag bit.

Cheers,

Machka 

When you were in Roseberry, did you hike up to Montezuma Falls and the Suspension Bridge?



Are you in the Strahan area now? I liked it there ... I stayed a couple days, and did the Gordon River Cruise which was quite interesting.

Then one evening, I caught this photo, quite by accident.



Which way are you heading next?

jibi

I am in Holbart Tasmania
From here I will head up the east coast then back to somerset, over to melbourne in the new year and then east coast of OZ up to Cairns,

george

jibi

I can make the paper but cannot make the fullyloaded gallery

george

Machka 

When you get over to Melbourne, make sure you take a trip down to Wilson's Prom!!! It's gorgeous there.