Dust Devils Send Off

Mr and Mrs Twisting Throttle.com, aka Blue Leader, or to those of us who are in the know, 'Bubbles', were the kind hosts for the Dust Devils farewell party. With three couples about to leave NZ, Sam and Mandy permanently back to the UK, and Oliver and Julie off to the US/South America, it was a good excuse for us all to get together. A South American themed dinner and music, followed by a general knowledge quiz, for the benefit of the KTM riders in the crew, and the smashing of the pinata, all added to a great night. Now with all the survival gear we received, eg, Vegemite, amputated fingers, handgun, rat, and the blow up frame of Redleader I feel ready to tackle anything.
Julie, remember Tim's final words of wisdom. "Watch out when you're out there in the wild front ear." You had to be ear, sorry, there.

Singapore to Chile

Today the bike was loaded onto the ship 'Howrah Bridge', strange name for a ship.

I'm sure 'Twisting Throttle' will know the answer to that one, eh Mike. It leaves on Friday for Chile. With a few stops between, it is expected to arrive on the 24 September all going well. Kelly from 'Anglo Pacific International', our shipping agent, has been marvelous in keeping us informed as to what is happening and where the bike is at any given time. At least now the bike is heading in the right direction. I'm only hoping the battery is up to the task of starting the beast after near six weeks of inactivity in a crate. Fingers crossed.

Today the 24/07/09 bike was lifted onto its new transport for the next 14 days. The "Mol Miracle" will now be heading to Singapore from Lyttelton, where it will offload the bike. From there the crate will be repacked into another container then reloaded on the ship bound for Chile, South America, where we hope to make contact again sometime around the end of September. Fingers crossed it all goes ok.