Day one began as all trips do with a stuff up – ten minutes before departure we discovered we would not be able to visit the mine we had planned for the first day. Unperturbed we cleared Brisbane traffic, and contemplated our next move over breakfast at a quaint Scottish restaurant on the road to Gatton.
We decided to use the day to get familiar with the bikes, which are now loaded to the gunnels with gear, and ride quite differently to normal. We made our way north as far as Kingaroy, and pulled up for the night at the farm of a fellow mining engineer. Along the way we started taking video’s, which was great until Neil almost dropped his bike whilst setting up for a shot of Tom riding past...
We decided to use the day to get familiar with the bikes, which are now loaded to the gunnels with gear, and ride quite differently to normal. We made our way north as far as Kingaroy, and pulled up for the night at the farm of a fellow mining engineer. Along the way we started taking video’s, which was great until Neil almost dropped his bike whilst setting up for a shot of Tom riding past...
Tom Tries To Find The Seat of His Bike Under All His Gear
Roger and Briony’s house at Aron Park was then treated to the site of Tom repacking his whole kit. By the looks of it Tom has paid extra for ‘Tardis’ panniers, because there is no way he should be able to fit that much stuff in such a small space.
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