" ... The walls are covered in action shots of bikes in exotic lands, camping gear abounds, the place is full of every goodie a person could possibly want for their ‘adventure’ bike and lifestyle. Do we really need all this gear? I just rode through the Gobi Desert on a bog-standard F650GS. |
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" ... I just had to play my trump and final card... the piccie of me on my police bike ..." |
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" ... I scattered tables and chairs with reckless abandon, little did the diners know that one F650 and careful lady owner were totally out of control ..." |
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" ... My Garmın has never regıstered -54ft before, and my bıke has certaınly never had to work ın temperatures of 50+ degrees C ..." |
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| " ... The chances of seeing any other bikers where we are at the moment is probably 1 million to 1 ..." | |
| " ... Sue complained that she couldn't see a thing. I suggested that for the next tunnel she take off her sunglasses! ..." | |
| " ... We decline dinner. We have seen what is boiling in the massive pot on the fire outside: sheeps head, entrails, guts, the lot. ..." | |
| " ... some of the most stunning scenery we have ever seen ... I've never seen as many shades of green in my life ..." | |
| " ... I work on logic and instinct... I get lost. Sue works on female logic and not much else, and she gets us out ... " | |
| " ... Torrential rain this afternoon, but we're safely ensconsed in the only hotel in town with hot water ... " | |
| "... this trip has become my way of life. I'm not ready for home yet ..." | |
| " ...It's just bloody fantastic to have a firm base for a pot hole to be in! ..." | |
| "... the laughter is back, along with the beer and food!" | |
| "... only the second time we have seen rain in 2 months ..." | |
| "... The roads were so bad I stayed in the same rut for 2 hours in the same gear and managed to only fall once..." | |
| "... We awoke to a snow storm - lasting all day. The tracks here, which are hard enough to follow in good weather, are impossible in snow ... " | |
| "... We knew the roads in Mongolia were going to be bad, because there are no roads ... Five or ten miles an hour is still progress, but it's going to be a 'long way home' ... " | |
| "... When I said I wanted to go to Mongolia, the land of no roads and no fences, I never really knew how tough it was going to be ..." | |
| "... After my friends and I have met Mick and Sue and helped to place in hotel "Siberia" we went to our Bike Bar. It is nice place for bikers ..." | |
| "... Almost three weeks now and the fears, the angst, the tummy rumbles have eased and we're starting to enjoy ourselves and relax into it ..." | |
" ... Having more adventures than ever Charley and Ewan did.... country lanes in the dark with strangers taking us to park our 'bikes ..." |
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| "... all the lakes are solid, not a sign of spring at all, even the nesting birds have their thermals on ..." | |
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Departure! |
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| Grandad . . . .
where you going? Young Aaron looks bemused! |
'Let's get the show on the road!' Mick and Sue set out from Rainbow Motorcycles, Sheffield - the start of 'The Long Way Home'. |
