Gremlin's Tall Stories

*sigh... behind again in my blogging. Some nights the wireless hasn't worked, others I headed straight for bed...*

Alarm at 7.30am… still too early, but the Beartooth Highway needed to be ridden. Some crazies had started their bikes and left at 5.30am, and then some more at 7am, I wasn’t going with any of them.

Mark and Gerry had had a long previous day, so also had no intention of starting at 7am, so we made a plan to leave at 8.45am. Predictably, I was slightly ...

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Alarm at 7am, Murray is up quickly again, he likes getting on the road early, seeing lots of things and generally taking his time. The earlier he starts, the more time he has. I’m rather the opposite, leaving later, stopping less, just doing what I want to do and rocking through the mileage.

No breakfast provided this morning, but I use the morning to check emails and blog, also reading Mark and Gerry’s. Thank goodness I used the deadlock to lock the door when Murray left, ...

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Alarm rang at 7am, but I’d already heard the guys up and around at some ungodly hour like 4am. Nutters. I think I heard Murray coming up, to collect his phone, that had been on charge. He likes room sharing with me, as I’ve got the electronic stuff sorted (and I wouldn’t have it any other way).

He thought he could simply plug it in, until I told him there is different voltage and different plugs. I solved this by buying an NZ 4 plug powerboard, with 2 USB slots, so ...

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Alarm at 7am. I can’t be arsed getting up, letting Murray get ready (even conned him into taking my bag to the van as well). Took the flak for lying in bed… unfortunate our room was right next to the bikes, but hey, nice short walk unloading the bike.

After much noise (the talking sort… sheesh, some people are trying to sleep) they left at 8am, and I rolled over and went back to sleep. Alarm went again and I took my time getting up. Eventually packed, and pondered ...

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Alarm at 6.30am and all the guys in the bunk room are rattling around getting ready. I’m having none of that, so lie in bed instead, copping flack for doing so. I fully intend on having the complimentary breakfast, which will only be available shortly before 7am. In due course, I chuck on some shorts and a t-shirt and head downstairs with my bag for the van. The others are geared up, ready to go, some grab a bit of breakfast.

I do my best to consume the entire breakfast, but no ...

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6am. God… too early and 5.5 hours sleep. Murray isn’t even up, and I finally beat him for once, rising straight away. Pass him his cereal, breakfast in bed. Heh. Packed and geared up, bike loaded. 7am, blimey the hour went quickly. All the bikes are assembled and we head away just after 7am.

380 odd miles to cover, just over 600km. The roads are much more open, we’re heading over the prairie which is markedly different to the previous forests. A brief stop in Longview ...

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