Hello from Ireland

**the celt** · 10th October 2010, 19:50

Alright lads n ladies,
Big hello from sunny Ireland, need a wee bit of help from me fellow islanders
I'll be heading over to yourselfs the end of next year, then Aus and then PNG,
I would then like to Island hop across to Chile, now dont laugh...
In the pass ive done South America, most of europe, also overland to India from Ireland me moto
has 180,000 miles up on her and still going strong.
So me question is this does anybody on here work in Shipping ?
Does anybody know anybody that has done it before ?
Thanks
joe

**the celt** · 22nd October 2010, 22:46

Was it something i said

anybody got a tumble weed ???

**ellipsis** · 22nd October 2010, 23:47

....nah....probably just that somebody thought that somebody else in the know might reply....there is generally so much shit talked on here that sometimes a serious question may just get lost...people mostly answer my questions but they are generally mundane,answerable ones...i dont know of anyone specifically in that game, but i do know that a few people on here know everything that needs to be known...about everything.....its a wonder they haven't told you exactly how to do it and their opinions on who the cunts in the trade are, which waves to avoid...the price of a fuck in Frankfurt...and how their mate got really fucked over and everything that is totally irrelevant....but im sure there is someone on here who may lead you in the right direction...this dont help does it...you will do it exactly as you have before anyway...never known a biker to listen to good advice yet...their aint none that you dont suss off yer own back, anyway...sent a bike out here from the UK once...paid heaps to a REPUTABLE company to supply labour and box my bike...350 quid more....it arrived on the wharf as they picked it up from my house in the UK...on two wheels and on its sidestand...the way it travelled.....safer to ride it here...suppose you think its all clean and green here too......!!!!....

**fuknKIWI** · 22nd October 2010, 23:58

Originally Posted by CAMSec

....nah....probably just that somebody thought that somebody else in the know might reply....there is generally so much shit talked on here that sometimes a serious question may just get lost...people mostly answer my questions but they are generally mundane,answerable ones...i dont know of anyone specifically in that game, but i do know that a few people on here know everything that needs to be known...about everything.....its a wonder they haven't told you exactly how to do it and their opinions on who the cunts in the trade are, which waves to avoid...the price of a fuck in Frankfurt...and how their mate got really fucked over and everything that is totally irrelevant....but im sure there is someone on here who may lead you in the right direction...this dont help does it...you will do it exactly as you have before anyway...never known a biker to listen to good advice yet...their aint none that you dont suss off yer own back, anyway...sent a bike out here from the UK once...paid heaps to a REPUTABLE company to supply labour and box my bike...350 quid more....it arrived on the wharf as they picked it up from my house in the UK...on two wheels and on its sidestand...the way it travelled.....safer to ride it here...suppose you think its all clean and green here too......!!!!....

Yeah just like Ireland is all begosh & begorrah & fiddle dee dee

**fuknKIWI** · 23rd October 2010, 00:00

It's friday night & a few bevvies later

Paddy goes to the vet with his goldfish.
"I think it's got epilepsy" he tells the vet.
Vet takes a look and says "It seems calm enough to me".
Paddy says, "I haven't taken it out of the bowl yet".

Paddy spies a letter lying on his doormat.
It says on the envelope "DO NOT BEND ".
Paddy spends the next 2 hours trying to figure out how to pick the
fuckin thing up.

Paddy shouts frantically into the phone "My wife is pregnant and her
contractions are only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?" asks the Doctor.
"No", shouts Paddy, "Ya fuckwit, this is her husband!"

Paddy was driving home, pissed as a newt, suddenly he has to swerve to
avoid a tree, then another, then another.
A cop car pulls him over as he veers about all over the road.
Paddy tells the cop about all the trees in the road.
Cop says "For feck sake Paddy, that's your air freshener!"

An old Irish farmer's dog goes missing and he's inconsolable.
His wife says "Why don't you put an advert in the paper?"
He does, but two weeks later the dog is still missing.
"What did you put in the paper?" his wife asks.
"Here boy" he replies.

Paddy's in jail. Guard looks in his cell and sees him hanging by his
feet.
"What the fuck you doing?" he asks.
"Hanging myself" Paddy replies.
"It should be around your neck" says the Guard.
"I know" says Paddy "but I couldn't fuckin breathe".

**the celt** · 24th October 2010, 13:55

Originally Posted by CAMSec

....nah....probably just that somebody thought that somebody else in the know might reply....there is generally so much shit talked on here that sometimes a serious question may just get lost...people mostly answer my questions but they are generally mundane,answerable ones...i dont know of anyone specifically in that game, but i do know that a few people on here know everything that needs to be known...about everything.....its a wonder they haven't told you exactly how to do it and their opinions on who the cunts in the trade are, which waves to avoid...the price of a fuck in Frankfurt...and how their mate got really fucked over and everything that is totally irrelevant....but im sure there is someone on here who may lead you in the right direction...this dont help does it...you will do it exactly as you have before anyway...never known a biker to listen to good advice yet...their aint none that you dont suss off yer own back, anyway...sent a bike out here from the UK once...paid heaps to a REPUTABLE company to supply labour and box my bike...350 quid more....it arrived on the wharf as they picked it up from my house in the UK...on two wheels and on its sidestand...the way it travelled.....safer to ride it here...suppose you think its all clean and green here too......!!!!....

Thank feck for that...I was begining to think id got the granny's knitting website,
clean and green you say... jaysus id be after a bit of dirt and filth meself...

**JimO** · 24th October 2010, 16:50

its a lot fuckin cleaner and greener than most places on the planet, to many fuckin greenies is NZs main problem

**ellipsis** · 24th October 2010, 21:44

....that be right....used to be pinkos once...funny old world...

**the celt** · 24th October 2010, 23:23

maybe i should be making the question a bit simplier...
Has anybody on here ever seen the sea ???
Have you ever seen a large thing floating on it something called a SHIP ???
This strange SHIP thing has people working on it, Have you ever talked to one of them ???
Sometimes they come ashore and build shelters, where they control the big SHIP by magical powers. Have you ever been lured into joining this cult ???

**Quasi** · 25th October 2010, 06:09

Originally Posted by the celt

maybe i should be making the question a bit simplier...
Has anybody on here ever seen the sea ???
Have you ever seen a large thing floating on it something called a SHIP ???
This strange SHIP thing has people working on it, Have you ever talked to one of them ???
Sometimes they come ashore and build shelters, where they control the big SHIP by magical powers. Have you ever been lured into joining this cult ???

What is it exactly you want to know???

**clint640** · 26th October 2010, 15:11

Hi Mate, I've shipped bikes to Australia & back with Go Logistics & had good service & good prices. Get prices on both air & sea freight, you might be surprised. There is a company called Get Routed that do specialist bike shipping out of Oz, to both NZ & the UK, check if they have a container going the right way at the right time.

To get the bike legal in NZ check out this site: http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/fa...mporarily.html

You will need a Carnet to get the bike into Oz anyway so you won't have to worry too much about customs, but get the bike super extra clean to keep the quarantine inspector happy.

Keep us posted on here as to your travels & you will no doubt be able to meet up with some locals for a ride &/or beer, you are welcome to come stay at my place for a night or 2 when you get to Rotorua. Keep an eye on the Adventure/Dual Purpose forum on this sitealso as there are good GS style rides being organised all the time.

Cheers
Clint

**marty** · 26th October 2010, 16:07

not sure if you've looked at a map, but you can't really island hop from png to chile, unless you go via indo, japan, china, russia, alaska, canada, usa etc etc.

**the celt** · 26th October 2010, 19:50

Originally Posted by marty

not sure if you've looked at a map, but you can't really island hop from png to chile, unless you go via indo, japan, china, russia, alaska, canada, usa etc etc.

You might need to get yourself a more up to date map marty...

NZ - Aus -PNG - New Britian - New Ireland - Soloman Islands - Vanuatu - Fiji -
Tonga - Samoa - Cook Islands - Tahati - Easter Islands - Chile

I have no problems getting to NZ, AUS or PNG, I know all about carnets, what i
am after is somebody who works in shipping who can giye me some first hand
info on logistics, i know of Swire Shipping they sail out of NZ - AUS - PNG - SOLOMAN - NZ, but as i said i am after a contact down there anybody in the know.
Cheers