Getting published, locking down and going solar
Hello all you beautiful people! Here we are in 2020! What a strange place! In mid March we arrived back in Oz to this interesting new world. By crikey! I […]
Tag Archives: tandem
True Blue, Beach Weddings and a Smashing Setback
By Emma (WARNING, this blog contains some serious craziness) Ah Australia! Although, as I am home I should really use the correct pronunciation of ‘Straya’. It’s so good to be […]
The last South American pedals, big boxes and the Return to Oz
By Emma Out of the 15 days we were in Chile, we only rode 3. And not just because Chile is a narrow country with limited road access, but because […]
Ignoring the signs, Goober surprise and a case of flaming shoes
By Emma With my left shirt pocket stuffed with toilet paper and the right one filled with rocks, I feel prepared for the majority of emergencies we face daily. Toilet […]
Off road, gut instincts and aint no stopping us now
By Emma. It’s amazing how quickly 900km of trouble free riding vanishes from the radar when you blow the side wall on a brand new tyre, re-start the spoke breaking […]
Sea to summit, chance encounters and a whole lotta bull
By Emma This excellent news just in – Falkor seems to be back on track! Whoohoo and Phew! We want to shout it out loud, but sceptisim and a little […]
Invisible Volcans, The Curse of The Cobbles and the Opposite of Nude.
By Emma I think I am having a break-down. I keep hearing myself thinking ‘I don’t think I can do this.’ And by ‘this’, I am talking about finishing the […]
Mountainous trepidations, present thoughts and future ramblings
By Emma (WARNING, this is not your usual blog) The mind is a powerful place. If you can’t control it, your body is at the mercy of your fears with […]
Milestones, Celebrations & Commiserations
By Emma I am not a very good sailor. Seasickness and me, we unite swiftly and embrace antisocial behavior with an abruptness that cannot be captured with the naked eye. […]
Up the canal, floating with Falkor and crossing south
It was around 10.30pm on our last night in Panama when we got an email that changed everything. We were staying in a very cheap hotel and had everything packed […]
Totally Newsworthy, 1300km after Cuba and a bite-free week
I wish I could take photos with my eyes. If I could capture even 5% of what we see from our bike simply by blinking, the feast of images we […]
Unexpected expectations & Viva la Revolucion?
By Emma We made it. But perhaps only just. Three weeks was too long in Cuba. We realised that we had some hidden expectations, which are always tricky to meet. […]
Men with guns, waiting for parcels & a Hacienda Christmas!
By Emma: It’s been a very funny couple of weeks since leaving Guadalajara. We have barely had any internet access at all, and when we find it, it is very […]
American flags, 1000km and smiling out loud
By Emma: Americans proudly fly their flag. They love it! Flags hang from everywhere you look and even in the most unexpected places. Yesterday we saw one stuck up on […]
Totally Tandem 