On Two Wheels, For Better, For Worse
Two old fools, one bicycle, one motorcycle, and a marriage tested by every continent in between.
our story starts in Canada 2014
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Dorothy & The Scarecrow Go To Oz
The very first post of the whole blog: two years since finishing in St John’s, Newfoundland, and it’s time for a new adventure — opened with a wry Wizard of…
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Act II – Australia, West to East
Act II begins: Perth to Sydney, 4,900km on a recumbent tandem hauling a 25kg trailer — the Nullarbor, the Great Ocean Road, and rather too many flies.
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The End
8,192km, or just over a fifth of the Earth’s circumference — finishing at Signal Hill, the site of Marconi’s first transatlantic wireless signal in 1901, followed by a genuine reflection…
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Tims
An honourable mention for Tim Hortons — the Canadian institution that hosted them on countless mornings across the whole crossing, with breakfasts, coffee, donuts, and free wifi.
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Dildo
Yup, there really is a town with that name — and Susan made Clif take the photos. She can be so juvenile at times.
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Gander to St Johns
3,000ft of Terra Nova climbing, then a white-knuckle descent on rear brake pads that hadn’t yet bedded in — softened by a motel owner who finds them a room when…
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Goosey Goosey Gander
A gale-force headwind and a 30km hill combine into the toughest day yet, earning Clif the nickname ‘DQ’ (drama queen) from Susan — and a suspiciously well-timed Plan means their…
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Port Aux Basques to Corner Brook
A Park Ranger’s pickup truck lift up a hill turns into a genuine white-knuckle ride, with Clif clinging to the flatbed wrapped around the trailer — and once safely down,…
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