Sun, 03 Sep 2000 06:51:06 GMT
From: simon @ millennium-ride.com
To: sponsors @ millennium-ride.com

2k/08/28
West Timor - where next?

2k/08/09
Smiling Indonesians

2k/07/25
India making me laugh and cry

2k/07/17
Whitewater frights

2k/07/12
Aid, kayaks & muddy ruts

2k/06/12
Nepal, the launch-pad

2k/06/02
Priceless Pakistan
+April 08+22

2k/03/28
Karachi-bound

2k/03/08
Hi from Dubai

2k/02/19
Greetings from Jeddah

2k/02/09
South Sinai sun & scuba diving

2k/01/28
Istanbul

2k/01/21
Lap of the Med. instead

2k/01/10
Libya visa problem

99/12/26
I'm outa here

99/12/26
Tracker info

99/12/23
Yes I'm still alive ...

99/10/
Hello Sponsors

99/09/23
Millennium Motorcycle emerges as a Sponsor Monster

99/09/06
Medical

99/07/28
Engine swopping

99/07/17
Tea-table survival & Gambia

99/07/11
Note to Sponsors with pin badge

99/06/12
Bike moves & Budget

99/05/04
things fall into place

99/04/10
TV and the first jabs

I was playing with the settings on the Psion which meant you didn't get this last week when intended. It was written before the Hot Spot update.

So now I'm in Darwin. The moderness, wide straight roads (with roadsigns convincing me I'm an idiot), the loud pointless chatter of western tourists, drinkable tap water and so on are freaking me out. I'm already missing Indonesia where life seems to actually have some meaning! I'm sure I'll get used to it in a few days though. I visited the supermarket last night and later ate, wait for it, BEANS ON TOAST! Ahh such simple pleasures.
Supermarkets are a wonder aren't they, so much food to look at and prices to compare, cheap entertainment for sure!

If I can do 500km a day I should get to Sydney (for fundraising) about halfway through the Olympics. First got to fettle the bike though and everything's closed today its Sunday. Let's hope the Motorcycle Council of New South Wales can find somewhere for me to crash out - all accommodation was booked up 6 months ago and prices quadrupled.

It was a real laugh loading the uncrated bike into the Boeing 737, front end in first with the bike on its side. They were worried that some pointy bits may puncture the cargo hold lining but it looked OK to me. During the performance the police chief and cargo manager at Kupang airport were fighting over my Vespa Club Jakarta badge - I told them to wait until I had removed it from my shirt!

So along with thanks to Merpati I also thank Darwin Customs, Quarantine, and Ansett Cargo for waiving all charges and letting me have the bike the same day, yesterday.

2k/08/28
West Timor - where next?

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