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An oasis along the way ...

Daly Waters (S16 15 241 E133 22 232). There are three houses of which one is the legendary pub at Daly Waters.

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There is only one stoplight in Australia which is always red, the Daly Waters ...

It opens at 7 am and are open as long as there are customers. On the back there is a camp that is customary at most roadhous.

It is played "heads or tails" or as it is here, "head or tail, in the bar when it is" happy hour ", so if you're lucky you get free beer.

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Full bar ... cluttered.

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Money. ... Money.

They have two dishes to choose from, one fish dish and a meat dish, and if we want to eat as may be ordered in advance otherwise the food will end. There is live music every night and a self-comedian who plays and jokes. He has a rooster on her head the entire time he plays and sings ...

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Fiddler with cock ...

Everywhere in the bar and the restaurant is the stuff. Money from all over the world, business cards, caps, underwear, patches, shoes and everything else that people riveted fixed or hung up. In addition, there are lots of other stuff everywhere so if you want to look at everything you have to do in a few days.

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flip-flop pavilion on the back ...

Although this village is small, if even a village, it has put its name on the map to the right is different.

Here we spent two nights to catch up with washing and other maintenance. Kjell bytade his rear tire which was already torn again.

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Tire Changing to Creedence in summer heat, about 30 degrees ...

It was a barramundy, fish right here at the pub, and a steak restaurant in the evening, where we were entertained by Stevie 'one man band and after the man with the rooster ...

Now we are soon on the road

Early morning ...

A quarter to five in the morning, our alarm clock rang. Then it was to go out o eat breakfast and then go down to Brito Mart station to take the commuter train out to the Otahuhu station again. At seven time would come and biokontrollanten our bikes and all the packing. Prick at 7am and we arrived she began to go through the bikes piece by piece.

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Here is biokontrollanten Karin and leter while three guys stand and watch ...
On my bike, she found a leaf that sat sandwiched somewhere and so she found a little dirt in one inner. Not so much to talk about, she thought, and threw it in the bin. It turned out that she was also named Karen and she was originally from Holland. But she had lived here long enough, it seemed.
After biobesiktningen our bikes were ready in the harbor so now we could take them and run. But we had to drive into a testing center and see if they could inspect them. We drove there and they really did not know himself what rules were in place, but eventually they came to the conclusion that because we have already been on the go 'AA and registered them so that was enough. They are ready for the New Zealand roads ...

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In this hostel we live. YHA is located near the center of town ...

We drove to the hostel that we live in and began the enormous job of re-pack everything. Now, we have lived in backpacks for a month so now all our things in disarray. But we have worked hard and now this evening we found that most things are beginning to find their usual places in the bike's bags and boxes.
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YHA's kitchen, which is both large and wonderful.

Auckland is a pleasant city with small-town feel. Here, around one million inhabitants, but there are invisible.

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Skyscrapers are big city to, this reflects the Sky Tower in a window of skyscrapers ...

In the city there is not much traffic, and everywhere there is order and clean and nice. The very lives of Asians here in the neighborhood where our walk home, it is full of Chinese, Japanese and Korean restaurants and shops.

In town you can also see a lot of people with Asian backgrounds. As you walk around town, it's a wonderful mix of Asians, Maori and Westerners of all kinds. It talked a lot of different languages here and meet a lot of different cultures. However, there where English as a common denominator in the bottom all the time

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In the middle of the city, around noon, not so much traffic ...

The little we have seen the roads so far has been positive. Not so much traffic, good roads and good traffic signs and instructions. GPS is working properly and showed us directly right when we were at our hostel in the afternoon. Technology in the ....

Now we are straight in Sweden ...

We have met Berit o John again ...

Now we are in New Zealand. The trip here was quite good, apart from a couple of things that we had to already book a return ticket from NZ though we asked at the New Zealand Embassy and they told me that you did not need a return ticket. This is also done. But to stand in an airport and do it, in some emergencies are becoming a bit stressful. We came on board with 10 minutes to absorb it worked after all.
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Monster Plan ...
But ... when we came on board the world's largest passenger plane, an Airbus 380-800, with two floors where all this trouble immediately forgotten.
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The view from the window ...
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and so inside the cabine, large, new and nice.
We arrived late afternoon to Auckland (NZ time ie 12 hours before the Swedish time) and found to our Hostel, which we pre-booked on the internet. It is located at position S36 51 290 E174 45 859. We arranged with some practical things to get new phone numbers, Kjell got +64,226,930,688 and Karin got +64,226,930,686.
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Rosa King of Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Auckland.

But today we have been o fixed all the paperwork on Wilhelm's office and for the first time met with Rosa King, that we just mailed in before.

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Then we went out to the port of Otahuhu where our bikes were in was a big box. It was a real joy to see them again, I can promise. We packed them up and put them in their workshop, and tomorrow shall be a supervisor o check so that the debugger is properly and dewormed ...
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Unpacking ...
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unpacking ...
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more to unpack ...
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Now it färdiguppackat ...

On the way home, we went on AA, the New Zealand equivalent of the motor officers, and fixed with "registration" of motorcycles, so we'll have to drive on their roads. Much paper it will be ...
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Since we shall be up early tomorrow and go out to the Otahuhu again by train, so it will be an early evening here, we are a bit wrong at the time so we need to catch up.

Weekend with City Commander

Mc result in Bang Sean, along with City Commander, Bangkok.
We have been in some hits through the years, but this was not like any of the meetings we've been to before. In Sweden and Denmark are usually meetings are in a big field somewhere, an adjacent campground and a lot of selling.

We started from Rider Resort where the whole gang met before and ate on the terrace of the hotel and talked through the day trip.

Motorcycle ride in Thailand is not really at home and some of the guys were not averse to drinking a whiskey before we started. sista putsen innan avfärd
We drove from the start in a row but because of the dense traffic, we try to stay together along as best they can where it is thickest and where you easily get another. The club solved this by collecting us again at a filling station, now and then.
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Thais need to eat regularly, preferably all the time so at the 15 km down to the meeting, we stopped three times, eating a little and drink break.

When we arrived at Bang Sean, it was carnival atmosphere prevailing. This motorcycle has hit the whole Bang Sean in possession, the whole town was involved. The streets were closed to all traffic other than motorcycles. In any case, this had not been given a place to send vehicles to motorcycles, big and small, running in a steady stream on both sides. Anyone who has a motor that looks like a motorcycle involved in the party. Children and old walked around with their families watching the motorcycle parade, which ran around and around from the afternoon well into the evening.
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On the promenade was fancy motorcycles and so there were food, food in hundreds of little stalls. There were also clothes, shoes, jewelry and anything that is normally found in a market.
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All that was oversaturated with music from different parts and motorcycles that alternated to breaking point.
The City Commander has one of the members of a Boss Hoss with a big Chevrolet V8 and in the evening as he was borne with it several times and put the entire corner of our meeting in one of gummirök seldom seen. A successful result ...

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The club, City Commander, had rented an entire restaurant to the main street and center of the main stage where the band performed all night, good place. Here were served drinks and food in the masses throughout the night and then put it in 1000 Bath per man, woman not for the girls did not have to pay.
They had also booked one of the better hotels in the city for us and everything was really good organized. We met with great generosity of the club who invited us to this meeting. Our own motorcycles had not even arrived in Thailand yet, but they lent a Soft Tail to us. They booked hotel and got us to the restaurant and treated us as the VIP guests and was so nice to us.
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Biker Culture in Thailand is not so old, started in about for about ten years ago, but has since grown exponentially. City Commander club that is seven years old and has about seventy members and all the Harley Davidson bikes. Already, there is a great creativity in terms of construction and imagination have no limits.

After breakfast, met the whole gang together and we found out "leaving in five minutes". We ran into quite a single thread for a little bit outside Bang Sean, where we had to stop to eat again.
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We stopped at a small restaurant along the sea. The restaurant was on small rafts into the water and this was very nice. We eat and drank in almost 2 hours and it probably went down a lot of whiskey in some of the guys. They do not have the same thinking about driving and drinking in this country.
After a big meal, we sat up again and drove home to Rider Resort where there was food again and drink more.

Rider Resort N13 41 887 E100 39 163 is a good hotel which lies on the outskirts of Bangkok. It is quite near the airport and it costs around 200-300 Bath to take a taxi from the airport to the hotel. If you want to enter from here to Bangkok costs about 100 Bath to take a taxi to the Sky train station and from there go to where you want in Bangkok for cheap money. The hotel is pretty cheap around 350 SEK for a double room with breakfast. It is in the right edge of a large lake where you can stroll along the promenades along the lakeside. Their restaurant is known for good food, good chefs and good waiters. They live performance every night, first is usually someone who is playing and sing at the garden and later in the evening tend to be one or two bands that occur inside the pub.
Just a short distance from the hotel there a giant shopping malls in four floors where you can buy everything and then some. So you want to stay in Bangkok but not in the worst mess, this hotel is an excellent alternative.

English

Mc meeting in Bang Sean, Together with City Commander, Bangkok.
We Have Been in meetings sometime motorcycle Through the Years, But This Was note like Any Of The meetings we've been to before. In Sweden and Denmark thwart bike meetings are in a big field somewhere, a Neighboring campsite, and a lot of selling investment.

We started from Rider Resort Where The Whole Gang met before and ate at the hotel's terrace and talked through the day's trip. Motorcycle Ride in Thailand Is Not Really Same as at home and sometime Of The guys were note Averse to drinking a whiskey before we started. We Drove from the start in a row But Because Of The Dense traffic, we try to stay Together along as best we can, you Easily get separated. The club Solved this by collecting us again at a Filling Station, Now and Then. Thais Need to Eat regularly, preferably at all times so on-the-15o km down to the meeting, we stopped Three times, eating a little and for a drink break.
When we Arrived at Bang Sean, it was carnival atmosphere prevailing. This motorcycle was meeting ceilings throughout the Bang Sean in Possession, The whole town was Involved. The Streets were closed to all traffic Other Than Motorcycles Big and small, running in a steady stream on Both Sides. Anyone WHO Has a motor That looks like a motorcycle Involved in the party. Children and old walked around with Their Families Watching the motorcycle parade, Which ran around and around from the afternoon well Into the evening. On the walk was a lot of custom-built motorcycles and so There were food items, food items into hundreds of little stalls. There were also "clothes, shoes, jewelry and everything usually found in a market .. The City Commander has one of the Members a Boss Hoss ice with a big Chevrolet V8 and into the evening as he was burning Tier several times and put our Entire corner of the restaurant into a rubber smoke of seldom seen, a Successful results ...

Club, City Commander, Law had rented an Entire restaurant next to the Main Street and in front of the MainStage Where The tape Performed throughout the evening, good location. Here You Were Served a lot of drinks and food throughout the night And Then put it in 1000 Bath per man, girls did note Have To Pay. They begged "also booked one of the Better hotels in the city for us and everything was really good Organized. We met with great Generosity of the club the who invited us to this meeting. Our own motorcycles HAD note even Arrived in Thailand Yet, But They lent a Soft Tail to us. They booked hotel and got us to the restaurant and VIP-treated as guests and was so nice to us.

Biker Culture in Thailand Is Not so old, started in about ten years ago, But hock Since Grown exponentially. City Commander as a club is seven years old and hock about seventy Members and all drive the Harley Davidson bikes.

After breakfast, met The whole gang Together and we called out "Leaving in five minutes". We Drove A Little Bit Outside Bang Sean, Where we HAD to stop to eat again. We stopped at a small restaurant along the sea. The restaurant was on the small rafts into the water and this was very nice. We eat and soak Almost two hours, and it went down Probably a lot of whiskey into Some Of The Guys. They Do not Have The Same thinking about driving and drinking in this country. After a big meal we sat up again and Drove home to Rider Resort, Where it was again food and more drink.
Rider Resort N13 41.887 E100 39.163 Is a Good Hotel Which Lies On The Outskirts of Bangkok. It is quite near the airport and it costs around 200 to 300 Bath to take a taxi from flights to hotel. If You Want to enter to Bangkok from here it costs about 100 Bath to take a taxi at the Sky train station and from There go to Where You Want into Bangkok for cheap money. The hotel is pretty cheap around 1800 Bath (350 SEK) for a double room with breakfast. It lies at the edge of quite a large lake here and You Can Walk Along the Promenade along the lakeside. Their restaurant is known for good food, good manager and good waiters. There is live performance Every night, her ice usually someone Who is playing and sing at the Garden and later into the evening Tend to Be One or Two bands That occur inside the pub. Just a short distance from the hotel There Is Giant shopping malls into four floors Where You Can buy everything. So If You Do not want to stay in Bangkok in the worst mess, this hotel is an excellent alternative.

Hit at 90 mph

Before you read further, I'm fine, and has driven a motorcycle today.

Yesterday was the first day with really nice weather and it was fun to drive.

We drove on and we drove maybe a little fast and suddenly a policeman standing there and motioned us. We had been driving the type 114 which was the 90th He looked quite unhappy, then the police. He did not really know how he would solve this. But Kjell came at a good solution. - We've rubles so we can pay "fines," said Kjell to the police who immediately looked very happy. He decided quickly and easily that it cost 300 rubles / man and then we could continue to run. The last I saw of the police was when he turned up 600 rubles and put in your breast pocket.

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We are happy and the police are happy ...

Then it happened that did not happen. In a really steep hill where we gassed in full, I was hit from behind and fall. I had time to think about some things before I landed in the asphalt and the first was: - Now, I will scratch myself to death. And the second was: - How lucky that I have comprehensive helmet.

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This fixes Kjell box so that we can drive to the workshop.

I kasade a bit and scraped up my jacket and my shoes were also scraped up the nose. But what actually saved me was that until I had a packed bag auto parts store that took a large part of the blast and broke. At the rear, I have a large aluminum box that is completely scratched the entire side. During my tattered coat I had a skyddstöja with protection on the sleeves, chest protection and back brace. I also had boots from Sievi, with steel toe and midsole protection, and despite this I have a swollen big toe and a blue nail, I would not even think of how the foot would have looked if I had not had my shoes Sievi.

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A relieved Natalie realizes that she has not caused serious damage.

So ... .. despite a crash in the 1990 flick, I only have an abrasion on one elbow, a blue nail and a large bruise on the thigh and a few sore muscles in the entire left side. So thank you all, Sievi, auto parts store, aluminum producers, and those who made my vest (I do not know the brand). Now I know at least I know how important it is to dress properly when you drive a motorcycle.

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Here are masterpieces Fixer pulled out and the Russian style bent and welded together the right team figures so that we can continue.

The motorcycle is fixed. So we can run Vidar. But it was an ordeal yesterday. First of all, to get hit by a Russian girl who can not be a word of English and who was almost hysterical in and completely shocked. After many ifs and buts were there as a police car to the scene and they decided that we would go to a workshop and that all parties involved would be with it. There was no doubt from the police side, which she ran at me with would be to shop and pay the bill. They asked several times if it was certain that I did not need a doctor, and checked on my motorcycle injuries, and checked me again so I certainly did not need the hospital. Kjell had to take a few rods to the bags before we could drive to workshop. It was a bit scary to jump up on the bike again immediately after the hit and run to the workshop, which was about one mil from the accident site.

The police had already arranged so that there were people at the workshop that could fix it. Great cops can I say.

Right now we are sitting in Chelybinsk N55.09.601 E061.25.571 ° ° at the Meridian hotel. We have run about 60 mil now, which is not the same as running 60 mil home. Kjell think they add asphalt to plow here.

We were taken by police again today, but this time we had just had his admonition that we are driving too fast, where it was 50th We had not seen some 50 signs and we were probably those who drove at least soon.

We are tired, worn out, and nyduschade to creep down into the clean, made beds. Yesterday night we stayed at a motel 300 m away from the workshop, which fixed the bike. We got self-making beds and there was no shower. But we met an American guy called David, and his Russian girlfriend. They were very nice and would take the bus to Ufa. But half twelve at night the bus drove right past them without stopping, so here they stood, without a place to sleep for the motel where we stayed was full. We solved it by downloading our sleeping pads and made up for it on the floor in our room.

Five days of rain ....

We came away from Nizhniy Novgorod N56.17.414 E043.53.160 ° °,, an old city dating back fine from one hundred 12's. This is where the rivers Volga and Oka, therefore, the city has long been known for its markets as easily got supplies from the rivers.

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Our night watchman, watching over our luggage through the night.

We've probably run about 40 mil and is now arrived in Kazan N55.48.925 E049.07.851 ° °. There is also a fine old city, the capital of the province of Tatarstan. This is where the rivers Volga and Kazanka and this is much boat traffic in the middle of town.

It is now fifth day as we drive in the rain, rain, rain. It's so useless to run in the rain, you see nothing, it makes no sense to stay o take pictures and you would not want to stroll around the streets o Square in pouring down. You have to have rain instead, and that's OK to wear when you sit on the bike, but walking around o Mc tourist in full uniforms and rain gear but it is not funny. It is quite stressful to drive in the rain also, visor becomes wet and is difficult to see through. The condensation of the helmet. The road gets wet and slippery, so you really have to take it gently and it makes it take longer to get around.

Now we have in all cases booked in to a fairly expensive hotel, but wet and tired as we were so we just wanted to get indoors. We have a fantastic view from our room. O sit looking out over the river and Kazanka rainbow has its full splendor taken root, in the center over the water.

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The guardian angels ... ...

When we left we got out of Ann-Louise and Jeppe was his guardian angel to hang on motorcycles.

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According to the patch that was included in the package would give these little bells on the bikes, so close to the ground as we could. Then of interconnect vägdemonerna mad force from the bells and drop off the bikes again. I think it was such a thing anyway.

If anyone can be the story of these little angels' clocks to be on motorcycles, please feel free to share with you of what you have for them.

We each have their little angel bell on our bikes and we hope that they keep a watchful eye over us on our journey.

Stockholm - Finland

Drove to Stockholm to collect every Russian visa and be international driving license. Then we drove off on the If in order to take a bit short there. We went through one to say the least crowded and messy Stockholm, Viking Line out to there were some friends and said goodbye to us. We went on board and lashed down to be cycling properly. We would not be likely to ruin them before the trip even had time to begin. Since we installed the cab and walked a turn rating of the boat to see how it looked.

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In Stockholm on their way to Finland

Soon Dax / Soon it's time.

Today we have been to Gothenburg in two cases. First, we would replace our small fridge was not working as it should and we would both visit Brödje Anders and Johanna Stiernstedt. These two young fans ran through Russia, Mongolia and China for two years ago, with a little girl of 5 years and a small baby of 3 months, in a land rover. We talked about traveling there of course. Anders and Johanna's website is called: www.swedishoverlanders.se if you want to look for them.

Anders o Johanna

Today we went to Gothenburg in Two Different Matters. Number one was to fix our small fridge and Number Two was to visit Brödje Anders and Johanna Stiernstedt. This two enthusiastic young people did go thru Russia, Mongolia and China Together with two small children, 5 year and 3 month old, into a Land Rover. We were only talking about Traveling of course. If You Want to Look at Their adventure visit: www.swedishoverlanders.se