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December 1st, 2009 | Africa

The Countdown Begins…

To all and Sundried…..


Thought I’d fallen off the planet, did you ??
Eight months in Ghana was as close to the edge I hope I’ll ever get !!
This is just a short note to say : Nevermind the World Cup Countdown !! There’s another countdown in progress, Dudes !!! And there’s only 90 days to go !!! Plans for “The Gypsy Biker World Tour 2010 – 2012 “ are nearing completion ! The Big Fella needs a few final additions to his arsenal, the website is being tweaked as I speak, and negotiations with that pesky Colonel in Libya to get my visa are at an advanced stage !! I have managed to secure a few sponsorships for my ride and will be doing a few thousand kilometres of trial runs in the next six weeks to get all the niggles bedded down….keep an eye on your rear view mirrors !!
Then it’s a few weeks of peaceful meditation to gather my thoughts (interspersed with the odd lubricating ceremony…!) before lighting the afterburners….
Below you will find a world map which indicates my intended route. There will probably be many changes to my plans, as changing weather patterns and political upheaval make themselves felt !! Over the next few weeks, I will update this site with the planning and detils of what I have to sort out before I can swing into the saddle….
Stay tuned !!!

Trial Run with new gear...

It's all in here, Dudes...!!

The Gypsy Biker's World Tour...

3 comments to The Countdown Begins…

  • Je vais allais voir ca merci por l’info !

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  • alan chapman

    Hi Ronnie – this must be one of the best blogs i have read in a while. I am also currently reading Ted Simon’s book Jupiter Travels. You have now lit a spark in my behind and was wondering if you could tell me what it cost to do a trip like this!!!+-R500000.00 or can it be done cheaper?????(I was unable to read this anywhere on your blog). Trust you will be kind enough to let me know via e-mail and also when can we expect your book??? Kind Regards Alan

  • Hiya Alan ! Thanks for the kind words, glad you’re enjoying it… I will get back to you asap with a few answers to your questions… You need to decide on a route and the length of time you can afford to be away from the “Grindstone”…!! As for the book…!! Ha-ha…!! This is beginning to feel like a “Write Around the World” instead of a “Ride Around the World”…!! I think I might just have enough material for a tome or three when this is all done…!! Cheers, Buddy…. R.
    PS. When you’re through with Jupiter’s Travels, read “Dreaming of Jupiter”… His follow up to that story, which took place forty years later when he retraces his old route around the world… This time on a mighty GS….!!

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