To breakfast and back

Sundays on the bike.  That’s what this blog is turning into! I warn you, it’s probably not going to get much better!!  I’m hooked on riding my little bike and I can hardly wait to get my next bike test done so I can graduate onto bigger bikes and explore a bit further.  That will have to wait until the end of the year…

Of planets, comets and motorbikes

No, I haven’t been riding to the stars, taking mind altering hallucinogenic drugs or doing the Sunday crossword! My week (or rather slightly more than a week, I’m cheating slightly here, I needed to save a few pics from a couple of weeks back to make this work…) has been pretty full of cool things. But most especially its been full of planets, comets…

All work and no play

As the saying goes – all work and no play makes Charlie a dull boy. I have been doing some fun stuff, but: a. Its been too hot (no really – 40C+ – ugh) b. I’ve been too lazy (see a) c. I’ve been busy with other not so interesting stuff. Anyway, if I have anyone left still reading this blog – here’s some…

Greetings from the other side

Happy New Year, dear internet. Yes, I know I’m about a month late, I’ve been busy, ok! :p So, what has been going on in my world that’s meant a 6 week hiatus?  One word Work.

Boxing Day goodness

So, all you northern hemisphere dwellers with your snow and your wrap up warm Christmas cheer where mulled wine makes perfect sense don’t know how good you have it! As I said before, it doesn’t feel like Christmas down here in Perth – it’s almost 40C today with clear skies (and a strong sea breeze, thank god) – everyone’s heading to the beach or…

Christmas lights

There’s a bit of a trend around these parts to decorate houses with Christmas lights.  When I say decorate, I mean cover, top to bottom. One particular street has been doing this for many years, with most of the residents participating.  It’s got so famous that the area is packed with people on Christmas Eve, all wanting to come see. It’s also become our…

Christmas Eve ride

Hello and Happy Christmas! It never feels like Christmas;  As someone who grew up in northern hemisphere, Christmas should be cold and snowy.  Ok, we are talking England – grey and rainy.   So when it’s wall to wall sunshine and the temperatures are in the mid to high 30’s C – it just doesn’t feel Christmasy.    It is, however, perfect weather for chilling out…

Sunday blast

My friend Pete had been planning a Sunday ride out on the bike with his Dad and I was invited along.  The plan was to ride up to the hills through Serpentine and Jarrahdale and then into Pinjarra and onto Mandurah for a late breakfast. The sun was shining, it was already warm out, Jay was still in bed and little ‘un was fast…

Ride out to Mandurah

I had a few hours to kill, so I went on a ride on the Ninja 250R and my camera to Mandurah. Mandurah is only half hour away from where I live.  It’s a relatively modern town (now a city – but that’s kinda relative – it’s not on the same scale as European cities) which has grown from nothing more than a small…

More from Kwinana and Rockingham

The other day I had to go out to choose a new front door from a supplier that has a warehouse in a pretty rough looking industrial zone. The place was amazing and I got what I was looking for pretty quickly, which left me a little bit of time to take a couple of pictures and take the long way home