There are few road riding experiences that are as breathtaking as coming over the Sydney Harbor Bridge and looking over at the iconic Sydney Opera House to one side and the beautiful surrounding harbor. It is just a phenomenal feeling. Sydney really is a special city.
I passed through Sydney and on to a little beach town called Manley Beach. It is a beautiful bohemian little town that is only three blocks wide. To the east is the ocean and to the west is Sydney Harbor, and it lies just a 20 minute ferry ride to downtown Sydney, so it is perfectly located. The better part is that Manley Beach is home to a very good friend of mine. We met in Afghanistan during his deployment and my tenure there. I was in charge in the planning of the Air Base and he was in charge of mine and un-exploded ordinance disposal, so spent quite a bit of time together and became fast friends. I am staying with him while here and it has been a very nice part of the trip. One of the very nice parts of working and living outside the USA for the past decade is that some of my best friends are sprinkled throughout the world.
I will be shipping the bike from Sydney to California. I have met with the shipper and he is calculating the price of shipping. More to come.
Leg Distance: 637 mi (1,028 km)
I passed through Sydney and on to a little beach town called Manley Beach. It is a beautiful bohemian little town that is only three blocks wide. To the east is the ocean and to the west is Sydney Harbor, and it lies just a 20 minute ferry ride to downtown Sydney, so it is perfectly located. The better part is that Manley Beach is home to a very good friend of mine. We met in Afghanistan during his deployment and my tenure there. I was in charge in the planning of the Air Base and he was in charge of mine and un-exploded ordinance disposal, so spent quite a bit of time together and became fast friends. I am staying with him while here and it has been a very nice part of the trip. One of the very nice parts of working and living outside the USA for the past decade is that some of my best friends are sprinkled throughout the world.
I will be shipping the bike from Sydney to California. I have met with the shipper and he is calculating the price of shipping. More to come.
Leg Distance: 637 mi (1,028 km)
Total Distance Traveled by Motorcycle: 48,200 mi (77,741 km)
Countries/Territories Visited: USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, USA, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Transnistria, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China (for 20 seconds), India, Nepal, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Timor-Leste. Australia
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