Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > watched 'the long way round' last night.

[Ian]

great TV, if you have not seen it watch it, loved the Swiss cameraman, - how laid back. As for the other 2, - complete loonies. What about the trailer for the next shows !!!! Looks like a serios adventure. Think it will be out on DVD soon, could be worth going on the Chrimbo list.

[ali]

Met plenty of folk doing similar trips on bikes, and by far the happiest folk were those on the cheapest nags, travelli,ng light. Tiff Coates from cornwall was on her fourth year on an ancient R80GS (called Thelma), and three guys from the states on DR650s with not so much as a sniff or a problem.

Also met a japanese guy on an Africa Twin that spoke no english or spanish whatsoever. He'd already made it from Alaska to El Salvador when I met him, proof positive that rule book was made for ripping up!

Plenty of info on my site for anyone wanting to do it on four wheels. Next time I'll be on two...

Cheers,

ali

ps: For shear madness you can't beat a dutch bloke we met down south. Up to his axles in mud. On a fireblade.....

Now travelling on a much more sensible machine:

http://www.sjaaklucassen.nl/apus/ren...mplate=default

[yeti]

Always fancied flying myself to Iceland as my own BIG adventure. Anybody fancy coming with me????

Sherburn - Inverness - Kirkwall - Vagar (Faroes) - Iceland. 1100 miles Any takers?


[Edited on 19-10-2004 by yeti]

[Col996s]

Caught the first one of these last evening on Sky travel whilst flicking channels I don't have sky or cable only Freeview. Anyone know when they are showing the next one?

[JPM]

Originally posted by yeti
Always fancied flying myself to Iceland as my own BIG adventure. Anybody fancy coming with me????

Sherburn - Inverness - Kirkwall - Vagar (Faroes) - Iceland. 1100 miles Any takers?


[Edited on 19-10-2004 by yeti]

.....If I can bring my snowboard....yes

[antonye]

Originally posted by Col996s
Caught the first one of these last evening on Sky travel whilst flicking channels I don't have sky or cable only Freeview. Anyone know when they are showing the next one?

Don't know, but there's more info on the Sky website:

http://www.skyone.co.uk/programmes/longwayround/

[desmojen]

Originally posted by yeti
Always fancied flying myself to Iceland as my own BIG adventure. Anybody fancy coming with me??


[Edited on 19-10-2004 by yeti]

That would be so coool ( no pun intended!)
Fancy taking your own personal rigger??

[Ian]

fink it is on tonight, after Battlestar Galactica, - i am happy then