2 days left...2 days hard frost....

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Well Im proper exited now... Just 2 days left before I head for Darwin and a months adventure - hoping to meet some of you fellas en-route.

Problem is weve had 2 hard frosts over night and the maximum daily temperature is about 5C. Weather forecast says 2 more days of the same freezing nights and similar daily temps.

It looks like I'll spend Friday freezing my nuts off waiting on train platforms to get to London, only to be greeted by million degree sunshine and humidity in Darwin... Grrrreat - a real temperature shock to the body as well as jet lag!

I was hoping for nice 20C English days before I left, to ease the temperature shock...no such luck! Still, looking on the bright side, its just 48hrs of hassle for a months holiday doing what I love.:D:D

[dmdigital]

You are going to melt:D

Just remember: Wide brimmed hat and SPF30+ sunscreen

[ladas]

You are going to melt:D

Just remember: Wide brimmed hat and SPF30+ sunscreen

Can you bring some decent beer with you .........maybe Theakstons ?

[ladas]

Can you bring some decent beer with you .........maybe Theakstons ?

Or even a drop of Timothy Taylor's would be a refreshing change.......

[dmdigital]

Can you bring some decent beer with you .........
Now there's a thought:beer:

... or maybe some Scrumpy too...

[ladas]

Now there's a thought:beer:

... or maybe some Scrumpy too...

Gives me flatulence :o:(

[dmdigital]

Gives me flatulence :o:(
You need to drink more of it then you won't notice...or care... or be able to stand up...

Old Thumper's not bad

[Yorkshire_Jon]

M'mmmm Beer... Naughty thoughts... Especially when Im sat in the office "working":D:D

Got to be Guinness or Black Sheep for my money. Real Ales all the way...

Hat and some Factor 30 already packed!!

[camel_landy]

Problem is weve had 2 hard frosts over night and the maximum daily temperature is about 5C. Weather forecast says 2 more days of the same freezing nights and similar daily temps.

You know what they say about counting chickens... ;)

There's still time for you to get snowed in. :angel:

:D

M

PS. It was down to -4 here last night... Even with heated grips & winter gloves, my fingers were bloody cold on the bike!!

[Yorkshire_Jon]

...There's still time for you to get snowed in. :angel:

:D

M

PS. It was down to -4 here last night... Even with heated grips & winter gloves, my fingers were bloody cold on the bike!!


No chance... I'll be on that plane - dont you worry your pretty little head! Even if it means putting the Landy to serious work on the Motorway..

-4??? Where are you based? Please tell me you aint in Oz!!

[camel_landy]

-4??? Where are you based? Please tell me you aint in Oz!!

Nah, I'm in Wiltshire these days...

Mind you, when we were in Oz, we had snow in Melbourne! ;)

M

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Dont know how cold it got up here in Yorkshire but the pond had a good 1/4 inch ice on top this morning!

[dmdigital]

Jon, its 20:10 in the evening and a bloody cold 28C at present. Hopefully its going to rain tomorrow, wasn't a cloud to be seen for half of today.

[neil-d1]

forget spf 30, you cant get burnt in the boozer:D youd be better off packing some black pudding and a pints of banks's bitter;)

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Jon, its 20:10 in the evening and a bloody cold 28C at present...

How hot... What time.... Two words spring to mind and one of them would'nt be appropriate on here:D:D:D

We are lucky to see 28C here in the peak on summer, let alone a "cold" evening...

[p38arover]

PS. It was down to -4 here last night... Even with heated grips & winter gloves, my fingers were bloody cold on the bike!!

You ride a bike in winter? :eek:

[camel_landy]

You ride a bike in winter? :eek:

Yep... I've been known to turn up to work looking like 'Frosty the Snowman' before now!! :D

The only time I don't, is usually when there's heavy snow. Mind you, for obvious reasons, I tend to stick to the main trunk roads in winter.

M

[Yorkshire_Jon]

You ride a bike in winter? :eek:

I dont do motor-bikes but winter over here is the best time for mountain biking - which I do a lot of...

Deep snow is problematic (obviously), but apart from that and the cold its a great challenge.

[p38arover]

I couldn't ride in your winters.

Having said that, I've just been talking on the Two Wheels forum about selling the XJR1300 as it's now coming on to summer so it's far too hot to ride (with leathers - and I won't ride without protection). The 42 deg summers are just a tad warm.

[LSBob]

In case you are interested here is the current forecast
Darwin and Rural Forecast
Issued at 4:40 pm CST on Wednesday 29 October 2008

Warning Summary
Nil.

Forecast for Wednesday Evening
Fine. Moderate northerly winds.

Precis: Fine.

Forecast for Thursday
Fine and mostly sunny. Light winds before an early seabreeze.

Precis: Fine, mostly sunny.
Darwin: Min 25 Max 34
Rural: Min 21 Max 37
UV Alert 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 16 [Extreme]

Friday Fine, mostly sunny. Min 25 Max 34
Saturday Afternoon shower inland. Min 25 Max 34
Sunday Afternoon shower inland. Min 25 Max 34

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am CST Thursday.

These temperatures are C not F:D

Just got back from the Wharf and it was a lovely night.... not a cloud in the sky. The forecasted showers are what the Bureau calls "scattered" showers, ie somewhere within a 500k radius of Darwin there might be a little bit of rain.

Here is the Web address in case you want to let others know how you will be suffering when they are rugged up in their winter woolies.

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDD10150.shtml

[dmdigital]

LSBob, are you going to repeat Wednesday at the wharf with Jon when he get's there?

[dullbird]

jon and brendan need to get a burn on and meet us somewhere near alice ;)

[LSBob]

Don't know what his program is and how long he will be in Darwin, after leaving "sunny???" England he will probably need a week to recover here before he takes off, also the vehicle will have to be packed and I believe that will be a job.

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Program??? Whats one of those!!!

Spend a week in Darwin recovering... Cant afford that!!

Vehicle is already packed... Just needs my rucksack throwing in and a mozzi tent (for me) buying.

The rough plan is to get to Darwin and recover for a day or two (or three), then head south...

Dullbird:
Where are you based?

[leeds]

Hi Jon


errrrr sorry to say this but Barbara has persuaded me to fly back to the UK with her on Saturday




































Calm down now, wipe that spilt coffee up. Will not leave the 110 in Lewys hands for too long! Otherwise the good bits would be transplanted into his. I.e. number plates swopped over! :p


See you on Saturday.

Don't believe the stories about lack of room in 110. It just needs another sort out

Dullbird is based in Sydney.

Any scenic route suggestions for Darwin to Alice Springs?


Regards


Brendan

[bittersweet]

Hi Jon


errrrr sorry to say this but Barbara has persuaded me to fly back to the UK with her on Saturday




He is NOT blaming me. I didn't do it.

And don't you worry about the suntan lotion, there are a few bottles of Factor 50 in the 110 as I get it for nowt and somehow I don't think I'll be needing it in sunny Yorkshire for a bit.

As for beer, I think having seen his Nibs new improved beer gut, it should be some Clausthaller.:D

B

[Yorkshire_Jon]

...As for beer, I think having seen his Nibs new improved beer gut, it should be some Clausthaller.:D

B

Im sure I could look after the 110 if you needed to see any Yorkshire snow Brendan!

And here was me hoping to drop a few lbs, not gain them with liquid lunches;) I can see I may need to take my chef's hat out with me!

Mmmm Fire...sticks...Meat...and beer - what more does a man need (apart from what we havent got room for):D:D:D......Veggies of course!

[dmdigital]

Any scenic route suggestions for Darwin to Alice Springs?
Ummmm... Stuart Highway :lol2:

Or you can go to Katherine and take the Victoria Highway and go via Broome, Perth, Kalgoorlie, Port Augusta and Coober Pedy to get to Alice Springs. Although its a tad longer route :Rolling:

[Yorkshire_Jon]

I think we considered the Canning Stock Route some time back and came to the conclusion it would be too late in the season???

Is that still the case?

[nesjules]

[quote=Yorkshire_Jon;842146]M'mmmm Beer... Naughty thoughts... Especially when Im sat in the office "working":D:D

"Got to be Guinness or Black Sheep for my money. Real Ales all the way..."


Since when has Guinness been Real Ale?

Jules

[leeds]

I bet the little boy Jon is getting really excited now. Less then 24 hours for him until he departs UK.

Can imagine him jumping up and down and weeing his pants in excitement! :p


See you Saturday night at Changi Jon


Regards


Brendan

[dmdigital]

I think we considered the Canning Stock Route some time back and came to the conclusion it would be too late in the season???

Is that still the case?
Yes


I bet the little boy Jon is getting really excited now. Less then 24 hours for him until he departs UK.

Can imagine him jumping up and down and weeing his pants in excitement! :p


See you Saturday night at Changi Jon


Regards


Brendan
Better remind him to buy the alcohol at Heathrow duty free, its a lot cheaper than Singapore or Darwin duty free ;)

[EchiDna]

Yes


Better remind him to buy the alcohol at Heathrow duty free, its a lot cheaper than Singapore or Darwin duty free ;)


not necessarily true - depends on what you drink... Singapore has about 30x the range of Darwin as well...

[dmdigital]

not necessarily true - depends on what you drink... Singapore has about 30x the range of Darwin as well...
No kidding:p

The one thing that I've only ever found in Australian duty free is Kahlúa Especial - 70 proof, makes a really mean black russian:)

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Jon

You've probably left already, however will today's cancellation of the North-West Rail Link project affect you ???? :( :( :(

Diana

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Wooohoooooo..... See ya soon...

Just on my way out the door. Apparently have a flight to catch:D:D

Rail link cancellation wont affect this trip, but may have significant impact on future plans... Time will tell.


Next time I post it will be from Oz!

[lewy]

i wonder what 110 thier talking about

[bittersweet]

Yes


Better remind him to buy the alcohol at Heathrow duty free, its a lot cheaper than Singapore or Darwin duty free ;)

Not good news on that score, I tried to buy a bottle of decent malt before I flew out to Oz in July and they wouldn't sell me any. :mad: Apparently you can't catch a connecting flight into Oz with more than 200mls (or thereabouts) of liquid on you. The chappie in the Duty Free shop at Heathrow, told me he had seen grown men close to tears when he told them that. I suppose I might have been able to get some in Incheon but the Koreans don't strike me as single malt brewers. So I ended up buying a bottle on the flight from Incheon to Sydney and probably paid thru the nose for it.

If I had known that I would have packed one of the many bottles of malt chucking around the house in my suitcase.

B

[p38arover]

Yes there was a case recently of a passenger having his bottles of vintage Penfolds Grange taken off him at an Australian airport and destroyed

[EchiDna]

Not good news on that score, I tried to buy a bottle of decent malt before I flew out to Oz in July and they wouldn't sell me any. :mad: Apparently you can't catch a connecting flight into Oz with more than 200mls (or thereabouts) of liquid on you. The chappie in the Duty Free shop at Heathrow, told me he had seen grown men close to tears when he told them that. I suppose I might have been able to get some in Incheon but the Koreans don't strike me as single malt brewers. So I ended up buying a bottle on the flight from Incheon to Sydney and probably paid thru the nose for it.

If I had known that I would have packed one of the many bottles of malt chucking around the house in my suitcase.

B


Yes there was a case recently of a passenger having his bottles of vintage Penfolds Grange taken off him at an Australian airport and destroyed

ok both cases are due to one factor - the volume of liquids/gels allowed is a total of 1 litre with no individual bottle exceeding 100mls - even a 200ml bottle that is 75% used cannot be allowed in. This includes all perfume, shampoo, liquid soaps, saving cream, deodorant, alcohol, even drinking water etc... and the total carried cannot exceed 1000mls. http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/GuideForTravellers.pdf


However, if you buy duty free and they SEAL THE BAG COMPLETELY at the point of sale you can hand carry 1 litre of spirits, wine etc per person... The critical point being the sealed bag. You cannot bring duty paid alcohol, shampoo, soap or whatever into Australia in your hand luggage in packs of greater than 100mls. You can bring in as much as you like in your checked luggage, but you will have to pay duty on the extra volume above the duty free allowance upon arrival. Simple enough