So I have just joined the Hubb. Been "adventure" riding for years (meaning shorter multi-day trips into remote places on my own for fun) but never had the opportunity to even contemplate multi - country longer trips.

I too have a family (8 and 10 year old devils without whom I would be lost), mortgage, dogs, cats, goldfish, lawn to mow and an unfinished fence project....in other words pretty damn normal.

However it has become apparent that this year I am going to have to travel from Australia to Singapore at some stage for work...not long trips, just a few days here or there.

I had just finished reading a Ride Report over on ADV going from Australia through Indonesia and up into SE Asia and it looked awesome.

For a laugh I thought I would plan a route overland to Singapore from my home in Brisbane. About 5 weeks and a few thousand dollars (no doubt I am way out on the money side...however...) should do it nicely.

Hmmm, I can get probably 5 weeks off if I do a little work on the road on the way. I have (or the bank can give me) that kind of money no problem.

I mentioned all this to my wife in that kind of "honey I reckon I could ride my bike to Singapore...ha ha ha" kind of way not expecting much enthusiasm to be honest...

To my surprise she actually said...yeah...and I could fly up with the kids and meet you in say Bali and then I can meet you in Singapore at the end and we can have a few days on our own...that would be awesome.

Wooo!! That completely threw me....

The point of this rambling post is that even with all the usual commitments to life the vast majority of us have (and frankly I would have it no other way) there are many different ways you can make your adventure dreams come true without having to wait until you retire.

Its been said before....but I'll say it again...just need to get on with it really.

Problem now is of course....I might actually have to ride my bike to Singapore...bloody hell..now I'm in trouble...

Yours
Tux

Welcome to the HUBB


Your missis sounds great. What an understanding lady..

Unless she's anything like mine..

Me : Baby, I think I'm going to fly to Canada for two months and canoe the Yukon River.

Her: Oh honey, that sounds amazing. You'll have such as experience. I'm very jealous but I'm totally 100% behind you. You go for it.

Me: Oh cool.. Thanks hun.

THREE WEEKS LATER....

Me: Honey, I've booked my flights to Canada.

Her : WHAT ??? You absolute ****. I can't believe you would do that you selfish ****** bloody ***. Why didn't you tell me you **** ******

Me: Baaaabbbyyyy pllleeeaaaseeee, I thought you said it was fine...

Her ***** ****** **** *** **** ****

Me: *Ducks like Neo out of the matrix and narrowly avoids being decapitated by a flying coffee table*

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Did some trips.
Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.

Thanks Ted! Nice to be here.

While she is indeed a great lady... I have however just discovered there was more to her "understanding" than meets the eye...turns out a good friend of hers has just moved the Singapore whose husband runs some fancy resort casino hotel thing.

She is seeing 5 stars and in room massages...I am trying to work out how to live on $40 a day for 5 weeks through Indonesia and not drown on some dodgy ferry crossing....

Goes to show though that even with widely differing travel goals (diametrically opposed goals in this case)...it can still work out with a bit of understanding on both sides.