That'll teach me to read the whole thread. Have a great time up there, I've always wanted to go kayaking in the far north. Are you going to post a report and pictures?

Cheers Philip

I should and I could but If I do is another matter....

As far as my blog goes, I'm still in Mocambique !!

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

I'll try to think as a woman (if that is ever possible) based solely on what you said...

What if she's actually afraid of going to the HU Meeting and getting involved in the conversations because she feels some pressure on her to join you during some stretches of the trip and she actually doesn't want? I mean, you said that she accepts that you go (a big thing already), but apparently tries to get away of the whole idea. You say you are sometimes a bit obsessed (everyone here is!), which for a woman is a pain, she doesn't give a s*it for motorcycles and the like... ask your self: does she really want to join or not at all? Answer honestly, not what you would like.

If it is NO, then I'd say talk less about the trip, especially regarding her and (these sounds very cheesy and I feel this is VOGUE magazine answering), spend more time with her, do something to make her feel as (MORE) important than the trip, as the real core for you, all that bullshit (sorry, I cannot be a woman yet!) to work against that need of attention/jealousy inherent to woman when you do not pay (enough) attention to them. She may feel to be competing with a motorbike for your attention. Women things, just crazy for us, although no matter how they are, they all have a good bit of that attitude inside.

Just a possible vision of things. Hope it may help in some way.

Good luck, safe trip,

Esteban

PD: If she were not interested in going (rain, cold, motorbike, dust, horrible food...), what about you coming back home a couple of times to show how your family and WIFE are the most important thing to you? As said, the key word is COM-PRO-MISE.

We've had long chat about it. Solution is coming part way at start and meeting up in Thailand for a week, then meeting again in Australia.
Thanks for the comments guys!

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Perth to Perth 2012

Lucky for us my wife and I both love travel. My schedule allows extended muti-month trips while my wife's schedule is a bit more restricted.

Our solution: She takes her vacations to coincide with a location that I'm at that she wants to visit. She even brings gear and we ride two up for a couple of weeks at a time.

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