📼 This is an archived record of the 2022–2024 Ride for Hope journey. It is preserved reading, not a live trip — links, forms and dates reflect the original diary.

The diary

Journal

113 entries · 11 June 2022 – 6 April 2024

Preparation · 6

Australia · 46

On the road!
8 November 2022
On the road!
Disasters come in threes
9 November 2022
Disasters come in threes
Woomera
9 November 2022
Woomera
Northern Territory
10 November 2022
Northern Territory
Mataranka; and 4 hours to Darwin
12 November 2022
Mataranka; and 4 hours to Darwin
Camping illegally in Darwin
12 November 2022
Camping illegally in Darwin
Rest day in Darwin
13 November 2022
Rest day in Darwin
Down at the pub on the docks
14 November 2022
Down at the pub on the docks
Servicing, new tires and a bit of admin
16 November 2022
Servicing, new tires and a bit of admin
Sunset dinner at the beach
16 November 2022
Sunset dinner at the beach
A group of Darwin locals in a warm embrace, welcoming the traveller.
17 November 2022
The search for passage continues
A crowd from C3 church who welcomed the traveller crashing their fish and chips party on Cullen Beach — Australia.
20 November 2022
It’s a really social project!
Sunrise at 6 – stunning — Australia.
22 November 2022
On a boat
A peaceful morning with an early mango drink followed by a lunch burger and iced coffee — Australia.
23 November 2022
Circles
A mad idea
23 November 2022
A mad idea
Mad idea evolution
24 November 2022
Mad idea evolution
A bit of video
24 November 2022
A bit of video
Who am I?
27 November 2022
Who am I?
Slowing to 5 knots
29 November 2022
Slowing to 5 knots
Growing expectation, settling rhythm
1 December 2022
Growing expectation, settling rhythm
Dinah Beach membership
3 December 2022
Dinah Beach membership
The D-word
5 December 2022
The D-word
A few quiet days
7 December 2022
A few quiet days
A companion with his Ducati, and the traveller and m’ Beemer — Australia.
9 December 2022
Companions in crazy
Litchfield Park
9 December 2022
Litchfield Park
A quarter of a century
13 December 2022
A quarter of a century
A companion’s electric bike and trailer is something of a feature around town — Australia.
14 December 2022
Dyneema Day
Darwin to Timor
17 December 2022
Darwin to Timor
A very-varied weekend
19 December 2022
A very-varied weekend
Minor movements
24 December 2022
Minor movements
House sitting
25 December 2022
House sitting
Money laundering and other non-events
28 December 2022
Money laundering and other non-events
Plans evolve, again
3 January 2023
Plans evolve, again
Options
13 January 2023
Options
The (updated) Ten Commandments
15 January 2023
The (updated) Ten Commandments
Still waiting – with an update on “where” and “how”
15 January 2023
Still waiting – with an update on “where” and “how”
Just like the movies…
17 January 2023
Just like the movies…
How are you… *really*?
18 January 2023
How are you… *really*?
Twists and turns
21 January 2023
Twists and turns
Bike and boy booked – beyond the border
24 January 2023
Bike and boy booked – beyond the border
Bit of a disaster
26 January 2023
Bit of a disaster
Keep calm and have a cuppa tea
26 January 2023
Keep calm and have a cuppa tea
No backsies
27 January 2023
No backsies
Boarding lounges and fulcrums
30 January 2023
Boarding lounges and fulcrums
Dili-dally no longer
31 January 2023
Dili-dally no longer
Contacting Daniel
31 January 2023
Contacting Daniel

Timor-Leste · 16

Indonesia · 26

Malaysia & Thailand · 11

Return & Aftermath · 8