h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi My name is Roy
I am English but I have a daughter who was born in Bundaburg 19 years ago who has Aussie citizenship lucky old her.
I spent alot of time in Australia traveling about and it is a great place to travel.
I love the place and the people they were always helpful if you were in trouble especially in the bush.
I traveled by Norton Motorcycle that I bought in the UK for personal export, in 1976 I covered 10,000 miles and went through 7 states, in 1977, I returned to the UK with the bike as a wreck.
It took me 5 years to get the bike in good order to return to Australia and do it again.
I have my story on website www.jerrydoe.com if anybody want to read it.
I would really like to talk to some Aussies again.
If there is anybody who want to have a bit of a talk I would like to hear from them.
Roy

G'day

While I am an Aussie, I know absolutely nothing about motor bikes

You might like to have a look at A724312 - it's the Mostly Harmless MC- The H2G2 Motorcycle Club - I am sure that you'll find lots of s there.

Hi Thanks for your note it is not just motorcycling I also love Australia and that wonderful coastline and outback.
Have you tavelled much and where are you from?
Roy

No ... not much of a traveller - but then, I live 2 minutes from Bondi Beach - why would I want to travel

Hi
Yes I understand it is quite nice around there, I do not know the spelling is it Coogee the next beech?
I must admit I love Sydney I would like to see it again I first lived at Strathfield and later at Homebush that is where the Olimpics where held I think and where I was at Homebush Road has been pulled down and new put up.
I suppose you surf or have done in the past.
Roy

Surf?? Me?? Not bl**dy likely - I'm too busy working on my nightclub tan

But Bondi is a great place to live.

Coogee is about 4 beaches along the coast - I think it's Bondi, Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly and then Coogee - but I may be wrong.

You probably wouldn't recognise some areas of Homebush now - all new and Olympicated

I had a mate who lived at Bondi when I worked at Botany, he lived right on the front near the beach.
I would like to see Sydney again it has been so long.
I had a 5 year spell from Sydney in the late 70s and the change was they had put Centrepoint up.
Now there is the monorail and lots of ather changes I am sure.
They were talking about putting a tunnel through to North Sydney have they done that or are they still thinking of it?
Roy

Yep - there's a cross harbour tunnel as an alternative to the bridge, and there are now all sorts of tunnels/expressways - there's a cross city that's just opened to all sorts of controversy - it's made a real mess of the into city traffic.

There's the M5 to the airport - it goes from Liverpool to the airport - and connects with an expressway to the Eastern Suburbs.
Then there's the M7 which goes from the far western suburbs, connects with the M5 .....

Basically what happened was they bought a tunnelling machine for the Harbour tunnel and have been finding ways to st*ff up the traffic ever since - they still haven't improved the public transport system - though they are always talking about it.

Sydney has changed so much since the 70s - there's the Darling Harbour complex near the wharves and even Circular Quay hs changed - basically it's almost a new city - you would be really surprised.

There are live traffic camera feeds at http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficreports/cameras/sydneycbd.html
if you are interested.

Hi
Thanks for the traffic cameras it is great.

And I agree with you if the people who build roads can stuff them up they will do.

By the way what is your name?

Thanks again

Roy

You are very welcome - I'm pleased that you find the link interesting

Name? Feisor ... just Feisor - I like to retain a certain amount of anonymity - read my personal space for a little more

I understand it becomes alot of fun and also interesting.
Roy

i've met Feisor but can't tell u any more under pain of death... or even worse

Hi it seems you have great fun over there.
Do you live in Sydney?
I am now off to Portugal for 5 days with my family.
I hope to keep in touch with some Aussie friends when I get back.
Roy

certainly do,

there are even photos from our sydney meets somewhere in here so u can see what Feiso looks like ...

Careful Linus .... I'm watching you .....

Roy, you can see a photo here --> A736184

and be nice to Linus - he owns the pub that we congregated at

Hi
I have had a great 5 days in Portugal it was alot hotter than the UK and quite a bit warmer than Melbourne.
Keep in touch it is great to hear from you all, especially if one of you have a pub.
Where is the pub?
Thanks for the note.
Roy

Hi.
I did find the photo you mentioned, it must be nice to keep in touch and meet up,where one of the members have a pub.
Thanks for the note, sorry I have not replied earlier but I have been away for 5 days in Portugal, it was quite a bit of a blow to come back to the cold.
Roy

i didn't actually own the pub at that point - just thought i did

5 days in Portugal sounds like a good enough reason to stay away from the computer i would have thought

Hi Linus
You are like me you like the beer, and the time you spend in the pub you might just as well own it.
Portugal was good but coming back to the English weather was not at all what any one likes to do.
Roy

love my beer way too much. I'm no fan of the cold at all. A pity you can't telecommute from portugal by the sounds of it.