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Luke
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Any excuse for an adventure into central Australia on two wheels or four. Or anywhere else for that matter...
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White roads, gum trees, stone fences and the threat of rain.

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A Tenere 700 adventure motorcycle parked across a single lane white gravel road lined with gum trees. The road and the trees wind their way into the distance. A Tenere 700 parked next to an old stone sheep paddock fence. The fence is in excellent condition and the grass either side is starting to brown as summer approaches.
October 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Qantas making it really hard to read their spin on their data breach. Very confidence inspiring…
Light grey text on a slightly darker grey background that is quite difficult to read.
July 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Rain radar prediction in 90mins time. It is travelling ESE and has dropped some good rain in lower SA.
June 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Finished work early on another sunny and cool afternoon to get out among the gum trees.
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Yamaha Tenere 700 adventure motorcycle parked across a dirt road riding in the background and lined with gum trees. Low sun making tree shadows across the road.
May 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Stunning day for a wander through the hills exploring some side roads.

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Yamaha Tenere 700 adventure motorcycle parked in the foreground on the left with a view down the dirt road from whence it came to the right. The road is flanked by trees through which the blue sky is visible.
May 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Was this a standard approach for the independents.
May 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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This little fella is largely responsible for me remaining sane during the Covid lockdowns. He loves the beach (not the water) and in particular loves doing zoomies or chasing his ball on the beach.
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#whippet
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Head and shoulders of a fawn Whippet with a grey snout on a beach with sand and calm water in the background. The Whippet is wearing a blue/grey harness and is looking at the camera. Sunset at the beach with a Whippet running fast towards the water. The Whippet is just a dark shadow but the sand flying up behind him is illuminated by the sun. The ball he is chasing is in the top left corner of the image.
March 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Snuck out early this morning for a ride before it got too warm and ended up a little further from home than expected 😁
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What looks like it could have been an old stone church or community hall in a very dry brown paddock. My white Yamaha Tenere 700 motorcycle parked by the fence in front of the old building with some low hills in the background under a blue sky.
March 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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On Monday I quickly drew a line on the map and went out for a much needed ride after a hectic year to clear my head. This is what I found at the end of a gem of a dirt road. The best part was that there continued to be more great roads under the blue line on my map.
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White and red Yamaha Tenere 700 adventure motorcycle parked at a viewpoint on the side of a dirt road. The view behind the bike is of rolling brown hills with patchy light tree cover extending out to flatter ground under some blue sky gaps in the clouds.
December 25, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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Likewise. I use it as the background on my phone lock screen. I probably shouldn't as it makes me want to get back there every time I see it.
The iconic Flinders Ranges view to the west from Razorback Lookout. A dirt road snaking into the distance along a ridge top towards red rock peaks framed by a blue sky with barely a cloud to be seen.
November 23, 2024 at 2:11 AM
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Working 7 days a week with no end in sight. Dreaming of more of this.

This trip was to Lower Glenelg National Park in south west Victoria near Nelson. Highly recommended.

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The view over the top of an adventure motorcycle windscreen in Lower Glenelg National Park in south western Victoria, Australia. The dirt road ahead is smooth, straight and lined with trees.
November 17, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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One of my favourite pics from a recent solo four wheel drive trip up through central Australia. An epic location just outside Oodnadatta. Sipping a bourbon before zipping myself into my swag for the night. And this was only about 1,000km into an amazing 5,000km journey.
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A fire in a collapsible fire pit as the sun in setting in outback Australia. Camped off the track in the middle of nowhere with only a twisted tree and a fading sunset in the background.
November 15, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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Very proud Dad moment. My 19yo son on an epic solo 2,700km bicycle adventure in Europe. It wasn't easy but he learned a lot about himself, what he was capable of and the kindness of strangers.
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Young man with a big smile and his touring bicycle under the Stelvio Pass sign in the mountains of Italy. The sign is covered in stickers and Passo dello Stelvio is barely readable.
November 15, 2024 at 8:25 AM