July 2024
Here we are!
We are still yet to do another Rohde Trip, and Burp and Giggles have just now discussed that. However, in the meantime, we are finally (well Giggles is) getting back to updating our website.
“Just Because” Day Ride is online
July 2021
- Life sucks but we are coping.
Singleton Day Ride is online
My beloved Burp was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, we are currently awaiting surgery. We decided, or Giggles decided, that a year after surgery, we will do a Rohdetrip. In the meantime, now that the Nomad is back on the road, we are riding and not wasting a single moment of life.
2019 _ 2020 Life is what it is!
APRIL 2018
- Mt Sugarloaf Day Ride is online.
- Stroud Show Day Ride has now been uploaded with a lot of photos.
MARCH 2018
- Easter Saturday Day Ride is uploaded and ready to view.
- After 19 months of being of sitting in the garage, with a broken heart, the Nomad is finally back on the road! Many thanks to Metropolitan Motor Spares for their great service and ability to source engines.
AUGUST 2016
- Friends page has now been updated with Ralf’s new Harley.
- Budgewoi Day Ride is finally online.
MAY 2016
- Boat Harbour Day Ride and Broke Day Ride are online.
- Australia Day Ride is complete and online.
- Our Moonee Beach Day Ride is now online.
APRIL 2016
- With the weather being so wonderful for Autumn, we’ve spent most of our days off out in the boat and haven’t been on the Nomad at all this month.
MARCH 2016
- We managed 2 rides this month and will hopefully get them online soon.
FEBRUARY 2016
- We had no day rides at all in February as we had such a busy month.
JANUARY 2016
- A 2016 Day Rides page has now been created.
DECEMBER 2015
- Stroud Day Ride online.
- Tuggerah Day Ride is finally online.
NOVEMBER 2015
- Birubi Point Day Ride is online.
- Snapper Point Day Ride is online (this is also the day our beautiful daughter was born many years ago).
OCTOBER 2015
- Inland Day Ride online now.
- Myall Lakes Day Ride is now online.
SEPTEMBER 2015
- New photo of Richo’s Nomad has been added to our Friends page.
- Catherine Hill Day Ride is now online.
AUGUST 2015
- 2015 Vulcan Nomad Day Rides page is now online
JULY 2015
- Boat Harbour “Whale” Day Ride is finally online.
- Friends Page has been updated with new photo’s of Ralf and Uwe
- Birdie Beach Day Ride is now online.
MAY 2015
- Anniversary Day Ride is online.
- “Just A Ride” Day Ride is now online.
JANUARY – MARCH 2015
- Our Vulcan Nomad is currently off the road as she needs a new radiator. At a cost of $787 for a radiator she may be off the road a little longer than we had hoped.
DECEMBER 2014
- Our 2014 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad Rohde Trip is now online.
- Nowhere Day Ride is now online.
NOVEMBER 2014
- It was great to be back on the Nomad and what better place to ride to than the Lakes region. This ride is now online
OCTOBER 2014
- Our visit to the historical Shipwreck Walk in Stockton is now online
SEPTEMBER 2014
- Gloucester Day Ride is now online
AUGUST 2014
- Shortland Wetlands………… Have you been there?????
JULY 2014
- Finally, site updates are underway again…. here is our Dudley Beach Day Ride
JUNE 2014
- Our Salamander Bay Day Ride is now online.
- Life just doesn’t work out as it should, so here is our McNamara Park Day Ride.
MAY 2014
APRIL 2014
- Lostock Dam Day Ride – (Road from Hell) now online.
MARCH 2014
- Newcastle Beach Day Ride now online.
- Gloucester Day Ride now online.
- Caves Beach and Wallis Creek Watergardens now online.
JANUARY 2014
- The first of our 2014 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad Day Rides is now online.
NOVEMBER 2013
- Speers Point Day Ride online now.
OCTOBER 2013
- A “Biker’s Dream” – Putty Road Day Ride online now.
SEPTEMBER 2013
- Mungo Brush, Myall Lakes Day Ride is finally online now.
Our Paterson and Morpeth Day Ride is now online. - Giggles bought Burp a surprise gift………. our first ever “Bling” for the Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad.
- Burp and Giggles have discovered a new special “Our Place”, called Frazer Beach. Click Here to view our online Frazer Beach Day Ride. The photo’s do not do it justice.
- North Arm Cove and Booral Day Ride is now online.
AUGUST 2013
- A great day ride to Werakata National Park is now online.
- We have found our new “Mt Glorious” – New Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad Day Ride now online.
- New day ride to Mount Sugarloaf now online. (new photo’s added on August 14, 2013)
JUNE 2013
- Our Wedding Anniversary Day Ride to Mount Kaputar National Park now online.
MAY 2013
- Quirindi Day Ride now online.
- Our Nomad needed a new front tyre. As we seemed to be going through tyres rather quickly, we did some research and decided to go with the Avon Venom. Thanks to Gordon Turner motorcycles for looking after our girl.
- New banner added to our Links page.
- Coonabarabran Day Ride now online.
- New web site under construction.
APRIL 2013
- Our first NSW Day Ride
- Burp and Giggles have moved from Queensland to NSW!
- Our Nomad is FINALLY back on the road.
MARCH 2013
- Our Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad is off the road due to a radiator problem.
JANUARY 2013
- We enjoyed a Gympie Day Ride.
- Our first ever Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad camp trip with the motorbike camper trailer.
- New photo added to our Friends Bike’s page.
OCTOBER 2012
- Links Page now added.
JULY 2012
- Mount Glorious Day Ride
- We have now bought a Cub Kangaroo Sprint Motorcycle Camper Trailer.
JUNE 2012
- Burp and Giggles were married on June 1, 2012.
MAY 2012
- Unexpected Rohde Trip took place.
- Giggles had her operation and had to sit in one place and not move.
- Burp and Giggles have been very busy planning their forthcoming wedding.
- 2011 Rohde Trip now online.
APRIL 2012
- Glass House Mountains Day Ride
- Our first ever Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad Rohde Trip web site is now online.
MARCH 2012
- Lions Road Day Ride
- Cormorant Bay Day Ride
- Maleny Day Ride
- Brisbane Valley Highway Day Ride
- Mount Glorious Day Ride
- Byron Bay Day Ride
FEBRUARY 2012
- Byron Bay Day Ride
- Hamon Cove Day Ride
- Main Range National Park Day Ride
- D’Aguilar National Park Day Ride
JANUARY 2012
DECEMBER 2011
- Natural Bridge Day Ride
NOVEMBER 2011
- Southbank Day Ride
APRIL 2011
- The first Burp & Giggles Rohde Trip took place.
MARCH 2011
- Queen Mary Falls Day Ride
FEBRUARY 2011
- D’Aguilar National Park Day Ride
JANUARY 2011
- Toowoomba Day Ride
- Mount Glorious Day Ride
DECEMBER 2010
- We picked up our beautiful 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad from Bikes & Bits in Tamworth, NSW.