{"id":198,"date":"2016-08-19T11:04:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T11:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2016-08-26T05:54:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T05:54:35","slug":"munda-biddi-we-are-ready","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/?page_id=198","title":{"rendered":"Munda Biddi – We Are Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Munda Biddi – we have done months of obsessive preparation. \u00a0We have painstakingly\u00a0researched \u00a0every piece of equipment available in the known universe, and thoughtfully purchased gear that we never knew would be so essential to our very survival, but has been languishing in the commercial world just waiting for our fit of\u00a0conspicuous consumption. \u00a0We have formed lasting bonds with the many retailers who have shown such great interest in our venture, going above and beyond expectations to lay before us equipment that is irresistibly critical to our comfort and safety.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And we have lovingly constructed (apart from the “ah-shit” moments) gear that the universe has never seen before. \u00a0For weeks, our home has been filled with the gentle whirring of the sewing machine, and the snipping of scissors, and the off-cuts and cottons and pins and bits of stuffing, and the bits that look like rubbish but you can’t throw out yet. \u00a0We comfort ourselves each day in a blanket of lists, safe in the knowledge that each task is itemised, organised, allocated and scheduled, before being recorded multiple times on various bits of scrap envelope and pinned on the fridge.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We have\u00a0exhaustively consumed every written word about the Munda Biddi trail, knowing that each fragment\u00a0of information gained prior to this epic could be vital to the\u00a0success of our venture. \u00a0We have scanned maps, plotted courses, programmed the GPS, notified the authorities and packed enough\u00a0breadcrumbs to leave a trail that a herd of seagulls could follow to Mars and back.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>We have examined in minute detail the intricate\u00a0workings of our metabolic beings, selecting with great care our daily sustenance. \u00a0This sustenance has been prepared,\u00a0preserved and packaged with meticulous attention to our every nutritional need. \u00a0Each mouth-watering parcel has been duly collated into its correct weekly bundle, sorted and labelled, before winging its way independently to its final destination, where it will await our hungry arrival.<\/p>\n

Each piece of gear has been thoroughly field tested, with valuable learning occurring at every step. \u00a0We have learned that a waterproof camera\u00a0isn’t\u00a0always, and no-tear-um trousers sometimes do, and rechargeable batteries sometimes don’t. \u00a0And that the precious \"\"<\/a>budgetary resources of our National Parks Department\u00a0weren’t being flagrantly wasted on those signs warning about white tailed rats that eat through cooking utensils. \u00a0We have rehearsed every aspect of our functioning until we can move through our daily routine (sleep, eat, pack, ride, eat, ride, unpack, eat, sleep, repeat) with drilled precision.<\/p>\n

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Every step of our path has been pre-ordained with the order of operations programmed to run like clockwork – from the airport parking, to the plane, to the hire car, to the B&B and to the trail. \u00a0 And just a small matter of 1000km or so of pedalling before this clockwork operation reverses its orbit to see us return\u00a0safely home.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> And the Munda Biddi\u00a0– 20 days of pedalling on mountain bikes that\u00a0\"IMG_20160807_100818\"<\/a>shine with the newness of servicing and the replacement of most moving parts. \u00a0We marked\u00a0their dismantling and solemn placement into their travelling cartons with a dignified\u00a0re-naming ceremony, confident in the knowledge that “Donquita” and “Pokey” will be prepared for their weeks of journeying\u00a0in body and soul.<\/p>\n

Our preparations have filled the hearts and minds of our friends with joy, and they have listened intently to our plans and preparations. \u00a0And listened, and listened, and…… are anxiously awaiting the celebration of silence that will accompany our long-awaited departure.<\/p>\n

Munda Biddi – we are ready. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(19 August 2016)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Munda Biddi – we have done months of obsessive preparation. \u00a0We have painstakingly\u00a0researched \u00a0every piece of equipment available in the known universe, and thoughtfully purchased gear that we never knew would be so essential to our very survival, but has been languishing in the commercial world just waiting for our fit of\u00a0conspicuous consumption. \u00a0We have … Continue reading Munda Biddi – We Are Ready<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":202,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3504,"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions\/3504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longrides.bike\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}