Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap

Dom, Julia and I went to a property at Molong (near Orange in NSW) on the Easter weekend to do a course in riding motorcycles and All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) off-road. We slept on the floor of the shearing shed on the property for three nights and basically ate around the campfire at night with a great camp oven in operation. Dom went from scratch to riding at high speed on dirt roads in just two days, although he got bogged a couple of times in both sand and mud. Julia is picking up her skills with a view to getting her riders' licence back and enjoyed the course apart from a number of crashes. We're still not sure if her ribs are broken or just bruised, but, otherwise, she's alive and well. Yes, I know I'm an expert in this field, but I benefited from the course as well, particularly in low-speed work where I have acquired the ability to ride in ever-decreasing circles. It was great to be out in the bush and be woken in the mornings by kookaburras. We saw plenty of kangaroos on our rides and it reminded me of how important it is to get out of the city occasionally.