First of all: Happy New Year. May 2015 be an awesome bike-bonding year!
We have started a "Riding the Dream" concept (or group), called Dirt Squared. Two friends showing the world ordinary (short) people - a guy and gal pair - can go anywhere they are prepared to let their bikes take them. Just follow that front wheel! And if you can't due to time, commitments, finances or the wife, we will do it for you.
So why Dirt Squared? Well, basically there is more than double the fun and dirt when we are two. Mainly from a safety point of view we take a riding buddy along, but then there is also the adventure, companionship and fun that go with it.
We hope to take folks - riders and non-riders - on our adventures with us. We are not particularly good riders, but we have a sense of caution as well as a sense of adventure. Combine that with the willingness to spend hours in the seat, or ages stopping to take pictures, take the road less travelled or keep it up when the sun, cold or rain throws a spanner in the wheel ... ermm works.
Then THAT is when we discover beautiful places. Then THAT is when we ride into a sunrise or sunset that takes our breath away. Then THAT is when we see and smell sights that the ordinary man never will. Then THAT is when we experience from the sun to ice-rain on our faces, and know: we ... are ... ALIVE!
Then THAT is RIDING THE DREAM!! Come and share it with us!
PS. Look out for our stickers. Put up on (normally behind) info boards in the places we have explored. Let us know when and where you spot one please!
See our trips, pics and ride reports on our blog: www.dirtsquared.com
Toni & Jinx
Hi Jinx. What is the file extension of your logo?
Charles. It's a Png file and I managed to make it a Jpeg, then saw that was also not allowed. Could I mail it to you and you change it for me?
Hi Jinx
It sounds like you are trying to attach an image file. The system is designed to let you upload and insert images directly. You should be pressing the little camera icon (the last icon in the toolbar above).
Attaching files is only for non-image files - which is why you are battling to attach your logo image.
Ahhh thanks Charles! You are right - not as if I have not done plenty of ride reports before - been a long year and many visitors and my brain has retreated to somewhere not even I know where to go and look for it! Sighh! Will upload it now.
Thanks for your help.
Posting a link:
http://www.dirtsquared.com/2015/01/day-3-springbok-noordoewer-border-into.html#more
every time we posted the day's ride on our blog. Catching up on a few previous trips some of you might have seen.
http://www.dirtsquared.com/2015/01/day-4-grunau-keetmanshoop-koes-gochas...
The 4th day of our Namibian trip....
On day 6 of our Namibian adventure, we hit the desert. What unexpected beauty?! See our pics here:
http://www.dirtsquared.com/2015/01/namibia-day-6-desert-windhoek-okahand...
A Guest from Spain! Miguel Silvestre tells about his trip into Iraq as our first biker guest to our blog. He has written a few books and is a local television celebrity, so we are super honoured that he was prepared to send us a story.
http://www.dirtsquared.com/2015/02/our-first-guest-biker-miquel-silvestre.html
Also find more links and pics on our blog of his travels.