Fly Blog

This is as far as I’ve got in kitting out the Marc Machine for Australia. New panniers, new racks, handlebar bag, rack top bag – all waterproof – and of course a funky TCR tube attachment. With a bit of practise I should be able to fit the rod together while on the road. In fact I’ve been very busy; new tent, new sleeping bag and travel books. There’s still a lot else to put together and I have yet to organise my flies…

The Marc Machine

Yet another icy glove grips the unsuspecting village of Coggeshall, causing Trev’s wipers to pack-up. When interviewed later an official spokesman said, “He [Trevor] was quite mad to drive, escort vans are not – and never were – intended for the Arctic. It’s a miracle he’s still alive.” God says: “Well I wouldn’t call it a miracle per se, but I was in the neighbourhood .” The exact cause of Trev’s wipers packing up is still being studied, however it is thought that driving into a hedge was partly to blame.

Even the ducks have migrated South.

My flight was cancelled to Gatwick, because of deep 1″ snow, and so I flew to Heathrow instead and got ripped off by BA. Anyway on the sunny side it gave Erno and I a chance to eat Japanese food and cast in the park. The “other” picture is some chipping I have to do, if I can actually get the bloody chipper to run for more than five minutes, I’ll have this lot clearer quicker than you can cast 130ft.