Special THANK YOU'S
(This section
ALWAYS needs updating!)
I'd like to thank the following
diplomatic and consular representatives for their expressions of faith and
support:
Mr. J. Ramirez Roca, EMBASSY OF BOLIVIA
Ms. Cecilia Pons
Arizaga, EMBASSY OF ECUADOR
Ms. Maria Josephina L.De Cardenal, EMBASSY OF
NICARAGUA
Mr. Rodrigo J. Bolaņos Milla,EMBASSY OF EL SALVADOR
Mr. C.
Moreno, EMBASSY OF CUBA
Mr. Sergio Suazo Rubi, EMBASSY OF THE HONDURAS
Mr.
Guy Pierre Andre, EMBASSY OF HAITI
Mr. Cuauhtemoc Villamar, EMBASSY OF MEXICO
Mr. Felipe Lira Ibaņez, EMBASSY OF THE UKRAINE
Mr. Sudhisarn Vibulyasek,
EMBASSY OF THAILAND
Ms. Diane L. Brink, EMBASSY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Mr. Carlos
Forero, EMBASSY OF COLUMBIA
Ms. Victoria Francolino, EMBASSY OF
URUGUAY
Mr. Alexander Tangkuman, EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Mr.
A.H. M. Farook of U.N.I.C.E.F.
Mr. Pablo Gaudnik, EMBASSY OF VENEZUELA
Dr.
Niall C.W. Nelson, EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Mr. Luis Maria Sabron,
EMBASSY OF ARGENTINA
Mr. Diego Valasco von Pilgrimm, EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF CHILE
Mr. Manuel Carraso, EMBASSY OF PERU
Mr. Jonathan Tapley, EMBASSY
OF AUSTRALIA
Mr. John Chimbandi EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE
Mr.
Elshad M. Talybov, EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Mr. Paul Taylor ,
EMBASSY OF GREAT BRITIAN
ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Ms. Linda
Raymond, Manager, Education Division, THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
Mr. Triapitchkin
Vadim, Executive Director, IMZ-URAL MOTORCYCLE FACTORY, RUSSIA
Mr. Anatoly S.
Vaganov, Export and Marketing Manager, IMZ-URAL MOTORCYCLE FACTORY,
RUSSIA
Mr. Stephen Wiggins, President, IMZ-URAL MOTORCYCLES AUSTRALIA
Mr.
Tom Lynott, President, URAL AMERICA
Mike and Felicia, WAGNER'S CYCLE
Friends and others who have helped on the way - Thank you
to:
It would be impossible to list, or even remember all the fantastic,
helpful and supportive folks we've met along the road, whether giving us a place
to crash or work on the bike, a place to work, something cold to drink on a hot
day, words of encouragement during times of desperation or dispair, help
fighting the buerocratic dragon that snakes its way all over the world,
well-wishes, a much needed smile, laughter at our sometimes laughable condition,
whatever! But... these are a few of the great folks we've met during our journey
that have come along with us, riding every mile and living every adventure, in
our hearts.
My greatest, best friend, Ms.
Lona Nielsen, for all her help and support
All my mates
in Canada
All the friends back home
My irreplaceable and
wonderfully understanding family
Carl Dobson, for taking care of my old
website for nearly two years before I learnt to make my own (not bad eh
Carl!?)
All the Philosophers, and Humanitarians in this world past and
present, for building the guiding light
GOD
Itzchak, House of
Itzchak, Arequipa, Peru
Fernando and his Famly, Roger Meaden and all the
fine folks at Volvo Peru
All the fantastic, warm, receptive and friendly
people of South America
Kurt and the Swiss family Robinson, in the Chaco,
Paraguay
The cool security guy who let us camp in a park in the middle of
Paraguay's capital city!
The far out Loatian Buddhist colony we happened
across in Argentina
The super nice folks from World Vision Chile
A
really, really special thanks to Louis, Daniel, Bladymere and the rest of the
super cool 'Moto Club de Chile'
Steve and the guys at SRT yet
again!
All the super cool biker folk down under
GOD!
Oh!
And... The God's Squad!
All the great tattoo artists and their families
in Australia!
This will be expanded upon soon in a 'Places the Ink was slung'
sectin!
Mr. Richard Casey of Independant Distillers Australia
Steve, and the guys at Pro Street Cycle Works for their invaluable
assistance.
Adam and the rest of the Tattoo Nation crowd.
Ms.
Loreen Neville, Publisher and editor, ROVING INSIGHT MAGAZINE
Mr. Steve
Delhaye and the folks at SRT International Freight Forwarding
Dieter from
Supercycles Bike and Tattoo shop, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Helen and David
from World Vision Indonesia, Jakarta office
Mr. Ong and Family, and Mr.
Aziz, of Doyan Shipping and Forwarding.
Nut and the gang in Krabi,
Thailand.
THE BIG GUY UPSTAIRS
Chili Joe of Koh Samui.
Ped
and the Koa San Rd. crew from Lucky's tattoo in Bangkok.
Ron, from the
"Pizza Factory" in Beijing
Mr. James (Jim) Bryant of Subway Sandwiches
China
The family in the middle of absolutley nowhere with whom I stayed
in a traditional Ger (hut type dwelling) in the open plains of
Mongolia.
The folks who helped me get the bike apart and lifted up into
the baggage compartment of a train to cross the Russian / Mongolian
Border!
The folks who helped me get it back off 14 km. down the track!
What an experience!
The two Russian Policemen who at different times and
locations both did the same thing upon inquiring as to my travels at a
roadblock: saluted and gave me a badge off their uniform!!
MY FRIEND 'THE
BIG FELLA'
Big Wayne and Cheryl.
The "O.L.G.A." crew.
My
first and only apprentice to date, Scott.
Carole Del Veccio of Aquawam,
Massachusetts
Jill Rigby, The Toronto Sun Newspaper
Kevin's Kustom Tattoos in Jo'Burg, South Africa
Tony Montana, Johanesburg
Andre, Wade, George, Dione, Jay, Mack, John, Barney and everyone
else in Durban
Paul and Davide' of the China Mall Tattoo Studio in East
London
Cecil and Margie and Family- The Tattoo Studio, Port
Elizabeth
Mandy and Skye, South Africa
Give me a 'G', Give me an 'O', Give me a 'D', Whaadaya got?
Guy of Observatory Custom Tattoos
Everybody at Wildfire Custom Tattoos in Capetown
Joel, Farmer (R.I.P.), John, John, Paul and the guys,
Capetown
Gums, Ax and the guys, Cape Town
Stefan and the rest of the West Coast Pirates in Togo
South African Airways, Ghana
George in Nova Scotia
Tiny and the Guys in Dublin, Ireland
My friends in Liverpool, England
The HOG Chapter in Toulouse France
All the guys in Charlottetown
Claude and the guys in Quebec
Bernie McEachern, Nova Scotia
Harvey Warner and the guys in Cape Breton
Louis and Frank in Spain
The fabulous Gibraltar motorcyclists
Bruno from France, in the Sahara.
Ali, Miran and Family, Mauritania
TENNESEE, Port Alfred, South Africa
If anyone has been missed it is without intention, I thank all
the wonderful people all around the world!
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