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COME JOIN ME

EVERY NOW AND THEN, you read or see something and the Choir Invisible commences singing in the background. That something is something that you really, really must get to know, or have or experience.

The prime example in my life, where motorcycling is concerned, was the Kawasaki Turbo. I saw a picture of the prototype in a magazine (the interwebs were only dreamed of back then) and called Kawasaki Motor Australia. I told the then marketing manager, Roger Young, that I wanted the first one to hit Australian wharves. He regretfully informed me that that one was gone, but I could have the second one.

What does that have to do with travel? Simple. I saw the details of the Compass Wild Patagonia tour and got the same itch I’d had when I saw the Turbo. This is a trip I really wanted to do. Never mind that I was already pretty much tied up for 2020, or that I would have to explain the need to visit South America to Mrs Bear. I called Craig at Compass and said – book it, Craigo!

Here is the tour description from Compass that turned me on. I couldn’t bear to edit it down.

COMPASS WILD PATAGONIA TOUR

Joining Day: Santiago Your Santiago airport transfer will take you directly to our joining hotel, ready for an early start tomorrow. Today you will meet your crew for your

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