then returned to Sydney. Once docked, its
poisonous passengers were herded quickly off
the ship without going through customs or any
health checks, waved through by our
government (which, ironically, has always prided
itself on stopping boats), and free to wander
the earth and have adventures and shit.
Clearly, the people responsible for this Plaguespreading
fiasco are the legions of waiters,
toilet-cleaners, and deck-washers currently
waiting for our Homicide Squad to pin murder
raps on them.
And while all this is going on, none of us can
ride our motorcycles, probably. No-one is clear
on that.
So most of us, on both sides of the ditch, do
the thing we think is right to do and sit at home.
And stare at our idle motorcycles.
And post pictures up on Facebook of old rides
and runs. But even this is fraught with peril since
one couple got charged with breaking
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