tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918357775123653010.post3216505359796321563..comments2024-03-20T18:11:56.750+11:00Comments on Australian Motorcycle Diaries: 30 April - Day 4 - Dubbo to GoondiwindiTheo van der Meulenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309079857124093536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918357775123653010.post-5881372580068653972015-05-04T23:09:52.850+10:002015-05-04T23:09:52.850+10:00Hi Ry, I agree with you. All those wonderful place...Hi Ry, I agree with you. All those wonderful place names come from the languages of the aboriginal people who lived in Australia long before Europeans arrived. For example the word for crow is Wagga and therefore Wagga Wagga is the place of many crows. I found in my travels to the USA that you have a lot of place names which stem from the Native American languages.Theo van der Meulenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309079857124093536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918357775123653010.post-3356035106960489402015-05-01T12:53:44.551+10:002015-05-01T12:53:44.551+10:00I certainly don't speak for all of my fellow A...I certainly don't speak for all of my fellow American motorcyclists, but I bet I speak for many (and I must preface by saying that I'm not trying to be a smartass--I'm serious): You Aussies don't know how good you've got it, and I'm totally jealous...<br /><br />Y'all have the greatest place names! I sooo want to be able to say that I rode from Wandiligong to Wagga Wagga, past Goondiwindi and Coonabarabran, and through the Wurrumbungle. What poetic, musical names. :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your adventures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03868114028772520290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918357775123653010.post-44941208505699795242015-05-01T06:33:46.335+10:002015-05-01T06:33:46.335+10:00What a day. I hate it when you have to ride leane...What a day. I hate it when you have to ride leaned over due to wind. At least the skies cleared.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.com