An adventure ride with the boys had been on the must-do list for some time. A bunch of mates, mostly hard-working dads, all needing some hang time to have some fun and get away for the weekend. Thanks to our supportive partners, a kid-free escape finally materialised one weekend in November with the help of another mate, Kye Anderson, who had not long started his own adventure tour company named Endeavour Motorcycle Tours. Kye was itching to show us all his deal and some of the best adventure trails the mid-north-eastern coast of Australia has to offer.
During the two months leading up to our planned ride, we witnessed the region inland of Port Macquarie experience fires after a period of hot, dry days sucking up all the moisture in the landscape and turning sections of the surrounding eucalypt-covered mountains to a dark charcoal-coloured hue. At this point, Kye forewarned us that our ride would more than
