We first crossed paths when we were each doing our own adventures.
And we've rarely been separated since.
We're living back in Australia
and we still love to get out.
Getting ourselves down to the Snowy Mountains
particularly to the Snowy Mountains highway is one of our favourite ways of doing that.
But we find sharing a ride like this just makes it so much better.
And while riding in a group is lots and lots of fun
there's still tons of stuff to look out for.
Regular road hazards like changing conditions,
making sure we stop regularly
and looking out for wildlife.
And also making sure we keep an eye out for each other
and that we stick together.
[Zaya] I always wanted to travel.
I found the motorcycle is an amazing vehicle to adventure on
[Geordie] Zaya was doing a year of adventuring
and that's when she met me.
So that's when we ran into each other riding a Ural
from the heart of Siberia to the Arctic circle
He had this beautiful smile.
And I was besotted from that moment on.
That first impression got me.
[Geordie] We now work together. Live together.
Whenever we can we go out and ride our bikes together.
I love the environment down here. It's changing.
You'll come around a bend or something and it will just open up to a beautiful valley.
It throws everything at you here.
The Snowy Mountains Highway and the Snowy Region can offer up really extreme weather.
[Zaya] I like to have all the essentials close by.
Especially in the Snowy Mountains the temperature changes quite significantly.
You never want to ride uncomfortable; too hot or too cold
[Geordie] My backpack - I always carry light stuff in it.
You know, extra layers.
It's all about that "are we prepared for this?"
But in the prep side I can't carry much stuff on my bike
Heavier stuff on my bike and lighter stuff on her bike.
But it's very important to make sure it's balanced and not lopsided.
It's a long ride down to the Snowy Mountains.
You've got a bit of a journey to get here.
We definitely take breaks.
You don't want to try and smash it out in one go.
So when I'm out sharing a ride like this in a group.
I'm always mindful of the people who are behind me.
I always want to set a pace where no one feels like they need to push themselves to try and keep up
I just always want to make sure I'm off the road
before I'm contending with the wildlife at dusk.
And it's just not necessary if we can get to our location before the sun goes down.
It's just the freshness of it as well.
Like getting out of the big smoke
It's just so beautiful.
You're so close to nature.
There's plants there that you just don't see in other places.
And rock formations and things like that.
Riding it is just the best.
I mean, I just enjoy riding with Zaya full stop.
Going through this beautiful scenery
Just reminds me of that special feeling we have.
Tapping into that adventuring side of how we met.
What we love.
So it's always like
happiness.