Expedition Video

Video from the first stage of the expedition: Australia to Japan

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8 comments to Video

  • Erek
    October 24, 2011 at 13:47

    Congratulations on your trip! I was curious to see how your Canon XA10 is holding up. I spent 6 hours today trying to figure out which camcorder to get for our trip and found the XA10 and fell in love with it. How have you stored it? Does it seem to have any issues with the bumps on the road from the bike?

    My wife and I will be doing the continental divide next June, then down to Mexico, South America, Africa and beyond. Can’t wait!!

    Have fun!!
    Best,
    Erek

  • Benji
    October 24, 2011 at 17:48

    Hi Erek, I haven’t hit the road with the XA10 camcorder yet. The stage one videos were shot with an old MiniDV, which survived the pumps fine but had problems with humidity, sailing in the tropics. I have it in an Ortlieb Aqua-cam, which is air tight. I’ll be sure report how it goes. Have a great trip!

  • Dave McGrath
    October 29, 2011 at 10:12

    Hey Ben,
    I went through these videos this morning. Very enjoyable, was a good way to procrastinate before getting into some exam revision. Must be a lot of great memories.

    When do you actually hit the road for the next stage?

  • Benji
    October 30, 2011 at 09:03

    Hey Dave, I’ve had a few setbacks but getting geared up now. With a bit of luck I’ll be on the road by late November.

  • Dave McGrath
    October 31, 2011 at 10:03

    Exciting, such a long way this leg! I was just checking out the map before.
    Have you got some antimalarials?
    It might be worth buying some malarone or something before you head back to the developing world.

  • Benji
    November 1, 2011 at 22:18

    I do have an old pack of malarone in the kit but happily won’t need it for a while.

  • Dave McGrath
    November 2, 2011 at 19:13

    Yeah, maybe not until Africa, though I’m not sure about India, which is also on your route. Sorry, I probably sound a bit like your mother, but I’ve spent this year studying haematology, which involved learning quite a bit about Malaria. I just thought I’d mention that because apparently alot of prescription drugs you get in places like China, SE Asia, and probably Africa are counterfeit. So for something as serious as Malaria you really need to have genuine drugs.

  • Benji
    November 3, 2011 at 21:39

    I know the drugs are dirt cheap in SE Asia, but it’s a good point. Malaria is no fun at all.

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