WORLD TOURISTS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 7 December 1927, Page 6

WORLD TOURISTS

SIX YEARS ON MOTOR CYCLES f AUCKLANDERS RETURN. HAVE SEEN FOUR CONTINENTS [Special to “Tribune"! Auckland. Dec. 7. After travelling round the world for six years on motorcycles two Auckland boys returned home yesterday by the Marama. "We’re broke, but we’re happy and we have seen the world,” they said. The two adventurers are Alfred Robinson and Maurice Woolhouse Life in America seems to have influenced them. Both spoke with a slight drawl and their clothing was reminiscent of the wild west. Both wore tartan shirts. One affected grey corduroy trousers; the other had chosen trousers of a deep purple shade. If they wished Robin son, and Woolhouse could claim citizenship in Peru, where they spent a great deal Of '•heir time. “It is a wonderful coun. try,” they said, "but you mustn't take matches ashore there. We did and we were fined £5 for doing so.” The arena at Lima, capital of Peru, amused the two Aucklanders. “W<> raced there on our motor-cycles and still hold two records for speed. The arena is a great place. The? hold their bull fights, race meetings and motor-cycle races all in the arena nnd it is not altogether a smooth track.” People of every nationality are met in Limn, said the wanderers, but the people were very good to them nnd enthusiastically applauded their sue cesses in the motor-cycle races While In the United States Robinson and Woolhouse competed in events n't Buffalo and then went on to British Columbia, where they broke records in a lone ride from Victoria to Maniino and back. Thia is one of the most Iwautifnl drives in the world, they said, but a difficult, road.

THROUGH EUROPE The world wanderers travelled through most of Europe, including Spain, Portugal. France, Germany, Holland, England and Scotland. They also visited Las Palmas, in the Canary Islands, where they staged a run from the town to the highest point of the mountain behind it. On the way back the Aucklanders came across Australia on their machines. The trip from Adelaide to Melbourne was the worst road in the world, they said, and completely wrecked their machines. In addition to learning the graphy of the world and haring n good time the young men gathered other information. For instance thev know that the admiral of the Pern vian fleet is an American and the genera] of the Peruvian forces is n native of Scotland.

“No. wo hnd nn difficulty in petting about the world.” thev said. "We worked until wo ha.l enough mcnev to travel on.” Now thev arc nrepav, ing to compete in motor races in Auckland.