[Me and Honda] #0031 Moreton Island Trevor & Matt | モートン島のトレバーとマット

Moreton Island, located just off the coast of Queensland near Brisbane, is the third largest sand island in the world. It is a treasure house of nature and wildlife and a popular tourist destination as well.

Trevor and Matt are the two guys riding buggies. They look like they are having a lot fun riding the quads, however, this is not something they do for fun. For them, the buggies are an essential mode of transportation. Both work at Tangalooma Island Resort, and they always use buggies to get around whether to patrol the island or commute to work.

“I first rode an ATC90 when I was ten years old, since then I’ve always had Hondas,” said Trevor, who has more than forty years of experience riding quads.

His parents bought him his first buggy when he was ten so he could ride around the family’s land, and he has been riding one ever since. He’s an excellent rider, whether it’s across flat ground or over steeply sloping sand dunes, as well as an accomplished general manager at the resort. Whatever he’s doing, his beloved yellow buggy is a big part of his life.

オーストラリア ブリスベンの東の沖合に浮かぶ、世界で3番目に大きい砂の島・モートン島。貴重な自然と野生動物の宝庫で、たくさんの観光客が訪れる人気のリゾートだ。
バギーに乗っている彼らの名前は、トレバーとマット。すごく楽しそうに見えるけど、アクティビティを楽しんでいるわけじゃなくて、四輪バギーは彼らにとって欠かせない日常の足。島のリゾートホテル「タンガルーマ・アイランド・リゾート」で働く彼らは、島内のパトロールでも、出勤でも（！）、とにかく移動のときはいつもコレを使っているのだから。
「10歳の頃にATC90に出会って、そこからHonda一筋」
そう話すトレバーは、運転歴40年以上。10歳の時、両親に家の庭で乗るために買ってもらってから、ずっとバギーに乗り続けているらしい。急斜面の砂丘も、愛用の黄色いバギーでなんなく走りこなす名運転手、だけど、本業はリゾート統括マネージャー。ちょっと偉い人でもあるのだ。

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