tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51199512751429046762024-03-18T18:47:03.430+11:00The Road to NowhereMotorcycles, Yamaha R1, Motorcycle Touring, Motorcycle Track Days, Motorcycle Photography, Yamaha YZF R1, Africa Twin, Adventure, Australian Motorcycle Blog,Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comBlogger460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-77785167992424603732024-03-15T18:10:00.002+11:002024-03-15T18:10:23.871+11:00 Motul Summer Series 2023/2024 by St George Motorcycle Club<p style="text-align: justify;">The Motul Summer Series by St George Motorcycle club just finished last month, the series ran from Dec 23 through to Feb 10, consisting of 5 rounds. This is Australia's premier club racing series run under lights at Sydney Motorsport park. The racing is always close with some of our best club racers, also with some of our best Australian Superbike(ASBK) riders lining up and a few international stars also present before heading back to Europe for official FIM racing duties. Yes that's how good this class of racing has become. Everyone wants a piece of the summer night series and it's a cracking event. Best thing is, it's free entry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0oEvTv1DW61V5y8scKq23rDPTNZipqWdRw9RG6qiV9R5dg5PEFYeB0-RbVUltEC-ogR6or7cWugnhrAbSNxFHJtLFNCbFROBlm8KrayDgNeAQPRcMST3zh3L-IvFeGxFterl_ipfQstDXacjnvlUs-_EdDUkHFRbOJr4muSwrYqmY2-xwwNrwTSSVWQx/s8846/221217_177ND500_%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="8846" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0oEvTv1DW61V5y8scKq23rDPTNZipqWdRw9RG6qiV9R5dg5PEFYeB0-RbVUltEC-ogR6or7cWugnhrAbSNxFHJtLFNCbFROBlm8KrayDgNeAQPRcMST3zh3L-IvFeGxFterl_ipfQstDXacjnvlUs-_EdDUkHFRbOJr4muSwrYqmY2-xwwNrwTSSVWQx/w640-h222/221217_177ND500_%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I don't know a better way to spend a friday or saturday night than watching some of our best motorcycle talent banging fairings for 4 hours and it's all free entry. Racing starts at 6:30pm and runs till 10:30pm with sundown at about 8pm. I've been shooting this event as media since its inception four years ago, and it's been a fantastic experience to be able to do this and I can't wait till the end of the year for the next event.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">With the Australian Superbikes round 2 set for March 22 at Sydney Motorsport Park with night races, most of the ASBK riders turned up to use this as practise sessions for the ASBK night round. This brings much credibility to the St George Motorcycle club and helps to raise their profile as Australia's premier road racing club. It's a credit to Mick O'Brien club president and the army of volunteers that make the event so special.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">St George Motorcycle club are very smart in how they operate the Unlimited F1 Superbike class. Splitting the International & National ASBK riders into the "Superfast Dudes" category(I'm not making that up) but they did change it this year to National & International racers, and the club racers into the F2 category within the same race. First Finisher in each class gets the 25 points, which is great as the ASBK boys don't show up steal all the valuable championship points from the club regulars. Brilliant!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The ASBK guys don't usually turn up for every race, more likely if it fits their schedule. Here's a few photos' of some of the Superfast dudes.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Josh Brookes - 1 x ASBK Champion, 2 x BSB Champion</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjgFtnn96HxRl_LaKdy48lPTP9GhB9sB7SbVIIS_xDJUQfJ98saRSkqRlYJRl-8Ceh8959KNiiH9tNw2ST0Q_ZRl1H9zwTO3aU4AxvPQ9vcbNhXAYwUGiON1nST1huUEXM5hArro6xO4KdmVjHdSduv-G2Zbj79b8kDlzq1NjGc342OAr-3Pc7F0DCnD2/s5568/240113_222ND500_0909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjgFtnn96HxRl_LaKdy48lPTP9GhB9sB7SbVIIS_xDJUQfJ98saRSkqRlYJRl-8Ceh8959KNiiH9tNw2ST0Q_ZRl1H9zwTO3aU4AxvPQ9vcbNhXAYwUGiON1nST1huUEXM5hArro6xO4KdmVjHdSduv-G2Zbj79b8kDlzq1NjGc342OAr-3Pc7F0DCnD2/w266-h400/240113_222ND500_0909.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Glenn Allerton - 3 x ASBK Champion</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Glenn was injured in the first round so didn't participate in the remaining rounds so these photo's are from 2022</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DiprIbGmIBoJ-i2YQ0gGOeg_ma-B-BvjIlvBKf7K5TunR9tw1hYQZrrKNKQDh9aRGwz42yAHhqSIYEHWUqkBExJjbJEOEeY0oZmAkUSTNhrjZGc-z6nTIelJNy9xDSUne5UN-2-FGVCVo1bUwKabPi3v6aNYVzq5tA7mGrxHSUTiiF-2iyR108q4LORh/s5568/220917_162ND500_4283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DiprIbGmIBoJ-i2YQ0gGOeg_ma-B-BvjIlvBKf7K5TunR9tw1hYQZrrKNKQDh9aRGwz42yAHhqSIYEHWUqkBExJjbJEOEeY0oZmAkUSTNhrjZGc-z6nTIelJNy9xDSUne5UN-2-FGVCVo1bUwKabPi3v6aNYVzq5tA7mGrxHSUTiiF-2iyR108q4LORh/w640-h426/220917_162ND500_4283.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Amazing 😍</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Round 1 was held back on 23rd December, with round 2&3 held over consecutive nights on January 26th & 27th and finally rounds 4&5 held in Feb consecutively on friday saturday 9th & 10th. I missed the first round due to an adventure bike ride we had organised on the same weekend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But I managed to get to each of the other rounds, with racing consisting of 600cc supersport F1 & F2, 400cc during round 2&3 and F1, F2 and F3 superbike classes. The level of racing within the club racers is really high, with low 1:32's. Leanne Nelson is the fastest woman around SMSP breaking into the 1:34's on her R1.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last hour of the final round and the heavens opened up with drizzling rain. The ASBK & International guys didn't risk riding in it, but the club racers were racing for points and championships so the racing was even more intense. It made for some interesting shots.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokREReggINva4MMQciaS2CQ4n2SnnVkjQqjYUYd5QA7xXDsNsuaGMDez4Ocs1MRaTGlFU3Fpn8PW9n6Z4KfPDHpWbv_jBog7OvPYNk6rdVZ8rKiBlXNuZvn0qMfod-RRJ0arKFfyTrMFJ9-W4K3b5PYutFJW9d-HMbV5CEXgUKg4OgTk8woDvc-QCfC9Q/s5140/0088%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="5140" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokREReggINva4MMQciaS2CQ4n2SnnVkjQqjYUYd5QA7xXDsNsuaGMDez4Ocs1MRaTGlFU3Fpn8PW9n6Z4KfPDHpWbv_jBog7OvPYNk6rdVZ8rKiBlXNuZvn0qMfod-RRJ0arKFfyTrMFJ9-W4K3b5PYutFJW9d-HMbV5CEXgUKg4OgTk8woDvc-QCfC9Q/w640-h360/0088%20B&W.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veteran Dominic DeLeon fearless in the rain</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDObVWUnPE44JwN8B2iF8YoEM-vEqpnRIRTcWuYgzgL90Yd_WtQY09ntf4Ch5Ks8WuI1N19HKUzCQqMXleT3KkVxRPjnMuCsll2CfiwL1Xvk_JA4bOTVF3WjIwK0OR_BU-K848WLRBSFUAhmZLDs90xXsN19IZzIYX7uhy_VxJwRYTQLjj83ZFP0jOg0NL/s5568/240113_222ND500_1002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDObVWUnPE44JwN8B2iF8YoEM-vEqpnRIRTcWuYgzgL90Yd_WtQY09ntf4Ch5Ks8WuI1N19HKUzCQqMXleT3KkVxRPjnMuCsll2CfiwL1Xvk_JA4bOTVF3WjIwK0OR_BU-K848WLRBSFUAhmZLDs90xXsN19IZzIYX7uhy_VxJwRYTQLjj83ZFP0jOg0NL/w640-h360/240113_222ND500_1002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogjIWsJ76NiJkhQ_C23gQRCe-0iZzLHX21SZFtTLClFSoiSGUoh2Nqh6NW1SR6yedKKmkPOzGkmLFhIvdUZK5mx9i0U-9NGroFuQJ4gfE_kdmJvJXO3CSUazcc9FIfXMmpxY65BkxUcfg1fO6rebMlhj-3BLhUsvAQwHaD7CHIK9Kx5r-9MiYbxPULOTW/s5568/240113_222ND500_1049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogjIWsJ76NiJkhQ_C23gQRCe-0iZzLHX21SZFtTLClFSoiSGUoh2Nqh6NW1SR6yedKKmkPOzGkmLFhIvdUZK5mx9i0U-9NGroFuQJ4gfE_kdmJvJXO3CSUazcc9FIfXMmpxY65BkxUcfg1fO6rebMlhj-3BLhUsvAQwHaD7CHIK9Kx5r-9MiYbxPULOTW/w640-h426/240113_222ND500_1049.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMI9WS5Q1nkFxDmMlHFCWgKSkt0Jrpd-dX3y9mY8eLET9ypVZRwHtblPeWq2KTJaUIZYFcO2zJsobWjLRUc3lKxicpQ-T4Bayj3Uq2zzNeceBYJHCxhsJcuYXC1-qHXNkEXNbGgBAq-2SwCYdbPhBM6DOmgRYvrSoH3eE2YrSMQaqv_PrOFqk0evFi-g6g/s3681/240113_223ND500_1950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="3681" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMI9WS5Q1nkFxDmMlHFCWgKSkt0Jrpd-dX3y9mY8eLET9ypVZRwHtblPeWq2KTJaUIZYFcO2zJsobWjLRUc3lKxicpQ-T4Bayj3Uq2zzNeceBYJHCxhsJcuYXC1-qHXNkEXNbGgBAq-2SwCYdbPhBM6DOmgRYvrSoH3eE2YrSMQaqv_PrOFqk0evFi-g6g/w640-h360/240113_223ND500_1950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not everyone's night went as planned. Glenn Columbine's R1 decided it would rather launch into orbit than go around in circles. There wasn't much left of it, I got the whole sequence of this crash, all up about 48 shots. Glad to see he walked away uninjured.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEJ9ifaRW8A71s7wd5P5fb_RvRJkDuuXBvYdBcrqTQ2EXlMzfr7L2B1STYC3PEGC-y7Ku84jcTJupp6q-L2_j65Bjm_lU9CXvjrme0sZlR1OhkIPkn60Da_FQOogVv2Lr-oLTvKym8ejb2rhrFcazzZkUeP3wrQjbvR07l7BCkC2SWI_v3LoHsJcHS81a/s5568/240113_224ND500_3490.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="5568" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEJ9ifaRW8A71s7wd5P5fb_RvRJkDuuXBvYdBcrqTQ2EXlMzfr7L2B1STYC3PEGC-y7Ku84jcTJupp6q-L2_j65Bjm_lU9CXvjrme0sZlR1OhkIPkn60Da_FQOogVv2Lr-oLTvKym8ejb2rhrFcazzZkUeP3wrQjbvR07l7BCkC2SWI_v3LoHsJcHS81a/w640-h380/240113_224ND500_3490.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harrison Voight taking it to Josh Brookes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDIsEIyvctTHSNkLu9v2v2IsHEXCgabiFojgkuOWRJltIEzDjLq6tvxCk5e8zWvlEhXIDNc0jks5NOvi4jwtTFmGjL6el-YTCN7BHMgvQaRjBymr4LKYCKKdIecKJxa0JHLqksK-7xRIM5gsyw-_2PDwxO62EgssX9aiymrjypcbw9JBBOWsk3JCLGTvG/s5343/240113_224ND500_3530.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3179" data-original-width="5343" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDIsEIyvctTHSNkLu9v2v2IsHEXCgabiFojgkuOWRJltIEzDjLq6tvxCk5e8zWvlEhXIDNc0jks5NOvi4jwtTFmGjL6el-YTCN7BHMgvQaRjBymr4LKYCKKdIecKJxa0JHLqksK-7xRIM5gsyw-_2PDwxO62EgssX9aiymrjypcbw9JBBOWsk3JCLGTvG/w640-h380/240113_224ND500_3530.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paris Hardwick - ASBK lighting up the track</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz-WeJ61yVCtD2YgOHr15jYMfmEhuuS6ECqe-8tXIEHDndXIN1m_ABAp0mPnls3IUOjQ5RB5ZaCBLH6Bghq-tVTjSqLy5ow9V9ztszGilKG5OJ-ObQYrr_SoQZlhV6V-ylc4uaPeK0MJ6mAjPsT3w8KsVQXQL244fpKk9gcve2W6yv2YyntWoLIBR4aW7/s5548/240113_223ND500_2268.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="5548" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz-WeJ61yVCtD2YgOHr15jYMfmEhuuS6ECqe-8tXIEHDndXIN1m_ABAp0mPnls3IUOjQ5RB5ZaCBLH6Bghq-tVTjSqLy5ow9V9ztszGilKG5OJ-ObQYrr_SoQZlhV6V-ylc4uaPeK0MJ6mAjPsT3w8KsVQXQL244fpKk9gcve2W6yv2YyntWoLIBR4aW7/w640-h278/240113_223ND500_2268.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew Burley and his Ducati was another contender for lunar orbit. These bikes just keep on cartwheeling on T1, the fastest corner on the track. Also good to see Big Burls walk away from this crash.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4uy2BH3OaFxFFdO6z5R5VA5rYiT0tiCitAWt_-4p14JIMvEiT067ZgbcO8tPuYAnj6GYWqyWcssqE7QObrvBjQmUM4MJMTTm0_gE-kPLNn3UH_f6Yq8NR29M-9Rxw8Op9XEo2p8yGEo9eCPc5iX_uecJ7feCWBFn1hW1pubYmZUgtTj-0Y8lMFwQYz1A/s4435/240113_225ND500_4326.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="4435" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4uy2BH3OaFxFFdO6z5R5VA5rYiT0tiCitAWt_-4p14JIMvEiT067ZgbcO8tPuYAnj6GYWqyWcssqE7QObrvBjQmUM4MJMTTm0_gE-kPLNn3UH_f6Yq8NR29M-9Rxw8Op9XEo2p8yGEo9eCPc5iX_uecJ7feCWBFn1hW1pubYmZUgtTj-0Y8lMFwQYz1A/w640-h426/240113_225ND500_4326.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timothy Griffith</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcMUnPsfWmRdLTQgEqAkCBsk3a7YjuijxQmgt2Bfnh7Sj3lg4GP6dYuVH_mlWrljA8TMQBZkwLLFvaWnpltbhOkRgRiLxQpGngBOpsy7gw4vM22b304tFrw59kICj8X5_Rvk9XtT3RAt3JGr-Dsk9WEhcUO62SYYV0XOuxcc5ZnC_oKqZm2Hk2AoOmSNH/w640-h360/240210_240ND500_9949%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Soderland - ASBK lighting it up in the rain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you haven't been out to this event yet, you just have to do it. It's free entry with some of Australian road racings best, up and coming talent. Some motorcycle celebrity talent was also pit side with Remy Gardner, Matt Mladdin, Troy Corser, Troy Bayliss, Wayne Maxwell present at different rounds. I've really enjoyed my time shooting this event. One night I'd like to just head out with the lads with a big esky with beers and Krakens and just enjoy the racing. It's awesome just get out there and do it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-58507774123549020402024-03-07T18:22:00.000+11:002024-03-07T18:22:19.608+11:00Beers at the Bendemeer<p style="text-align: justify;"> Another stellar weekend away with the boys was on the card last weekend. With no real plan of where we were going drawn up we could alter it at anytime. We met the other guys at 7am at McGraths Hill Maccas and for a coffee hit. We were underway shortly after and headed up the Putty road. Stu had to fill up in Singleton but we continued until Gloucester and then filled up.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We stopped for lunch at the bakery, they have good pies at Gloucester bakery. We then took of up Thunderbolts way and I had to stop for irrigation purposes. Plenty of lantana growing around this area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5NtaOBStUhbOk_FyjF6KiGYJpLDPBl3aGDIrsgUQJYB9NFgqsXsbc3iuV3cJ0nxnu15ycS4fhssMsjlpWTc_MNeJI8HJDyKG482WM2OgroXjY0Fc4vw0gLDCJeoN1uUUCtPvkbRNAgB76VNtYr89zx-8vqxJlI6iBKxA2diKewteVlVq465k2VBsyGG1/s4000/240301_Phone_0630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5NtaOBStUhbOk_FyjF6KiGYJpLDPBl3aGDIrsgUQJYB9NFgqsXsbc3iuV3cJ0nxnu15ycS4fhssMsjlpWTc_MNeJI8HJDyKG482WM2OgroXjY0Fc4vw0gLDCJeoN1uUUCtPvkbRNAgB76VNtYr89zx-8vqxJlI6iBKxA2diKewteVlVq465k2VBsyGG1/w640-h360/240301_Phone_0630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzjzH98XiXUPb2e-Jsk7LqjaT9op5OdArS4TTpoqLlgHM9DI0phssDw806m9iIb8dJ9K-_WcR3-xlrMlABZCkXHY2o2vpt0zMQBP05XbG8-wgTBw3i8z7qRPNdsQvk4_BNNgd3Bbtgcv81a1GX9E_HRBAWO98POaaI_zEoB5kkxoPh2rFOTX10KzPb6Fp/s4000/240301_Phone_0755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzjzH98XiXUPb2e-Jsk7LqjaT9op5OdArS4TTpoqLlgHM9DI0phssDw806m9iIb8dJ9K-_WcR3-xlrMlABZCkXHY2o2vpt0zMQBP05XbG8-wgTBw3i8z7qRPNdsQvk4_BNNgd3Bbtgcv81a1GX9E_HRBAWO98POaaI_zEoB5kkxoPh2rFOTX10KzPb6Fp/w640-h360/240301_Phone_0755.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We continued up the mountain to the lookout. The road up the mountain had been resurfaced in was in excellent condition, best I've ever seen it which was inducive of fist full of throttle. We stopped at he look out for a short break to take in the views. It was getting hot but the temp dropped a couple of degrees as we went up the mountain.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfv2ov1ju30EYASQkhSwdKIj6SCHbtn3wSVD_mYdoNp3JrCezwE43AY1S-HarQMSJSWFxQvKCNvoeUyAJKFa_qH7kdz-8GBD4oFMJ7kZeJB1mQAtNnw1uvDRjJtYgh60dYaxiv0-wuOvK6IneBnoWxvFkpuuHm2DvOpKIaikWxvK8EG7gHCNd-x5emHwK/s4000/240301_Phone_3141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfv2ov1ju30EYASQkhSwdKIj6SCHbtn3wSVD_mYdoNp3JrCezwE43AY1S-HarQMSJSWFxQvKCNvoeUyAJKFa_qH7kdz-8GBD4oFMJ7kZeJB1mQAtNnw1uvDRjJtYgh60dYaxiv0-wuOvK6IneBnoWxvFkpuuHm2DvOpKIaikWxvK8EG7gHCNd-x5emHwK/w640-h360/240301_Phone_3141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY4aM_irBmxIv0SNK5XNeD1RrmrG_bDSXLVouqq_u1Zvjp_uDsaYQJbs4lkldUJ5BO8YtlzbDcjV4SuFQvOz7Sb2zt9OuJb1yMu6OjRwIu-nCPnvi42dfLbAPdeRkew8jYj0Mrn8WlLavpjGchZPkJb99ZAPO5x9c91aUeQF9SXZ1U03uXXljFtkPMGF-/s4000/240301_Phone_3150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXY4aM_irBmxIv0SNK5XNeD1RrmrG_bDSXLVouqq_u1Zvjp_uDsaYQJbs4lkldUJ5BO8YtlzbDcjV4SuFQvOz7Sb2zt9OuJb1yMu6OjRwIu-nCPnvi42dfLbAPdeRkew8jYj0Mrn8WlLavpjGchZPkJb99ZAPO5x9c91aUeQF9SXZ1U03uXXljFtkPMGF-/w640-h360/240301_Phone_3150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3YxBQRoRX2qKh4JZO4ZAA8Ry01tJwhLsBDaXw91HIEYHdSplRCY-OX9ojbanNObWeHdA-DKZkpK3m82xypnuMEbtD3uaHmo_7TT0QnCLMYhYV3M7emSuPoiky1ywoWU8fSOy_-cOegyb5voXvKC9Na3L7UTtUo2N2rFFX5nICBWUpbetFGbfUx4xYv9t/s4000/240301_Phone_3250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3YxBQRoRX2qKh4JZO4ZAA8Ry01tJwhLsBDaXw91HIEYHdSplRCY-OX9ojbanNObWeHdA-DKZkpK3m82xypnuMEbtD3uaHmo_7TT0QnCLMYhYV3M7emSuPoiky1ywoWU8fSOy_-cOegyb5voXvKC9Na3L7UTtUo2N2rFFX5nICBWUpbetFGbfUx4xYv9t/w640-h360/240301_Phone_3250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1yBECoZNvVv1RKgIRi9D1KTohpNtbCquzwXuL8qUJXB6W1ITvhMnNKfansrKHJ6BlRs08uVO4DiTdOFtzk32Dk6LNO68BaWMJU9yhMJCnjt-5a-A_C2qsiygX-3iFHc8lvcJPFg5pOWmzbt_3cTQClAXIydVEvP0F3FasoAXMOdOIp2lVDx6nTXRUMaj/s4000/240301_Phone_3304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1yBECoZNvVv1RKgIRi9D1KTohpNtbCquzwXuL8qUJXB6W1ITvhMnNKfansrKHJ6BlRs08uVO4DiTdOFtzk32Dk6LNO68BaWMJU9yhMJCnjt-5a-A_C2qsiygX-3iFHc8lvcJPFg5pOWmzbt_3cTQClAXIydVEvP0F3FasoAXMOdOIp2lVDx6nTXRUMaj/w640-h360/240301_Phone_3304.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Stu was going to cut across Port Stephens cutting to Tamworth and head up to Bendemeer, so the rest of us turned off at Nowendoc. There's not much in Nowendoc, a general storem a rural fire brigade and not a lot else. Here we took the Brackendale road which took us up through the Rikamukka Forest and out on the eastern side of Walcha. They were grading section of the road through the forest and it was in pretty good condition. I noticed there was plenty of dust and the others had dropped back to get out of it.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I waited for them at the Oxley Hwy turn off, whilst I waited I turned on my comms. From here to Bendemeer I was enjoying the music whilst the boring commute to our destination, it was only about 30 minutes away. Easy enough and to get going. It not quite loud enough.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdbEq44NdwN37Sz-n4pqmM_xAv1uaP5H10FqbE95Qd0ZuBmY7vfx358EDtxDSxLdSBFkLb_-_0wd0AwT5pQdRGEMfS5wcy-hSF3Tn1DQnKUC4UW_REpq0sPb8DBpvp0NTPEfPHkwssgPoqoOCwc29oE2GnhUF3TnRDzyHMYfccFkHq-YgS4aseDFlKnpA/s4000/240301_Phone_0738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdbEq44NdwN37Sz-n4pqmM_xAv1uaP5H10FqbE95Qd0ZuBmY7vfx358EDtxDSxLdSBFkLb_-_0wd0AwT5pQdRGEMfS5wcy-hSF3Tn1DQnKUC4UW_REpq0sPb8DBpvp0NTPEfPHkwssgPoqoOCwc29oE2GnhUF3TnRDzyHMYfccFkHq-YgS4aseDFlKnpA/w640-h360/240301_Phone_0738.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVIf8Ru_X7PUp7Pk5WhkEzD7QunqtxhhqWS5CCyOJiB18gPomdTD3RDI6oMPI8IEwB6e_MVixpkdPKUYSRG500_0w5C9LEbLA-8vt6sST3S8qnfji0jPLcRUobk6a_p-i6yIFO2JSQ_8g3tZ7cLGFvrBNPLVZcs0BVsQitCohm-twtKMjV-f0r0_pMNoR/s4000/240301_Phone_4027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVIf8Ru_X7PUp7Pk5WhkEzD7QunqtxhhqWS5CCyOJiB18gPomdTD3RDI6oMPI8IEwB6e_MVixpkdPKUYSRG500_0w5C9LEbLA-8vt6sST3S8qnfji0jPLcRUobk6a_p-i6yIFO2JSQ_8g3tZ7cLGFvrBNPLVZcs0BVsQitCohm-twtKMjV-f0r0_pMNoR/w640-h360/240301_Phone_4027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3llQGVupXizcaGj1uDgYTnUq23ubIwe8CyTG_0TqQEb7ycqO0ErhId6b_Y1QkFAtGt8HjDXIfLEHS2S1kbeDalVbpQ-klYaYJ6qhqURmwrlrAj-SDiO8jqrtxreFM5bwlS87qloRx5TUBEtdGhmJMIYVwPGSxpxpxAyBvWmQAPZ5EaNMTguLfOValage-/s4000/240302_Phone_2516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3llQGVupXizcaGj1uDgYTnUq23ubIwe8CyTG_0TqQEb7ycqO0ErhId6b_Y1QkFAtGt8HjDXIfLEHS2S1kbeDalVbpQ-klYaYJ6qhqURmwrlrAj-SDiO8jqrtxreFM5bwlS87qloRx5TUBEtdGhmJMIYVwPGSxpxpxAyBvWmQAPZ5EaNMTguLfOValage-/w640-h360/240302_Phone_2516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A few well earned beers were in order once we reached the Bendemeer pub. It was quite hot(35°C) by the end of the day and the air conditioned bar was quite welcome. After it cooled down we sat in the beer garden, such a relaxing place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiaUVOCagSHJQGrQM2wX2nAlbnLmdcgcV4O14AuzORduAKZMd3M4kdfzrTGatCfd9PtZZTsfh1xLkPtSJtGPTp9qyKJMT4ugQ-02859cPSO0xbvrCKn7Q008TKsD17YMxiB1BS6uL8dgVnwfHlSBWI79Cu2GrtF9ioSXTSA1mdw1amt4Q3hcn_HJoPhHr/s4000/240302_Phone_0720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiaUVOCagSHJQGrQM2wX2nAlbnLmdcgcV4O14AuzORduAKZMd3M4kdfzrTGatCfd9PtZZTsfh1xLkPtSJtGPTp9qyKJMT4ugQ-02859cPSO0xbvrCKn7Q008TKsD17YMxiB1BS6uL8dgVnwfHlSBWI79Cu2GrtF9ioSXTSA1mdw1amt4Q3hcn_HJoPhHr/w640-h360/240302_Phone_0720.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">After a big hearty breakfast we were on our way. Zammo asked if we could visit the Tamworth Motorcycle Museum. I seconded that as we only had a fairly short ride organised across to Coopernook today, plenty of time to do something like this.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It only cost $10 entry to the Museum, which was money well spent. 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Stu headed back up to Walcha to do the Oxley Highway. We decided to head down to Nowendoc and head across to wingham on the Nowendoc road. There was a sign across the road saying road closed bridge out, we decided to ask at the general store. They were pretty clueless for locals, didn't know there was a bridge out and didn't know how far the bridge was. We decided to go down the road anyway.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The road descended ever down through the ranges through lush farmlands with magnificent landscapes. Cowes were roaming the hillsides and roads.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPmXW24VvkASr65LE81btE63Ju4eAnDkRsDnXl_OJLlygvhTZFei-sp2w6qxypMhGuS4jxg1lZC8yf23VxFcmk7vV0oRrAFIkcFbPGuYZ7Y7uhI6E9fUScFWPjm6I1FYgBaI4yzEVuOrr0YysjLzyK8tMgZSDoJv3uUjEkkzfC20olg7q_mwYYI_V9gS-/s4000/240302_Phone_3000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPmXW24VvkASr65LE81btE63Ju4eAnDkRsDnXl_OJLlygvhTZFei-sp2w6qxypMhGuS4jxg1lZC8yf23VxFcmk7vV0oRrAFIkcFbPGuYZ7Y7uhI6E9fUScFWPjm6I1FYgBaI4yzEVuOrr0YysjLzyK8tMgZSDoJv3uUjEkkzfC20olg7q_mwYYI_V9gS-/w640-h360/240302_Phone_3000.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We stopped at a bridge to err..... fill the creek and take a break.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiWBC6xt-u1zr4Pl5M2Pe8RqjxZCbw5YaO8yoWfHhOVDvHUyXdKcGhxF4SkdaBlF9RFNn5RpxUJZzzEJt6CL3SfyHboUZGIFfzD2N1ChcT6bJMgAPbjA4d9pHAAcUtGOFMG9Z69OuLCIihtXSMk75anpB933vK5QvrZCeSIMDrYZu7mzeeln2qLXwTkhW/s4000/240302_Phone_0459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiWBC6xt-u1zr4Pl5M2Pe8RqjxZCbw5YaO8yoWfHhOVDvHUyXdKcGhxF4SkdaBlF9RFNn5RpxUJZzzEJt6CL3SfyHboUZGIFfzD2N1ChcT6bJMgAPbjA4d9pHAAcUtGOFMG9Z69OuLCIihtXSMk75anpB933vK5QvrZCeSIMDrYZu7mzeeln2qLXwTkhW/w640-h360/240302_Phone_0459.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExlp6VNn6cV_LZAOqWQe-5xrwJh5qwbgMN3sFOMcwXCBkG6hCEhiy4B7lJHv2Cyx1nDA5cgPrXmLcdB1n-zgBVU2y2zZqaGxwY3MzzbU9sGwFQecp8NCs2BDm7nuT6AuYGWZ9dHc3ua7iZVWTo5FFxKI8O0rX2jYtz98lhv4qA-necbUpaTiSohT831Gf/s4000/240302_Phone_0613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExlp6VNn6cV_LZAOqWQe-5xrwJh5qwbgMN3sFOMcwXCBkG6hCEhiy4B7lJHv2Cyx1nDA5cgPrXmLcdB1n-zgBVU2y2zZqaGxwY3MzzbU9sGwFQecp8NCs2BDm7nuT6AuYGWZ9dHc3ua7iZVWTo5FFxKI8O0rX2jYtz98lhv4qA-necbUpaTiSohT831Gf/w360-h640/240302_Phone_0613.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEmDfPhxJ3oyCw6OO7vy1y5m5VgGR-7AqJt-SDm5ObVZK8BURtSH8-TE3GS5j9vRJzc0j9NADY0YYxacZaJ9TVptOLGwz7bW0KeVzn0Sk_j33Zw0go-FlUowhLMfgoy4jmAGN9ojJjZMUr68ls0mzkfzUPbWoJgP46uOdBZqFeilvHTGmY53ptXL8FO5I/s4000/240302_Phone_0452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEmDfPhxJ3oyCw6OO7vy1y5m5VgGR-7AqJt-SDm5ObVZK8BURtSH8-TE3GS5j9vRJzc0j9NADY0YYxacZaJ9TVptOLGwz7bW0KeVzn0Sk_j33Zw0go-FlUowhLMfgoy4jmAGN9ojJjZMUr68ls0mzkfzUPbWoJgP46uOdBZqFeilvHTGmY53ptXL8FO5I/w640-h360/240302_Phone_0452.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68V3I-0PzdsTJayMIxC4pI-xF7SlVEcbdq0iG-Jx56WQjo6ammj0DYYhNdDfLROiSitU491QsEa0qs1ga8dsyPUdKe3fWhx5k-1J93NL13wkyI4l5U47ewh_6ax_5ojOrk2dBQibBzX3cL7P09RXuJkKNEMATqJqk1hUnUjvZ-e5RtJeaqxr-vvU6M8Oy/s4000/240302_Phone_0857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68V3I-0PzdsTJayMIxC4pI-xF7SlVEcbdq0iG-Jx56WQjo6ammj0DYYhNdDfLROiSitU491QsEa0qs1ga8dsyPUdKe3fWhx5k-1J93NL13wkyI4l5U47ewh_6ax_5ojOrk2dBQibBzX3cL7P09RXuJkKNEMATqJqk1hUnUjvZ-e5RtJeaqxr-vvU6M8Oy/w640-h360/240302_Phone_0857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not long after here we made it back onto the tar on a winding mountain road down into Mount George and then Wingham. We stopped at the Australian Hotel for a beer, Geoff said lets have another. As he sat down the temperature dropped and it got very dark outside. Great the predicted storms had arrived.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Downing the beer we rode out through the Yarrat Forest, Lightning was flashing behind us gotta get out of here before the rain turns the dirt to mud. It wasn't long before the rain started coming down hard. I couldn't see shit, flashes of lightning all around us. A couple of big booms right after the flash it was that close. I was following Zammo and notice a green flame flash and swirl around his rear brake area. That can't be good.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pulling into the Coopernook Hotel in the middle of the storm we were soaked through. I said to the the bar lady she's going to have to clean up my wet patch, we both laughed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking at Zammo's Trumpy the rear brake look like it was cooked, thegre was no brake pressure and the caliper had changed colour from the heat. He must have been dragging his rear brake all the way to the pub for the last 30min, all the fluid was gone probably what I saw catch on fire.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XTKWwOO1DSuooRBDWSwP6p4NKi-GGULjN_LgJVi_YTs3HJ0BQilo7ZJss8tZXFKioyTedNEi8KAF6WLfRZzzu48-kDqEGmg-GKBSJk49_CMNEY59diIKKkdnOEyktfnJKO5WQ_AgjAlxx9Yf2vWLdRnM6wBMqB6suKunz-OMzOkE5bGGEy0brfbFT_F2/s4000/240303_Phone_4750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XTKWwOO1DSuooRBDWSwP6p4NKi-GGULjN_LgJVi_YTs3HJ0BQilo7ZJss8tZXFKioyTedNEi8KAF6WLfRZzzu48-kDqEGmg-GKBSJk49_CMNEY59diIKKkdnOEyktfnJKO5WQ_AgjAlxx9Yf2vWLdRnM6wBMqB6suKunz-OMzOkE5bGGEy0brfbFT_F2/w640-h360/240303_Phone_4750.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next morning we had a continental breakfast and head out to Taree and Gloucester for a spot of morning tea. It wasn't long after here we all split in different direction and made our way home.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rvjFYvdu2NOTyxRlrSNqECzWFJMheGRrYJqWDa9Ln-6A454EBvFXF_xXDdKT0Kx8LxAzUDuTY8D2n6-KMI-cEvyI9j-KYbMOFUS6JW6zr9lH-3BMDeCKMoDAbZ7E_rq_RM-XjeeX-7F-CQlAwfG0J027-Br4uTnWT8rawyEQk5bRjq3Ac9v_ytNwcD4y/s4000/240303_Phone_4432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rvjFYvdu2NOTyxRlrSNqECzWFJMheGRrYJqWDa9Ln-6A454EBvFXF_xXDdKT0Kx8LxAzUDuTY8D2n6-KMI-cEvyI9j-KYbMOFUS6JW6zr9lH-3BMDeCKMoDAbZ7E_rq_RM-XjeeX-7F-CQlAwfG0J027-Br4uTnWT8rawyEQk5bRjq3Ac9v_ytNwcD4y/w360-h640/240303_Phone_4432.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for the great weekend away lads. Let's do it again soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-83157002978788720352024-02-13T22:40:00.000+11:002024-02-13T22:40:20.679+11:00Cardo Packtalk Slim<p style="text-align: justify;">I've never actually wanted to buy a comms system, I've never really seen the need for one to be honest. So you might be surprised I finally bought one. I'm as shocked as you. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Whilst at my bro's for christmas he asked if I wanted one, my typical response was something like "Why the f*ck would I waste 5 or 6 hungy on something I don't want and never needed?"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">He said what if it only cost about $250. Ok I'm listening now but still not convinced. He showed me the chromeburner website were they have some PACTALK slim Cardo units. I considered it for a day or two and said ok. It was a tough sell at half price. I looked at local prices and they are $999 here in oz, we got it for $540.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm22S9Egm25I3lOYaU5u81Phsg9l8fNiZA4stjbu-WQAy8zXAxcPtQqDZn6iMXUmBb5kkJKiTf_oykXstZgpDexYx6VmY_3pc-1d5gqpycLrJ7mzSpEGpYbV6PFOdF92RoqKac6OibG-tAHJueJ9hyGuuE-1V_aluHlV8oDaI-jwXIKHSy-X1KNbzOA31/s422/cardo_packtalk_slim_jbl_duo_bluetooth1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm22S9Egm25I3lOYaU5u81Phsg9l8fNiZA4stjbu-WQAy8zXAxcPtQqDZn6iMXUmBb5kkJKiTf_oykXstZgpDexYx6VmY_3pc-1d5gqpycLrJ7mzSpEGpYbV6PFOdF92RoqKac6OibG-tAHJueJ9hyGuuE-1V_aluHlV8oDaI-jwXIKHSy-X1KNbzOA31/s320/cardo_packtalk_slim_jbl_duo_bluetooth1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Chromeburner are in the Netherlands, it was air freighted on friday and was in Brisbane on Sunday. Due to christmas shutdown it sat at the warehouse for a week. Before our dodgy postal service took another week.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I thought I'd watch a youtube install video on my helmet. Yep there was a 12 minute video. Sweet as, I'll have this done in no time, let me just crack a beer open and get this done.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">4 beers and several hours of frustration later and voila, she's fitted. My Airoh commander has been a little tight around the ears since day one so was skeptical this will work whacking speakers in there. I carved a little foam out to make sure they didn't protrude further than the foam, the helmet had spots for the speakers already I just made them slightly larger. Gee helmet foam is really hard, its unlike any foam i've ever seen before, very hard to cut. I think a dremel would have worked well but didn't have one.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now to give it a try out. Message Scotty for a ride. He said he's got to be home by 12pm as he is expecting a parcel. All good a short ride today as its going to be 37°C here. A quick ride up into the Blue mountains and back.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the way to meet Scotty it was quite good listening to some spotify. I connected it up through the Africa Twin dash so had android auto and maps and music. We headed up towards Comleroy Road and followed that along until it turned to dirt. It was quite cool up in the mountains today and when we dropped down to the river the temp must have dropped by 5 degrees. It was quite pleasant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyI3HlYNYDQc07v8agZzGIpMYL05u46NvRqrNyPsTUBEeZ6lrJkXpmsojhQaw0Lpwj1fx2fs6M6u8375p93gASDPALviPj9MJl-ixmJvrK8Eh7c0gYz-_OSTk7mpGeuR6ChT-BZquxLVxf3O5SyCSsMENP9TieB7QfdV-a6gbF6SejM1LoiCYYu19BBzn/s4000/240125_Photos_4624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyI3HlYNYDQc07v8agZzGIpMYL05u46NvRqrNyPsTUBEeZ6lrJkXpmsojhQaw0Lpwj1fx2fs6M6u8375p93gASDPALviPj9MJl-ixmJvrK8Eh7c0gYz-_OSTk7mpGeuR6ChT-BZquxLVxf3O5SyCSsMENP9TieB7QfdV-a6gbF6SejM1LoiCYYu19BBzn/w640-h360/240125_Photos_4624.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPS2YsiXvMM8NpLn3cP8B10Qn07hZeYQqBf9C8p2GYPaVeIae8AMfVU_1nIdju_XLiRWockKFUM5R9W2_Eomq90zb6u9ozaevrwsnDavUUbTx3PcNVKaS5SdOfaJ8BXtwlCqAiAtVsEGsNmrR7AAlhjo_UMv8xzF-SJhc3JyxDfrxenEVcyOskH4ZrKTs/s4000/240125_Photos_4718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPS2YsiXvMM8NpLn3cP8B10Qn07hZeYQqBf9C8p2GYPaVeIae8AMfVU_1nIdju_XLiRWockKFUM5R9W2_Eomq90zb6u9ozaevrwsnDavUUbTx3PcNVKaS5SdOfaJ8BXtwlCqAiAtVsEGsNmrR7AAlhjo_UMv8xzF-SJhc3JyxDfrxenEVcyOskH4ZrKTs/w640-h360/240125_Photos_4718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFe6whd6IeayCkjWD4JcNURMVbLQt1PuxldUf302FB9DY0mK8Ri4xxprv5hD9-S6_U6Qf4yIohxYCPjHgWGWG8M_J2KwbI2B5s8xpmB1YXmL_e8Zk9OyJEIkcO5BzuHELZg-Y2sJ9NHCwbGjB9p0mJhbU97ifFK6DvsvEgjea69ACSdD56S20Jwypl9XO/s4000/240125_Photos_4734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFe6whd6IeayCkjWD4JcNURMVbLQt1PuxldUf302FB9DY0mK8Ri4xxprv5hD9-S6_U6Qf4yIohxYCPjHgWGWG8M_J2KwbI2B5s8xpmB1YXmL_e8Zk9OyJEIkcO5BzuHELZg-Y2sJ9NHCwbGjB9p0mJhbU97ifFK6DvsvEgjea69ACSdD56S20Jwypl9XO/w640-h360/240125_Photos_4734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I noticed that the helmet seemed to be pressing uncomfortably on my left ear. I'll have to look at what I can adjust when I get home. I noticed I'd lost signal along here and my spotify dropped. out. I actually prefer riding the gravel without music to be honest. I think I'll only use the music when riding along the highways. I didn't seem to think it was that loud when on the highway either. I wear earplugs and I could hear it, it was just a bit soft but still audible. I think wireless earbuds would probably be better.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlJX4AV6qfrB45Z1J6ljWkLK1qaMpjsv0RUZqyUTGVhM-SKYerlcah66eIh84C_XeVE65Qgk9H9d46DmIFKMBoozjz2JRSIHN358WP_GrWBJW6dX2N8u5l97CVckVM-kpajuQykPzDzm3yxk9e6WHFixSKpoXCDVjkAhbeBK_9B2BjFc9YyO39KBkCcSn/s4000/240125_Photos_0512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlJX4AV6qfrB45Z1J6ljWkLK1qaMpjsv0RUZqyUTGVhM-SKYerlcah66eIh84C_XeVE65Qgk9H9d46DmIFKMBoozjz2JRSIHN358WP_GrWBJW6dX2N8u5l97CVckVM-kpajuQykPzDzm3yxk9e6WHFixSKpoXCDVjkAhbeBK_9B2BjFc9YyO39KBkCcSn/w640-h360/240125_Photos_0512.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We turned along Mountain Lagoon Trail to Bilpin. This is quite an easy ride, just gravel road running along a ridge line, not much in the way of elevation changes.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi580b_FyVwvqYbswxpJRgC6UbxXuKyqiPZEGcKaFZ9KXBr9mO7mwHBSzOkVJpHYiBYfQ2K0pbATJN2xLuuxWPZoPP6KONd8emdI1_ZxUuGu4UAoukWsQT_lmmmHKNPAsmKq41fZ3FgMKWbOW0l-RP1xp1TpQLRmr2NCVnA4yheWoceSM0AFPrTxo1QGHp_/s4000/240125_Photos_0521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi580b_FyVwvqYbswxpJRgC6UbxXuKyqiPZEGcKaFZ9KXBr9mO7mwHBSzOkVJpHYiBYfQ2K0pbATJN2xLuuxWPZoPP6KONd8emdI1_ZxUuGu4UAoukWsQT_lmmmHKNPAsmKq41fZ3FgMKWbOW0l-RP1xp1TpQLRmr2NCVnA4yheWoceSM0AFPrTxo1QGHp_/w640-h360/240125_Photos_0521.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We got to Bilpin about 10am and turn back onto the Bells Line and headed for home. I was glad we were going home so I could get out of the helmet and see what was wrong. I noticed the left earpiece wasn't as low down as the right one, so I took a bit more foam out. I will see how it goes on the next ride.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Still haven't decided if I like it or hate it yet. Time will tell.</p><p><br /></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-45615188749374937372024-02-03T17:15:00.003+11:002024-02-04T15:37:25.571+11:00Where have I been? Malaysian MotoGP<p style="text-align: justify;">I've been slack, real slack but I have my reasons. I only had 7 posts all year last year my most lackluster effort to date. Last year wasn't a great year for me personally with dad passing away back in April, that kinda took the wind out of my sails. I started a new job about a month after that happened and Flyboy and I were busy with cleaning out dad's house from a collection of 54 years worth of er..... how would you say it "crap". Yeah that's what it was. Between the new job and preparations' to sell the house there wasn't a lot of time for much and my enthusiasm to do anything was at an all time low and probably the least amount of riding I've done for some time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So in July 2023 when I was visiting my brother he asked what I was going to do for my 50th birthday which I'd missed earlier for the above reasons. Dave suggested something a bit more extravagant than the usual pissup, "How about we do the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang?"</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Wait, what?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"Oh Hell yeah, this is going to be epic". Wait.........the missus won't want to go to Malaysia. Go without her was his response. I told Kate what I wanted to do. I got that sceptical look, raised eyebrows and eye rolling but she didn't say no straight up like she normally does so I'm taking it as a yes. When I showed her the accommodation she caved and it was a real yes, so strike while the iron is hot and we booked the flights and accomodation straight away before she could change her mind.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Done, and we didn't even bother to look at anything to do there until the night before we flew out. It's going to be relaxing and MotoGP, I don't care if we don't do anything else. Next thing you know we we getting some cheap liquor and were on the plane pronto. It was one of Singapore Airlines A380's. That plane is massive and it didn't feel like you were even flying.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG-CeXfHGTA1w1MwAKnI2igRZzsf_6Y-Ud4jB2kHGwKdpXYW63q2kBfHMhj-6wv7FeJhy-LfXMPljL8SRK0Wn2EvAkpLM17vlE1Xo8iedSeAcEAJe_nXzghlH3ziNkSzOeaERL2qSxuxIxZ5Y3r70b-1Efr8nKvA-YBNDIhxJU8FMUnJqIMrWe1w7qV_w/s4000/231108_Phone_5750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG-CeXfHGTA1w1MwAKnI2igRZzsf_6Y-Ud4jB2kHGwKdpXYW63q2kBfHMhj-6wv7FeJhy-LfXMPljL8SRK0Wn2EvAkpLM17vlE1Xo8iedSeAcEAJe_nXzghlH3ziNkSzOeaERL2qSxuxIxZ5Y3r70b-1Efr8nKvA-YBNDIhxJU8FMUnJqIMrWe1w7qV_w/w360-h640/231108_Phone_5750.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGaJeQGLX2ZBFMF37GGlfh67-5JI7Dvs_ADQlKNXg94HwR2oQYiqoL2BHTJea8Vz_CLsuQAsjrDtXmS4QR88S2mvVYBeql6nu9lhSW-nARZytPxr8CrfaScLSnFYqznyXjhGOd1EVXLFTwx8t7rB12XqxaCffHajt_zy2V88fi2XxAuLTAocCTS16eBaM/s4000/231108_Phone_0750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGaJeQGLX2ZBFMF37GGlfh67-5JI7Dvs_ADQlKNXg94HwR2oQYiqoL2BHTJea8Vz_CLsuQAsjrDtXmS4QR88S2mvVYBeql6nu9lhSW-nARZytPxr8CrfaScLSnFYqznyXjhGOd1EVXLFTwx8t7rB12XqxaCffHajt_zy2V88fi2XxAuLTAocCTS16eBaM/w640-h360/231108_Phone_0750.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">We had to change flights at Singapore for a connecting flight to Kuala Lumpur. 1 Hour should be enough time between flights right? Yeah won't do that again. 15 minutes to get off the plane and it was a mad dash to find the next flight in a huge airport I've never been in before. We made it to the gate with about 5 minutes to spare. Flyboy and his missus were there waiting for us and we were the last 4 to board the flight.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXxd3AsOTTfYN9nedVKwfO9j2eKpEo3lsNxiGeTe1h8YYhp4Gz6DSYUpxEDWYjqk-dmDWSg8RQ0x6_5pH1ElxyczyVlq14kYx8vJLNo3nwxTIwg3mwQPtKjaiqtRI1OLStYPG-x0jxjMMW4lhJlfNzwrdg9HNb9_EjZMC_vAJViqJy28B8DLkT0qeuWAF/s4000/231108_Phone_5920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXxd3AsOTTfYN9nedVKwfO9j2eKpEo3lsNxiGeTe1h8YYhp4Gz6DSYUpxEDWYjqk-dmDWSg8RQ0x6_5pH1ElxyczyVlq14kYx8vJLNo3nwxTIwg3mwQPtKjaiqtRI1OLStYPG-x0jxjMMW4lhJlfNzwrdg9HNb9_EjZMC_vAJViqJy28B8DLkT0qeuWAF/w360-h640/231108_Phone_5920.jpg" width="360" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa9lKMwTRf0aP7wYteBq9F8bLbokuIUjfoRs5Fk_zjPKbcZBlWq0avf11bXb7nWzACVznwIbw3estYT05dsyGzIA4Naw0nAk2dkRaSL8xf-KyLOY5I_TC14HytL_H8OAUyJ78c026c-xCAZ8l9oXGq5t4dPKoebx5IRXTcsTbbpWrorTjjQVYXtqwXuio/s4000/231108_Phone_3527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa9lKMwTRf0aP7wYteBq9F8bLbokuIUjfoRs5Fk_zjPKbcZBlWq0avf11bXb7nWzACVznwIbw3estYT05dsyGzIA4Naw0nAk2dkRaSL8xf-KyLOY5I_TC14HytL_H8OAUyJ78c026c-xCAZ8l9oXGq5t4dPKoebx5IRXTcsTbbpWrorTjjQVYXtqwXuio/w640-h360/231108_Phone_3527.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Also couldn't believe how big KL airport was compared with Sydney's little airport. It was about a 40 min trip from KL airport to our accommodation, we checked in after 10pm had some diner then went to bed as we were completely knackered from doing nothing all day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Next morning we wandered down to get some breakfast before taking a walk around to check out the lay of the land. We stayed at the Avani Gold Coast resort, one of the places recommended on the MotoGP website. It wasn't the cheapest place nor was it the 5 star resort advertised, more like 4 stars but was quite pleasant none the the less.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCEjxB3wqocw8Rml7GDX7dZKnlTa1MSbQNrNgArEoCbOFKr447ZPi_N7iWfuYTATELm7y4CcoW-m8F_4NqpRZPbv2KXyXAW9vM8kbqTaHvuH0XXMMyiQewJkQZYk6lLIcJo6ouKdchvACfoDHZvI9UALCDdEWAbdd5AOzW7Qc7lg3GViOOuRgV4ZP26yo/s4000/231109_Phone_0815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCEjxB3wqocw8Rml7GDX7dZKnlTa1MSbQNrNgArEoCbOFKr447ZPi_N7iWfuYTATELm7y4CcoW-m8F_4NqpRZPbv2KXyXAW9vM8kbqTaHvuH0XXMMyiQewJkQZYk6lLIcJo6ouKdchvACfoDHZvI9UALCDdEWAbdd5AOzW7Qc7lg3GViOOuRgV4ZP26yo/w640-h360/231109_Phone_0815.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIIiod45QgZkMibJQb1aqU43A7qSnjPYCjqEXkb0dXW8oZjxiAC2H6J3vzwQJ7tzaLrwHbh3XyGoqYv3NeyV76z_rmQJwhUydmLZbVu0XfSyx2Ey8RydiBEG4EQEWGO23uZzymUUlw5V7g-NGQd8dfV6BR7RRyHfgsLjPjQKrpS-b3QAyB5l0DX2jd_Li/s4000/231109_Phone_0240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIIiod45QgZkMibJQb1aqU43A7qSnjPYCjqEXkb0dXW8oZjxiAC2H6J3vzwQJ7tzaLrwHbh3XyGoqYv3NeyV76z_rmQJwhUydmLZbVu0XfSyx2Ey8RydiBEG4EQEWGO23uZzymUUlw5V7g-NGQd8dfV6BR7RRyHfgsLjPjQKrpS-b3QAyB5l0DX2jd_Li/w640-h360/231109_Phone_0240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjbcp6XVk8tCvMrawF7cjKav0gBh0TF10oSM1LNL-geYqlnBPMFshrmTG5OeXD1-zn4mdoJmGd5X7J9MgXK05T3h5-m9ie57TtHjXwC6BHQAWf6bpPqCiOJe9IlCGMJYb1Hxr8yM2MvudXDzvWh01xs8IMmw8cIxVV9DpvpmW7fcyEva7mhyphenhyphenBiB02dxV4/s2048/231110_219ND500_7265.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjbcp6XVk8tCvMrawF7cjKav0gBh0TF10oSM1LNL-geYqlnBPMFshrmTG5OeXD1-zn4mdoJmGd5X7J9MgXK05T3h5-m9ie57TtHjXwC6BHQAWf6bpPqCiOJe9IlCGMJYb1Hxr8yM2MvudXDzvWh01xs8IMmw8cIxVV9DpvpmW7fcyEva7mhyphenhyphenBiB02dxV4/w640-h360/231110_219ND500_7265.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A big storm was brewing today, we wandered around the nearby beach and local shops. Other than the handful of shop there's nothing much here. You need a vehicle to drive around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjuAH7ES92dndOUQ9WBBoAe7fTrkfwTUcMbVKIJOr9w1N5KuMw1j_FlBYsJYoLGJHBGNcaQQncltmY5m1LQwl1KmFHRm_ZNJSy-TuOtcA0SBRA4bB_ZK4V6tTM0vD6yZvCU2uMiGtFcWSeTqYpd9wAhX9aIp8ouOs8-XB852tmGAkt7Ztka7e2zRgKXUk/s4000/231109_Phone_2410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjuAH7ES92dndOUQ9WBBoAe7fTrkfwTUcMbVKIJOr9w1N5KuMw1j_FlBYsJYoLGJHBGNcaQQncltmY5m1LQwl1KmFHRm_ZNJSy-TuOtcA0SBRA4bB_ZK4V6tTM0vD6yZvCU2uMiGtFcWSeTqYpd9wAhX9aIp8ouOs8-XB852tmGAkt7Ztka7e2zRgKXUk/w640-h360/231109_Phone_2410.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGUL2vvjPDVGcAvBweNoredqueabUNP6MzuJSzbawYe6oZgbkvjbOPP8XniMZ9bblIiEUnUzQQs6nkJR2ScxD9HzGk69EwTuTf4_V4mSo66Jsq4LxonAJ6ha5UPj25Hk-Z4BN65FYh0WIk6kXrVjEIrfJySdzmqS1pUQnAXFOukC5DxBkvjlY7C_sLTYY/s4000/231109_Phone_5541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGUL2vvjPDVGcAvBweNoredqueabUNP6MzuJSzbawYe6oZgbkvjbOPP8XniMZ9bblIiEUnUzQQs6nkJR2ScxD9HzGk69EwTuTf4_V4mSo66Jsq4LxonAJ6ha5UPj25Hk-Z4BN65FYh0WIk6kXrVjEIrfJySdzmqS1pUQnAXFOukC5DxBkvjlY7C_sLTYY/w640-h360/231109_Phone_5541.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjafWZNc-U_7eHG3WmV3iOXIRHZpRziiFVwGylE4STkQU1UvsBBYt201fWt-88aBBxzx_e8QDGwSxAlRWOH3bX3QQ9PuMBq56o4pwB1R7Nklr9wBLKePg6vGTqBw6sgx_dhIQFu4EOZgkUkfxOO8n4cIKC-8L__Jwon5gwqn24ScqJUYaWt_ReoWv4P0c/s4000/231109_Phone_5917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjafWZNc-U_7eHG3WmV3iOXIRHZpRziiFVwGylE4STkQU1UvsBBYt201fWt-88aBBxzx_e8QDGwSxAlRWOH3bX3QQ9PuMBq56o4pwB1R7Nklr9wBLKePg6vGTqBw6sgx_dhIQFu4EOZgkUkfxOO8n4cIKC-8L__Jwon5gwqn24ScqJUYaWt_ReoWv4P0c/w360-h640/231109_Phone_5917.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Holy heck everything is written in freaky deaky dutch and we can't read anything. Makes for ordering meals interesting. But whatever those meals were it was cheap. $2 Aus for lunch of rice and some animal bits with assorted bone fragments. I wasn't hungry so waited, then we wandered back to the resort and had some afternoon drinks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-oKm4sgDzRQ1e2f4Bj6MAs4woJdOxjz4f6JoVRGfr20sgcBo3x6r7N3iqQLHP9TFlc9B5QgVLtj61LdPlfp7JqcUQSSqOo-75chA1BOisYs_u8CjSsSFG6DPuCTkB5t0g7ip27Kd2NBtEz1BoeQzEPr9FuYUT-owwrnauB1xVGLU-FUeL2W89tGemzt5/s4000/231109_Phone_2203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-oKm4sgDzRQ1e2f4Bj6MAs4woJdOxjz4f6JoVRGfr20sgcBo3x6r7N3iqQLHP9TFlc9B5QgVLtj61LdPlfp7JqcUQSSqOo-75chA1BOisYs_u8CjSsSFG6DPuCTkB5t0g7ip27Kd2NBtEz1BoeQzEPr9FuYUT-owwrnauB1xVGLU-FUeL2W89tGemzt5/w640-h360/231109_Phone_2203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Many, many drinks later back in our room things became a bit messy and a bit blurry just like the photography. We had a cracking diner at the resorts chinese restaurant. Our waitress was chilled and funny and made for a great night and the food was excellent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLKD5G6ln46fSPt7klGYaya4cpEpoVIG-wip1JzSHpbIOWckaLeKZhFMnUEc2KcXD1Ajxy721IQfwDNz-6RpbK8J_tDI3wE4LqEbIa6xhJy7V0p3wCFgD-ETsbUcwVgQNsPAHZtLElqHFwntZmTjL2GqvTSTexpfvYCENrTS_HSLfWVGfN78Tg_quzspQ/s4000/231109_Phone_5333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLKD5G6ln46fSPt7klGYaya4cpEpoVIG-wip1JzSHpbIOWckaLeKZhFMnUEc2KcXD1Ajxy721IQfwDNz-6RpbK8J_tDI3wE4LqEbIa6xhJy7V0p3wCFgD-ETsbUcwVgQNsPAHZtLElqHFwntZmTjL2GqvTSTexpfvYCENrTS_HSLfWVGfN78Tg_quzspQ/w640-h360/231109_Phone_5333.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Bit hung over on Friday so we didn't go to the track today, but relaxed and had a swim and a high tea with the girls before having a few more beers later in the afternoon. Beautiful mornings here in Malaysia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ3kDXs9BHkHkOF1F4DSkZ_byLnshCIZi_ZCyUejGmbPhuyXbOUA5N_qkiijfxqroF81VLHTIQbJ6mvVV65Jrz7DGRxJMME4XUbl9amdvznfsUT6PPxNyZxqBu8FW7bc3rPe02F2CbrjEuw1u1cZABoLZs-JkCutAr__8aEyNfqvYb-qhSPJOQYKUeAxT/s2048/231110_219ND500_7256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ3kDXs9BHkHkOF1F4DSkZ_byLnshCIZi_ZCyUejGmbPhuyXbOUA5N_qkiijfxqroF81VLHTIQbJ6mvVV65Jrz7DGRxJMME4XUbl9amdvznfsUT6PPxNyZxqBu8FW7bc3rPe02F2CbrjEuw1u1cZABoLZs-JkCutAr__8aEyNfqvYb-qhSPJOQYKUeAxT/w640-h360/231110_219ND500_7256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Saturday morning and we were up early for breakfast so we could get on the resort shuttle to the track which was picking us up at 7am. On the way to breakfast we were greeted with a swift sunrise.</div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49X-G8M_w3YCQgrPdaLg-VMepzqy6EX2kq2mO8aLha14H9-6kBaMYJ8RSImxN6tHklU7uvVJ17YLum6S1UGy9-iifMBeORSEUSj0GawPVcCPobGwRtoZT0LITlxfeqtdrAWphKCCKlU8CywZlK133A6kx234tbJe9Gk6twNyLz3DCGCoarDI2HXhbl6w3/s4000/231111_Phone_1331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49X-G8M_w3YCQgrPdaLg-VMepzqy6EX2kq2mO8aLha14H9-6kBaMYJ8RSImxN6tHklU7uvVJ17YLum6S1UGy9-iifMBeORSEUSj0GawPVcCPobGwRtoZT0LITlxfeqtdrAWphKCCKlU8CywZlK133A6kx234tbJe9Gk6twNyLz3DCGCoarDI2HXhbl6w3/w640-h360/231111_Phone_1331.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was an interesting trip to the track, it was clear to see that Malaysia was a third world country with many rambling shacks, farming fields, palm fields and the like. It only took about 35m to the track.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We got dropped at the track entrance and told we will pick you up at 5pm from the same spot. Ok sounds good, so we entered and it was a spectacle for sure. Unlike anything I've ever seen at Phillip Island. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-ggejOXoF1Eh3CPfCIiFCobNyJdhT47B_jAjZ2DiQVy4hsxz8dqRNE4v0vAW_SQ9wM8oom9ZfW_LAD8r08NXDldJnVz2yEK5kOvO_Socn2bbeaYfln3UCDXAkxLXW2WD6uUFumAMRloeEDZ4hox2vO-Fow0FCDL4d3KDBXD2gRHJ6R0TU1d6Of6MERqV/s2048/231112_222ND500_0136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-ggejOXoF1Eh3CPfCIiFCobNyJdhT47B_jAjZ2DiQVy4hsxz8dqRNE4v0vAW_SQ9wM8oom9ZfW_LAD8r08NXDldJnVz2yEK5kOvO_Socn2bbeaYfln3UCDXAkxLXW2WD6uUFumAMRloeEDZ4hox2vO-Fow0FCDL4d3KDBXD2gRHJ6R0TU1d6Of6MERqV/w640-h260/231112_222ND500_0136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOFh3wGvCEY9XNYyREUYLCh8Bw7F7h_kUlTG-2xFOwKhQ_N4OPXbrAX9dvuOE86-UnJfjCwMGGRfUPwd2SBzjzE1QHKBVDK7ILP_4tG3ePOBgajmoRKeyi967H2H0pGH8v-Z24L-OSuieiiKmK3vxGvZa4EMFQJqrMZj3eDBZcYWxC4InNzwWAPOE5xL4/s4000/231111_Phone_4918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOFh3wGvCEY9XNYyREUYLCh8Bw7F7h_kUlTG-2xFOwKhQ_N4OPXbrAX9dvuOE86-UnJfjCwMGGRfUPwd2SBzjzE1QHKBVDK7ILP_4tG3ePOBgajmoRKeyi967H2H0pGH8v-Z24L-OSuieiiKmK3vxGvZa4EMFQJqrMZj3eDBZcYWxC4InNzwWAPOE5xL4/w640-h360/231111_Phone_4918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidElQADU4uP6ZPlGpTR6mWLtf7wJHMaTPDcjqyoDUtgT-SbKelXmkw8gOJVRmyz8rsz__euDoUkcCYNaCGL6GpV_YouCforf08Pta8SThpq_6037kAiG2FVPhcxbm9BekvLiZXctDhFKPqo42GSpo_9J87_SJ1Tv4bNbmQcQN3ZupknIE_j4VqsUtgCKJ3/s3648/231111_Phone_4953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidElQADU4uP6ZPlGpTR6mWLtf7wJHMaTPDcjqyoDUtgT-SbKelXmkw8gOJVRmyz8rsz__euDoUkcCYNaCGL6GpV_YouCforf08Pta8SThpq_6037kAiG2FVPhcxbm9BekvLiZXctDhFKPqo42GSpo_9J87_SJ1Tv4bNbmQcQN3ZupknIE_j4VqsUtgCKJ3/w640-h480/231111_Phone_4953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsiL7jvr1UMU0T6bg1PK-Ck1DZS7I5e_kGxCXTBpAi6bCOWTi1s6qAYgGPcsO3EeXAMpEhfmtfEiqXVjFj-0XQreRAq6UgpnHi-CYq4pUUedP44Umrw-S1RuTwMG05poz63fprDo6Ko-__L2-qg4gAwhUXwIahnzk70DaboCsvJmzrPTnYxsJntJA7car/s4000/231111_Phone_5105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsiL7jvr1UMU0T6bg1PK-Ck1DZS7I5e_kGxCXTBpAi6bCOWTi1s6qAYgGPcsO3EeXAMpEhfmtfEiqXVjFj-0XQreRAq6UgpnHi-CYq4pUUedP44Umrw-S1RuTwMG05poz63fprDo6Ko-__L2-qg4gAwhUXwIahnzk70DaboCsvJmzrPTnYxsJntJA7car/w640-h360/231111_Phone_5105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Funny travelling through the countryside and thinking how 3rd world Malaysia is and then getting to the Sepang circuit and looking at how modern and big the facility's are. I thought what a contrast and how third world the facility's at Phillip Island are, ironic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Entering the front gates straight into trade alley. The trade stand at PI is a small tent about 100m long. The trade stands at Sepang are 500m long and line both sides of the entrance so at least a kilometre of trade stands. So much stuff to look at, merch, bikes, accessories, girls, beer, wheelie machines and more merch. I had to buy my daughters some merch and got myself a new hat. The old Casey Stoner hat was getting a bit manky.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXs9uo55pd2Ylg24Ozt2F9C97X5-tc4ap0mLUgC6IQvbe0KvZ7Sg8UCyO2DNsl_jjmXO_NiA4YXbcw4ERUvwRttx0A9_6tGMt3Fnrq78euE81nK3WmnTR_EEN975WewJw5IYKMUBX5yxCtq-qJ4m1sjdl12Hy39L6B4I_lwkUCXf5HzkPf5Onrf1ZWy0K/s2048/231112_222ND500_0151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXs9uo55pd2Ylg24Ozt2F9C97X5-tc4ap0mLUgC6IQvbe0KvZ7Sg8UCyO2DNsl_jjmXO_NiA4YXbcw4ERUvwRttx0A9_6tGMt3Fnrq78euE81nK3WmnTR_EEN975WewJw5IYKMUBX5yxCtq-qJ4m1sjdl12Hy39L6B4I_lwkUCXf5HzkPf5Onrf1ZWy0K/w640-h360/231112_222ND500_0151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQbeGyHRqW7UrBmHVRxWQIhyGSb6P0AF_6qoDEKzH8pl6REkWIRL2VzS665N6N_celOAVDnT0-1sgJAhIHXJJnaFb-a2wBVVNps5085kuBPK6Al4HomVYf5ymu8nWmhCpGlRKzeaTOB_xGHcTAq1z2bk3u2YkC22SvyMgfF2yujPMxScvm7_TmTM9ym77/s2048/231112_222ND500_0430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQbeGyHRqW7UrBmHVRxWQIhyGSb6P0AF_6qoDEKzH8pl6REkWIRL2VzS665N6N_celOAVDnT0-1sgJAhIHXJJnaFb-a2wBVVNps5085kuBPK6Al4HomVYf5ymu8nWmhCpGlRKzeaTOB_xGHcTAq1z2bk3u2YkC22SvyMgfF2yujPMxScvm7_TmTM9ym77/w360-h640/231112_222ND500_0430.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII0TRWc2icJo6dEnLr7tObnmaiL54LbKhLFI1vYmrAZPD6zwPPzMhbThUYAdJwQq3793B9Te-USVkYTTf1moU0nyO7EodmKRyVSPTnVfxKucwToesgq_i3DcJR8VYXtcGG2ZUqF3N4WlKfHenmZOU50_5RXYaiMmfOKfcUNy1mqGP9nL8neW7r1OYw_ld/s2048/231111_219ND500_7301.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII0TRWc2icJo6dEnLr7tObnmaiL54LbKhLFI1vYmrAZPD6zwPPzMhbThUYAdJwQq3793B9Te-USVkYTTf1moU0nyO7EodmKRyVSPTnVfxKucwToesgq_i3DcJR8VYXtcGG2ZUqF3N4WlKfHenmZOU50_5RXYaiMmfOKfcUNy1mqGP9nL8neW7r1OYw_ld/w640-h360/231111_219ND500_7301.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flyboy and the Hostess</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We had purchased roving grandstand tickets which meant we didn't have a dedicated seat as such but we could sit where-ever we wanted in any of the grandstands'. Sounds great to me and it was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We entered the circuit and head down between the main grandstands' and took at look around. The grandstands at Sepang are HUGE. The main stand must be 700m long and lines the back straight and main straight, that's 1400m of grandstand. The area in-between the two stands is the mall area which contains all the food vendors and toilet facilities. The toilet facilities were impeccably clean. There was a guy mopping the floors around your feet at the urinals. Beats Phillip island mud soaked over flowing portaloos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There's the K1 & K2 grandstand also around at turn 1-3 and grandstand F at turn 7. To get to the F Grandstand you catch an air-conditioned coach from the front of the circuit and it you can hop off at several points including the hill grandstands, which are roofed grass areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pQuc6g7oXE2yK0weyx6BUZL5xCCGWNX6ANDqQQad8cEx68lpB2vWWNALxePVe4eGJ1FpOsUsGMHqkTXolMGgolJNYKcgvzci6uI2smJ-pKe7zC6ym_FmL7EEu_1QTkE8fkxUGAXCE-YAL84GwRONWa6uXjCFKMCPol67hJ5FyqJ3K3sz12KvAW0xEkI3/s4000/231111_Phone_2323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pQuc6g7oXE2yK0weyx6BUZL5xCCGWNX6ANDqQQad8cEx68lpB2vWWNALxePVe4eGJ1FpOsUsGMHqkTXolMGgolJNYKcgvzci6uI2smJ-pKe7zC6ym_FmL7EEu_1QTkE8fkxUGAXCE-YAL84GwRONWa6uXjCFKMCPol67hJ5FyqJ3K3sz12KvAW0xEkI3/w640-h360/231111_Phone_2323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnSNInHgVBsO5sjemvAHvi_c6mpkLazQ92hSSjhX_OAhR3wHVpuFlmFgAj4UguDCmGn5iBHwsDFiMOQdooc-EfiV9hN2f5F3dvBbXnYEa6Kz6f46uK7i625FSX1ZL5lPUiDR_CT8ZE_XLf1Dm4Ve_qJAbuJu9na1KJ9IsfXbWYZWdfOucXMEW5xJttRJq/s5274/231111_219ND500_7305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="5274" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnSNInHgVBsO5sjemvAHvi_c6mpkLazQ92hSSjhX_OAhR3wHVpuFlmFgAj4UguDCmGn5iBHwsDFiMOQdooc-EfiV9hN2f5F3dvBbXnYEa6Kz6f46uK7i625FSX1ZL5lPUiDR_CT8ZE_XLf1Dm4Ve_qJAbuJu9na1KJ9IsfXbWYZWdfOucXMEW5xJttRJq/w640-h426/231111_219ND500_7305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyDRbgYCcePcnn4L5Wf1HyNa3LCqMlhw_x6tlaoi2lceZ6Zxdw140hqo2rn1rsEwgVW2T4yzC5g0QVfmoHvkBPbliXB9udcH-Uy-8yhkMAVze7-TM8j5hlAKm6adM0m4FeftLJnWOGbbLZDreSRg7YVhiDctIJNFRLX7c__TI8iPv5WTilOXd_xWM0GaC/s4267/231111_219ND500_7386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="4267" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyDRbgYCcePcnn4L5Wf1HyNa3LCqMlhw_x6tlaoi2lceZ6Zxdw140hqo2rn1rsEwgVW2T4yzC5g0QVfmoHvkBPbliXB9udcH-Uy-8yhkMAVze7-TM8j5hlAKm6adM0m4FeftLJnWOGbbLZDreSRg7YVhiDctIJNFRLX7c__TI8iPv5WTilOXd_xWM0GaC/w640-h360/231111_219ND500_7386.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We sat in the Pit side grandstand for a while and watched the goings on. Acosta went flying past the soon to be world champion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Simon Crafar was also flying by in pit lane from interview to interview. No wonder he is so slim.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuaX6V2Q4-x5joa7APzc3pE2nquVCbJAJyfzKLYdD0TaQFjlbPU1hNocQE-x4cDu8brV8NV2F5kqkUlXLKnROYDEyduRBlM6WDkFFn0NhgsCLtAH4fbzfbS_iZcylxMSKwXN2MpHGlDhy4TG06CNdONc8YDK0cy5k-HEUo8MbzV1YP160TiZ_ZkJBGHJH/s2048/231111_219ND500_7492%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuaX6V2Q4-x5joa7APzc3pE2nquVCbJAJyfzKLYdD0TaQFjlbPU1hNocQE-x4cDu8brV8NV2F5kqkUlXLKnROYDEyduRBlM6WDkFFn0NhgsCLtAH4fbzfbS_iZcylxMSKwXN2MpHGlDhy4TG06CNdONc8YDK0cy5k-HEUo8MbzV1YP160TiZ_ZkJBGHJH/w640-h426/231111_219ND500_7492%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fabio wandered up pit lane waving to fans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaufZPo_G9QAk7nlxJ4ojGYGUnFiG4zmyoPppnKZadj4cyZtFTswhOQSAmCPLz_DkqN51VCQAsv_fot3HZsNe6wTzTHBHqyqfohH-lzAwxCpvOvo9logWHg_0t30tdn5ae50nyUZvvCQeEKEnnKcxZmfz4TmrMkKjGdGD_vi-eqPrE-gv2ULAmm-uObeLP/s2048/231111_219ND500_7505%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaufZPo_G9QAk7nlxJ4ojGYGUnFiG4zmyoPppnKZadj4cyZtFTswhOQSAmCPLz_DkqN51VCQAsv_fot3HZsNe6wTzTHBHqyqfohH-lzAwxCpvOvo9logWHg_0t30tdn5ae50nyUZvvCQeEKEnnKcxZmfz4TmrMkKjGdGD_vi-eqPrE-gv2ULAmm-uObeLP/w640-h426/231111_219ND500_7505%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our riding mate Rick was here at the track with his son on vacation. They were in the F grandstand so we decided to catch the bus around there and say g'day and watch qualifying. It was starting to get really hot and the humidity was through the roof. The air conditioned bus was a god send. It was great to catch up with Rick again if only briefly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Not so good for photography here at Sepang as the fences around the circuit are really high and get in the way of the shots especially F stand. Oh well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKkuzAiI3QhIQtBdDvAwRyFd446SLScj4MMVBXeXznn0otMY6VVMDKDzQeHGBD5vS3bb8UDZSZ29pBYYHvGOZigcinRIGw3_V3iG67pRhaBjRFRFm9Wiu3bp3wcJeCbWx0gIQDbRz_SY4mAPVYqtODdtlMNuGeApbdEmYsC57AAv8ovp4KcmBgQYGKVHY/s9737/231112_222ND500_.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="9737" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKkuzAiI3QhIQtBdDvAwRyFd446SLScj4MMVBXeXznn0otMY6VVMDKDzQeHGBD5vS3bb8UDZSZ29pBYYHvGOZigcinRIGw3_V3iG67pRhaBjRFRFm9Wiu3bp3wcJeCbWx0gIQDbRz_SY4mAPVYqtODdtlMNuGeApbdEmYsC57AAv8ovp4KcmBgQYGKVHY/w640-h160/231112_222ND500_.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">F Grandstand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Looking back at the circuit from F stand you could capture the scale of the stands here. At least we had sun cover so we wouldn't get burnt to a crisp. Phillip Island really need to step up their game and provide proper facilities, I don't think I can go back there now after experiencing this.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOT6TYZIZRW_AczRz0ZoBC5zxDFy3NtAGpUiaxur_5Xo7rwkvJ-6kuWz2KbTHsnAISXsAlRIwiyqwlj024yh6AYpdXuOWZbqa_A5WASfk4NXkDJMj6FhEYbAahvej-L399EYAhyphenhyphenZceg-GPjGqh45eVSUX6j1zSRJH_usW2UZkZtEd3jtTJrGH3qUhi_fU/s4000/231111_Phone_5352.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOT6TYZIZRW_AczRz0ZoBC5zxDFy3NtAGpUiaxur_5Xo7rwkvJ-6kuWz2KbTHsnAISXsAlRIwiyqwlj024yh6AYpdXuOWZbqa_A5WASfk4NXkDJMj6FhEYbAahvej-L399EYAhyphenhyphenZceg-GPjGqh45eVSUX6j1zSRJH_usW2UZkZtEd3jtTJrGH3qUhi_fU/w640-h360/231111_Phone_5352.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main Grandstand and pitlane</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW-JFsgmpz5y6IqjKZjyKkDKLQYjJtMj8uB3_YpGVg2JHrNj_40LsI_dhhnZOkiWSW47X7OEwMExnNKOsyctMZPIMUIb9LoW8V4sj58HT3ipgqiJxJsRbgDNiCGwWnqFthuc_JRbsi7eePXjrWsOTDc8X0I06z2z-cu4cgj0Qk_mnzFYzxDE6bcLXOg9K/s2048/231111_219ND500_7784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW-JFsgmpz5y6IqjKZjyKkDKLQYjJtMj8uB3_YpGVg2JHrNj_40LsI_dhhnZOkiWSW47X7OEwMExnNKOsyctMZPIMUIb9LoW8V4sj58HT3ipgqiJxJsRbgDNiCGwWnqFthuc_JRbsi7eePXjrWsOTDc8X0I06z2z-cu4cgj0Qk_mnzFYzxDE6bcLXOg9K/w640-h426/231111_219ND500_7784.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Qualifying was interesting to say the least. Marquez didn't look at home on that Honda and it showed, he hit the deck right in front of us at T7.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q11JC3NGXJ1rqWyPe1AKBzXndVSxs3HgvW51PmfFt5RSt02yhSiWmdROENz7ORtSx5lPZqCmsrFK5dD_OEnXOG05UWTOvH8g3E58Mx4HVfOLWsvveBPfolPjR-HTwKFp01A_og8lUjOXz5BbHefmSbR4vHn29DhZkmPZZebPearuWl7OV3M2IHuadsi8/s2048/231111_219ND500_8126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q11JC3NGXJ1rqWyPe1AKBzXndVSxs3HgvW51PmfFt5RSt02yhSiWmdROENz7ORtSx5lPZqCmsrFK5dD_OEnXOG05UWTOvH8g3E58Mx4HVfOLWsvveBPfolPjR-HTwKFp01A_og8lUjOXz5BbHefmSbR4vHn29DhZkmPZZebPearuWl7OV3M2IHuadsi8/w640-h360/231111_219ND500_8126.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVI78sc0H1rsN8Ujl1ePuQOwbUbB9AhSK85k68Nb3qL4ivU-7DOZ1ylvb3NozOGGznSP5xmmUFMJLoQaBM5nhI0P_PCQyv86unMkylie7XSdP2Sj-I5YH7g9mn4ysqjgbc3XImJv9W1mdvlnEUGmuNStuYj1DWlKrcAFnbjL39Lm56w1bLnnM_e6bUjbBd/s2048/231111_219ND500_8137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVI78sc0H1rsN8Ujl1ePuQOwbUbB9AhSK85k68Nb3qL4ivU-7DOZ1ylvb3NozOGGznSP5xmmUFMJLoQaBM5nhI0P_PCQyv86unMkylie7XSdP2Sj-I5YH7g9mn4ysqjgbc3XImJv9W1mdvlnEUGmuNStuYj1DWlKrcAFnbjL39Lm56w1bLnnM_e6bUjbBd/w640-h360/231111_219ND500_8137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After qualy was over we headed back around to the main stands to get some lunch and decide where we were going to watch the Sprint race from. So good to be on that air conditioned bus again, I jokingly said let's do another lap of the circuit just to stay cool.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I must say I was quite impressed with the food options here. I thought it was going to be some dodgy looking food and only rice dishes that was going to make us sick for a week but there was a huge variety of food on offer at great prices too. We were sucking down bottles of water it was so hot and humid.</div><div><br /></div><div>We sat in the K2 grandstand at turn 2-3 to watch the sprint race and had lunch there with Kwoky. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hjyYRH5E18LfxpVFV_pwz6wWjJAwnOJPZQKkN7VMSkNdSJMJLY-ZGJpvYhx6I7pENnzy_cVwxaSb9TFYFj360ZNYkE2l8VdVoIZxKRR31Yf8I1ZdUwLH77Si5dBlpNZ-C3O7EBM7jPoUwGAiutoklxd3a_XDvEXR5QqaRiEhvOC_5T6FfBvg-H3EdON5/s5568/231111_219ND500_7309.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="5568" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hjyYRH5E18LfxpVFV_pwz6wWjJAwnOJPZQKkN7VMSkNdSJMJLY-ZGJpvYhx6I7pENnzy_cVwxaSb9TFYFj360ZNYkE2l8VdVoIZxKRR31Yf8I1ZdUwLH77Si5dBlpNZ-C3O7EBM7jPoUwGAiutoklxd3a_XDvEXR5QqaRiEhvOC_5T6FfBvg-H3EdON5/w640-h272/231111_219ND500_7309.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">K2 Grandstand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The views from the K2 stand was great and you could see the end of straight through to turn 4.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmfAys2TN_eaSVH_4o1_0cZbaEas6ml5y7D3bEUkDR_SAkyVlHRd1uDAjEoeprln7xRgmjw9jgGcoOxHNiz-i0GuEo0fTQqRjIlNsagVaDyV6l_Frhs6QAayB0UMZmi6fFqVZRwICUvBg1BlK20VYNQ6Raw3LQ_57CMVV6eZSfKr32zNovnhof3O_N7Ty/s4000/231111_Phone_3946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmfAys2TN_eaSVH_4o1_0cZbaEas6ml5y7D3bEUkDR_SAkyVlHRd1uDAjEoeprln7xRgmjw9jgGcoOxHNiz-i0GuEo0fTQqRjIlNsagVaDyV6l_Frhs6QAayB0UMZmi6fFqVZRwICUvBg1BlK20VYNQ6Raw3LQ_57CMVV6eZSfKr32zNovnhof3O_N7Ty/w640-h360/231111_Phone_3946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNeD3fGcia5xxh5x9RXI5bmLqCbjuUtKmaIKE8Fmw8CK_EovBwWzPMPRbL8zVY5YjRjW1qZKAFLBZrwHLPae9ZawEIeseKS0ToYGGYH6HYbXSdVE4BLYNCs-4-tSozZ-AFPDtIFL3yzxeztKGvSiVsLTxvSC2WpJw76atoicsCg9HyO3Ab1W9uXaPy0ah/s4000/231111_Phone_4006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNeD3fGcia5xxh5x9RXI5bmLqCbjuUtKmaIKE8Fmw8CK_EovBwWzPMPRbL8zVY5YjRjW1qZKAFLBZrwHLPae9ZawEIeseKS0ToYGGYH6HYbXSdVE4BLYNCs-4-tSozZ-AFPDtIFL3yzxeztKGvSiVsLTxvSC2WpJw76atoicsCg9HyO3Ab1W9uXaPy0ah/w640-h360/231111_Phone_4006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The bike parking out the back of the K1 stand was filled with all sorts of bikes. I was surprised to see R1's, Ducati Panigale etc as I believed that asian country's only were allowed scooters. I guess I was wrong there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4062-WCXlKtV9faaxVYvEYXswXzFRYGsNg8kkducBNxFxiSTSs_T2i4jwURPhZxC293beDSDlvLJEXgj-VYvdT1SxTjD8mC-C3IBShpa_F_bcHTnUH-kJUqq8IOl77cW_lhtiulBDPBPUaLmm9dMBQHVeU3FXU6xmjrJBggBRrj2XlJ_Wt18AqfmVDHaS/s4000/231111_Phone_5904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4062-WCXlKtV9faaxVYvEYXswXzFRYGsNg8kkducBNxFxiSTSs_T2i4jwURPhZxC293beDSDlvLJEXgj-VYvdT1SxTjD8mC-C3IBShpa_F_bcHTnUH-kJUqq8IOl77cW_lhtiulBDPBPUaLmm9dMBQHVeU3FXU6xmjrJBggBRrj2XlJ_Wt18AqfmVDHaS/w640-h360/231111_Phone_5904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxk-Kz0Ddkj_vk_0Gsb-dsrFykjHvvSnOO5OOZxu3pRqCNqFl0h0bhhseY-1BBUvSVxOrqEmeipRhn3oHoonyfI_wiGfENbBLjqvuYVE7Mp_h_vBUnSKZJuxVL5DbdrlLpuWOs_uyHMqrPIqYscT3bYjDxA-RFLPcTv8MdtwK559o4mMCMN1ytkdhCanM/s4089/231111_221ND500_9389.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="4089" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxk-Kz0Ddkj_vk_0Gsb-dsrFykjHvvSnOO5OOZxu3pRqCNqFl0h0bhhseY-1BBUvSVxOrqEmeipRhn3oHoonyfI_wiGfENbBLjqvuYVE7Mp_h_vBUnSKZJuxVL5DbdrlLpuWOs_uyHMqrPIqYscT3bYjDxA-RFLPcTv8MdtwK559o4mMCMN1ytkdhCanM/w640-h340/231111_221ND500_9389.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sprint Race Lap 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We got a heavy tropical rainstorm about 15minutes after the race. Great it cooled us down and hearded us into the beer tent. I was surprised a beer only cost 18 Ringgit, which is Aus $5.80 for a Singha beer. That costs $14 at Phillip Island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We got picked up on time at 5pm and got back to the resort about 50 minutes later. </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday morning another early start and we arrive back at the circuit again so we take a look at the merch stands again. I'm under strict instructions to get daughter#2 some merch otherwise don't bother coming home. I pondered this statement for sometime.....</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIRamx6Y5v5t5fjgCyABC7pIxFgtVnGo9WRFbWtoQ0fYx2laH9PK0RZ7egR4XX6yfZabiAm-YdCg8eVJziV7EJ075GDY4WvLE8JhuYHttinbxlq9ToEc53lnSUIFxtKWa-uki14f7vPMx-4Wt89SEMUlmdtIbGAOCmBxKA89OEqOEoupXE7OY8eQSJFv6/s2048/231112_222ND500_0145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIRamx6Y5v5t5fjgCyABC7pIxFgtVnGo9WRFbWtoQ0fYx2laH9PK0RZ7egR4XX6yfZabiAm-YdCg8eVJziV7EJ075GDY4WvLE8JhuYHttinbxlq9ToEc53lnSUIFxtKWa-uki14f7vPMx-4Wt89SEMUlmdtIbGAOCmBxKA89OEqOEoupXE7OY8eQSJFv6/w640-h378/231112_222ND500_0145.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_UHgTVBCq9BT6PTF7WueOEU07jMpBoJjATQQXTu_xENMYQUnp6YfaBV_hDi9wxHCUNWFbA81XpANdAe32jrfT29tNiWUchtwoAWMQLXMRp65HTEoc-yc0kd4jWgRYmGJ-w8liCWpX31oJe5G0n-L-eTYwwSskIlWRsQqYtD_a1XTr-zZzF72ftUC0UxP/s2048/231112_222ND500_0423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Suzuki stand was also good, great air conditioning, nice bikes excellent girls we hung around in here just because it was air conditioned, honest....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zW9Ie8xk2aYmyVlmNnM2aopwAxzI7cxl78Qfcc10KiTppqjcEGOOCmLi2DhlBts_B-fCcaICY9q5gLD-rNn_qFzqvcCqvpMajkPiIPktQ_lzMkGLPF85K7i_3UvdtPorem_A1VE8tSkzvTeOcm0DyMvI5LENbOd6KqW6bVCpI3U2fJuS8LFF9vDMsc9d/s4000/231112_Phone_4609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zW9Ie8xk2aYmyVlmNnM2aopwAxzI7cxl78Qfcc10KiTppqjcEGOOCmLi2DhlBts_B-fCcaICY9q5gLD-rNn_qFzqvcCqvpMajkPiIPktQ_lzMkGLPF85K7i_3UvdtPorem_A1VE8tSkzvTeOcm0DyMvI5LENbOd6KqW6bVCpI3U2fJuS8LFF9vDMsc9d/w360-h640/231112_Phone_4609.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div>We chose to sit in the back straight grandstand for the Sunday race schedule. There was a large TV screen on the other side of the track, and we could see half the circuit from here. Did I mention it was hot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThA9ATWgKnZEdUUoZnr-Ak3F4agDamHh1bSCCLobIcT63ifw_JZFmF5_Xvx0XbtSSEWVevpePfH1uiXvhHsyTL2m1DlqxiS8pwSO1gxdCkpMmcS1WiDDRUmckJ1j98H6Bl6mPCO5QKwA2losRIqrY4SCcEtHkZsLOX2YlU4CHNee0u0PBDjrmqahYXRSF/s2048/231112_222ND500_0178.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThA9ATWgKnZEdUUoZnr-Ak3F4agDamHh1bSCCLobIcT63ifw_JZFmF5_Xvx0XbtSSEWVevpePfH1uiXvhHsyTL2m1DlqxiS8pwSO1gxdCkpMmcS1WiDDRUmckJ1j98H6Bl6mPCO5QKwA2losRIqrY4SCcEtHkZsLOX2YlU4CHNee0u0PBDjrmqahYXRSF/w640-h426/231112_222ND500_0178.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR7FT8N3dZsR9mUDu3p9sRP2FQdWak6J6yhyloIrSjX9LeyaxQSzyvMCwrsG-JVE-IC7OVZSHuRfkOoYPZF6vxYSTNeiYNeqZdbxbFZD5H_Dkv-eluGtPX9d-VzAh-AnNC3s6SVh_Z8TSDoyb8i1Lfio8eV0BsOGjZYofkDalTHtkTTvPkyqC9iX_u2z6/s2048/231112_222ND500_0189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR7FT8N3dZsR9mUDu3p9sRP2FQdWak6J6yhyloIrSjX9LeyaxQSzyvMCwrsG-JVE-IC7OVZSHuRfkOoYPZF6vxYSTNeiYNeqZdbxbFZD5H_Dkv-eluGtPX9d-VzAh-AnNC3s6SVh_Z8TSDoyb8i1Lfio8eV0BsOGjZYofkDalTHtkTTvPkyqC9iX_u2z6/w640-h426/231112_222ND500_0189.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The riders did a parade lap in the top of an open bus which was pretty cool.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV_MkTYFzKddbPCeSZ80f7sYBLLTTFVHoBebg6jnNpgTsiRFHJSzRqSMRR_cpQ8IfVudRzUT2QNtzpzoE4YTm7e5u29s4Ve1JdS3TIkN2hpbtdaFmrEP7uB0mjXdGQn0ffn5-0E60jOX0bItJbp_HRUU-Ekyq7HHUByH1XkdlPLNdv2rQeaHxtEKxf92J/s2048/231112_222ND500_0262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV_MkTYFzKddbPCeSZ80f7sYBLLTTFVHoBebg6jnNpgTsiRFHJSzRqSMRR_cpQ8IfVudRzUT2QNtzpzoE4YTm7e5u29s4Ve1JdS3TIkN2hpbtdaFmrEP7uB0mjXdGQn0ffn5-0E60jOX0bItJbp_HRUU-Ekyq7HHUByH1XkdlPLNdv2rQeaHxtEKxf92J/w640-h360/231112_222ND500_0262.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We saw the crowning of a new world champion in Pedro Acosta. Lets see how he does next year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aXDYM6nuVgnUXk6DQgylZU0_7X3v0Z7VpoKGVT2ei-A3eVBXJuKeKG74GpjIeRUfnQo5-HAl9vZLh4-d97ufUOvIBCYl338s9tsesxdPv2Oc-bZ3lSGD62DMHJPqSeIQWNBmuv2_lvZJc2K0B7l-oIC7e9taI3IlVjgHS6_OI-XpgxcPszKh-Whacnx-/s2048/231112_222ND500_0289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="2048" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aXDYM6nuVgnUXk6DQgylZU0_7X3v0Z7VpoKGVT2ei-A3eVBXJuKeKG74GpjIeRUfnQo5-HAl9vZLh4-d97ufUOvIBCYl338s9tsesxdPv2Oc-bZ3lSGD62DMHJPqSeIQWNBmuv2_lvZJc2K0B7l-oIC7e9taI3IlVjgHS6_OI-XpgxcPszKh-Whacnx-/w640-h192/231112_222ND500_0289.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The racing was over all too soon and everyone was piling out of the stands. We got the bus back to the resort, the police were directing all traffic around the airport, which was the long way. It took over 1.5 hours just to go around the airport to get to the road we we needed which was about 200m from the circuit entry and it was another hour from there, 2.5hr trip.😥</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYP47-PUjZ_8_wZLvnBPlfjjC2EW4bkCZTZjclisQ1OyC6EU7H-3gLtAD4j5qWByaDcq6DQu2ejiATry4Cev3E5ZpwxQOt0nLF6ugW1PaZki1Ow5eh-5PpVZ0n8B2trgBMBUADxwgMKw9KOBIQXY-wsJa9rCWq8tugoBHZWbdYFKispDOZoNA5tF_ZUbn/s2048/231112_222ND500_0353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYP47-PUjZ_8_wZLvnBPlfjjC2EW4bkCZTZjclisQ1OyC6EU7H-3gLtAD4j5qWByaDcq6DQu2ejiATry4Cev3E5ZpwxQOt0nLF6ugW1PaZki1Ow5eh-5PpVZ0n8B2trgBMBUADxwgMKw9KOBIQXY-wsJa9rCWq8tugoBHZWbdYFKispDOZoNA5tF_ZUbn/w640-h426/231112_222ND500_0353.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Needless to say we headed straight for some beers when we got back and then grabbed some more of that fabulous chinese we had the night before for diner. It was Dave's final night here as he was heading for Singapore after this for a week, but we stayed on for one more night to wind down our holiday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aRce5fDVL92EAC-3ZWoAWWzc2Zzw92DOoOJXuZc2TzN4t2uquYo5XSS6tN7VOniJP9HKlByC_TXfa854QW37eZAvsXVJnBPOABgPJYq4jnlH2b6I-ri8mmKhHp3IvICBrgAa073_DS-zKtTgelduZAyj2MT36NQfwcbVzdl-mKgjk1rk-XJWsaIr0Z_1/s2048/231113_222ND500_0455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aRce5fDVL92EAC-3ZWoAWWzc2Zzw92DOoOJXuZc2TzN4t2uquYo5XSS6tN7VOniJP9HKlByC_TXfa854QW37eZAvsXVJnBPOABgPJYq4jnlH2b6I-ri8mmKhHp3IvICBrgAa073_DS-zKtTgelduZAyj2MT36NQfwcbVzdl-mKgjk1rk-XJWsaIr0Z_1/w640-h344/231113_222ND500_0455.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oy1gsSJWOW7AzviAKzbBH4ZzRprAlhakKvE2-GqcQ7SkbMT8cqihyphenhyphenoC5zGrLsJywncnY-quWKa3NwDEG2Zk0r9_E37PZJkT4GY8WPnE82I3pmh2rC4gF1qXwrOdKLqr1JYfNcXn7hEvEHxYaM-vf8Z_cB-6BvkYw33q-NVTKNSZF2dPR1dU1uRxLyoIS/s2048/231113_222ND500_0453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oy1gsSJWOW7AzviAKzbBH4ZzRprAlhakKvE2-GqcQ7SkbMT8cqihyphenhyphenoC5zGrLsJywncnY-quWKa3NwDEG2Zk0r9_E37PZJkT4GY8WPnE82I3pmh2rC4gF1qXwrOdKLqr1JYfNcXn7hEvEHxYaM-vf8Z_cB-6BvkYw33q-NVTKNSZF2dPR1dU1uRxLyoIS/w640-h426/231113_222ND500_0453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the sun setting in the background behind the cloud we had some spectacular views over the ocean. What a great week away, motogp included and it cost less than taking the kids to Narooma on the south coast for a week earlier this year.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbXK5s0FXv1WNCoDyktRKR_cHqIcjUQtf0oj4TQW_XUpGFPeonGn-7aOxSipEW24yQs1Z30tcGth1QvkHXhKKjSbwaLSI77inVz1UB4-Y6FZ6Pb-qpnKkZrW5QYoQvlD15_gVigp88R3Re9mT89DuxRxwpPe5B0uZRTZeoz2BVfWMLBt-7E8GSq_ia0gk/s2048/231113_222ND500_0459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbXK5s0FXv1WNCoDyktRKR_cHqIcjUQtf0oj4TQW_XUpGFPeonGn-7aOxSipEW24yQs1Z30tcGth1QvkHXhKKjSbwaLSI77inVz1UB4-Y6FZ6Pb-qpnKkZrW5QYoQvlD15_gVigp88R3Re9mT89DuxRxwpPe5B0uZRTZeoz2BVfWMLBt-7E8GSq_ia0gk/w640-h254/231113_222ND500_0459.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh4neEwEGwrXDfBFwle6Ba0_tM3Uppu1kNWgKPq_OD9nwHvWYF5-VU8hzW6hn4oMzLj2MR4b7eeQIw6vgOjqoy5eBSN94BaFHT9yUfZw3ElwWthrdMooJa8-GATIH6-PQJZwOjb6Z62Gpab3Y44bhnJw8vRal1hq69TALYLos8TKz5w5QD8iNr9rXgdp2/s2048/231113_222ND500_0443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBh4neEwEGwrXDfBFwle6Ba0_tM3Uppu1kNWgKPq_OD9nwHvWYF5-VU8hzW6hn4oMzLj2MR4b7eeQIw6vgOjqoy5eBSN94BaFHT9yUfZw3ElwWthrdMooJa8-GATIH6-PQJZwOjb6Z62Gpab3Y44bhnJw8vRal1hq69TALYLos8TKz5w5QD8iNr9rXgdp2/w640-h426/231113_222ND500_0443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My final thoughts and would I do it again. Yes, yes I would it was fantastic. The Sepang circuit has fantastic facilities, clean toilets, great food, excellent covered grandstand seating and prices are great. If I was going to do it again I think I would get the corporate ticket inside with air-conditioning and cold beer as it was so hot and humid. But otherwise this was bloody fantastic. Instead of coming back to this race again Dave and I agreed we would probably try Motegi in Japan for the next race just for something different then maybe Magello the next year. We shall see what happens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For a gallery of images from Sepang click the <span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/roadtonowhereimages/posts/pfbid02zpUygY98JFte7Cu4rzbcSxK6mtzZDjoxcYnF7myHzm7trHcZDN5ENzLmpxu5sgcJl" target="_blank">link</a></span>. I've also added MotoGP photos to the tabs at the top of the home page. I didn't take as many photos as usual, I was taking a break and was enjoying the racing instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for reading.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-85476098007383044282024-01-22T19:24:00.000+11:002024-01-22T19:24:04.504+11:00Southern Highlands Ride<p>Geoff suggested a quick road ride to the Southern Highlands. Count me in, so we met at the Servo on the M4 at 10am and set off soon afterwards. We took the back roads to the Oaks and down to Mittagong avoiding the highway via Thirlmere,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n2NmY5EkRc0fThbwcBTpI7VPub1WbvOUGFQ-8Ig5PhgIUX3hyapnWKlTBlO4grSCg7pr4OKC7kuxYC3wBKB1RgpmqCvgDRdzm4W7Zi6mkIvgIicyXddF9uBBE7z-8AMVXGgXm2gVRqWYeu2Ga3O2CKur16uqwEfADpxsyPvTO2nWtoQY-1cXXzFldRnd/s4000/240105_Phone_1002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n2NmY5EkRc0fThbwcBTpI7VPub1WbvOUGFQ-8Ig5PhgIUX3hyapnWKlTBlO4grSCg7pr4OKC7kuxYC3wBKB1RgpmqCvgDRdzm4W7Zi6mkIvgIicyXddF9uBBE7z-8AMVXGgXm2gVRqWYeu2Ga3O2CKur16uqwEfADpxsyPvTO2nWtoQY-1cXXzFldRnd/w640-h360/240105_Phone_1002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We took the range road out the back of Mittagong, the road has recently been resurfaced and was in good shape. It's an awesomely scenic ride through rolling hillsides with hedge & tree alleys and rockwall fences.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsHyb5b76uVSImx_I4PXWKYV8eypuJpb4qeBMGSphsLX9Bl2UkLcw1EnjbW8voFWgHAbon_7q1xWgoYUQjYD9DjUF_4Tjsqx0mORX69pttJJmRyU6mdCBU-k74j720ei1f2bBD9ATCGNV0q0F8DZdYGQxCyf6O8BxP8wfqDUxtUNcF4hcQ2tuuvoaY4zN/s4000/240105_Phone_1011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsHyb5b76uVSImx_I4PXWKYV8eypuJpb4qeBMGSphsLX9Bl2UkLcw1EnjbW8voFWgHAbon_7q1xWgoYUQjYD9DjUF_4Tjsqx0mORX69pttJJmRyU6mdCBU-k74j720ei1f2bBD9ATCGNV0q0F8DZdYGQxCyf6O8BxP8wfqDUxtUNcF4hcQ2tuuvoaY4zN/w640-h360/240105_Phone_1011.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Range Road</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end we took a left turn instead of the usual right and went further along on the tourist road which comes out at the top of Macquarie Pass. We turned left at Robertson Pie shop and headed down Jamberoo Mountain Road, which was a good scenic bit of road.</div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxLVnHGyIX-N_3o4zV2h62B32Km-4aO2ds_JJtl__QhU8B52VjuBifV9QBe4xgwutehuT-df1LNy8jpg92vG4qDv5um44L-aqaTzFTyd0au-mGd0Vea3SqjgoSfO_F09SsweKNnPAstw3_qTpvJVqkQggp1h5Vk85b8UFccaWGnLhYtgNk7POY99HW94c/s4000/240105_Phone_2058.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxLVnHGyIX-N_3o4zV2h62B32Km-4aO2ds_JJtl__QhU8B52VjuBifV9QBe4xgwutehuT-df1LNy8jpg92vG4qDv5um44L-aqaTzFTyd0au-mGd0Vea3SqjgoSfO_F09SsweKNnPAstw3_qTpvJVqkQggp1h5Vk85b8UFccaWGnLhYtgNk7POY99HW94c/w640-h360/240105_Phone_2058.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of Macquarie Pass</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We went through Albion Park which was going to be the lunch stop but I said to Geoff I know a nice little pub up past Robinson, he said "lead the way". So we tuned back up Macquarie Pass. There are a lot of new housing estates built out the road to MP. We got a great run up the pass with almost a car free run. It's fantastic surface hot mixed all the way. The new AX41 tyre was handling this very well, tipping in quickly and effortlessly and easily held the line. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-UHhqwRoFKpWqoxifuhEcMoJdET12qUVK7P7A5WiNodiD7Zr3LAyYNcCRWjUi4RsR5nGasa8IXsrfFE2vikApGnriQriQIbfRX5qNpA_P79dfRWhGLSI3IYzieLdOMfQClScG7IszfmGiP3TTGvZxyuTIQSlznfHrfqiIuHaf6fdJ6-2D3tf2k8pXPu8/s4000/240105_Phone_5239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-UHhqwRoFKpWqoxifuhEcMoJdET12qUVK7P7A5WiNodiD7Zr3LAyYNcCRWjUi4RsR5nGasa8IXsrfFE2vikApGnriQriQIbfRX5qNpA_P79dfRWhGLSI3IYzieLdOMfQClScG7IszfmGiP3TTGvZxyuTIQSlznfHrfqiIuHaf6fdJ6-2D3tf2k8pXPu8/w640-h360/240105_Phone_5239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We took the road into Burrawang and stopped at the Burrawang Hotel. Not the cheapest place but quite nice, they have a beautiful outdoor beer garden area but it was quite cool out today at 18°C so we ate indoors. They do an awesome hamburger, which was washed down with an ice cold beer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEczGYih4RuQLO7V5BPhdu_deNAN6fnwSjPs3C3PBlzwTxbktQzs0DF5uWIjuCivhddr0nDpQdT9VeQj6c8rcnkTuNeuy-MJBK6MT4UTIvFgcILI8hpKKfZtjMDlRUSLEu_LMkpOB8pViKkX4-OsKI7vLBE96pW3IhOGjQWP9R_erJxb6JlH-cyNueINfP/s4000/240105_Phone_5931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEczGYih4RuQLO7V5BPhdu_deNAN6fnwSjPs3C3PBlzwTxbktQzs0DF5uWIjuCivhddr0nDpQdT9VeQj6c8rcnkTuNeuy-MJBK6MT4UTIvFgcILI8hpKKfZtjMDlRUSLEu_LMkpOB8pViKkX4-OsKI7vLBE96pW3IhOGjQWP9R_erJxb6JlH-cyNueINfP/w640-h360/240105_Phone_5931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYOJPqw95A44wLhEcc9xML3zoe4dKv1S5QsUgvK_WxWiHYJ9idbyuhVhhjP6MxqNwGJNfP_G0ZZTLUlyj1HsMzKOl-ckI8HKerUtLBV0iNE-lPjthgfTfulANHmdoVpGXA0IrgWsMuBZSKZNZ3lLkbRYJe8YMkkiboy_m-g9_7cOtqlFWuK8Nv2RVs07w/s4000/240105_Phone_5359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYOJPqw95A44wLhEcc9xML3zoe4dKv1S5QsUgvK_WxWiHYJ9idbyuhVhhjP6MxqNwGJNfP_G0ZZTLUlyj1HsMzKOl-ckI8HKerUtLBV0iNE-lPjthgfTfulANHmdoVpGXA0IrgWsMuBZSKZNZ3lLkbRYJe8YMkkiboy_m-g9_7cOtqlFWuK8Nv2RVs07w/w640-h360/240105_Phone_5359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Read this next bit in a David Attenborough voice. </div><div>"Here we have a rare photo of the crimson nosed beer guzzler in his native habitat".<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOneRS9jTvH5uT08OceekB8pecUBtbedJnsspyxFcT8mFwLMhndnCatUwQAfCEnis_Q9zfZ-s0tLGqDxW-FAmYXnNuFtt3dm8Tu0olh1G-qrcHmKin0ARou3Xz3VXg1h7vTI20KWriBRaq7lM4e2C-3bCSpKEDJmjiUpLxicNz6N_kd-jt2iCCllZ6hJEs/s4000/240105_Phone_5303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOneRS9jTvH5uT08OceekB8pecUBtbedJnsspyxFcT8mFwLMhndnCatUwQAfCEnis_Q9zfZ-s0tLGqDxW-FAmYXnNuFtt3dm8Tu0olh1G-qrcHmKin0ARou3Xz3VXg1h7vTI20KWriBRaq7lM4e2C-3bCSpKEDJmjiUpLxicNz6N_kd-jt2iCCllZ6hJEs/w640-h360/240105_Phone_5303.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We returned back home via the same roads through Thirlmere, we stopped in for a quick beer at the Wallacia Hotel. A short but enjoyable ride out with the boys. Good ending to my holidays.</p></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-21579235129984490382024-01-14T13:59:00.000+11:002024-01-14T13:59:23.770+11:00Bridgestone AX41<p style="text-align: justify;">After the last Adventure Ride my front tyre was pretty well shot so I went to Tyres for Bikes for a new one. What to choose however?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Initially I was after the Pirelli Rally front but looking at it, it was to aggressive for what I do I felt.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So I looked at the Bridgestone AX41 both endorsed by Stuey and my older bro. I could put another Karoo4 on but thought I'd go with the AX41 to try something a little different. There was nothing wrong with the Karoo, it did everything I wanted it to do and got I around 8K or so. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Interested to see if I get the same performance and km's out of this tyre.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx89ZosiA1XbBx5WjO7ivYwE-a39E3muFthR6gJ5AQl_0JCE_thQwEVFE9yck9BwfF35WjyNHqKDXn2EOaPyotPIimbC4NW7B7Mn_jJbcMnYBMq9zmC6SwBQ2Ei2DLiqpwQt23HWZcySr-EPU3jUH86yR-TBmkvfJh6fnIlZfF_pcf3o8J1SghP8Kjfq9/s4000/240103_Bridgestone%20AX41_4305.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx89ZosiA1XbBx5WjO7ivYwE-a39E3muFthR6gJ5AQl_0JCE_thQwEVFE9yck9BwfF35WjyNHqKDXn2EOaPyotPIimbC4NW7B7Mn_jJbcMnYBMq9zmC6SwBQ2Ei2DLiqpwQt23HWZcySr-EPU3jUH86yR-TBmkvfJh6fnIlZfF_pcf3o8J1SghP8Kjfq9/w360-h640/240103_Bridgestone%20AX41_4305.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridgestone AX41</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-11409356621743663012024-01-06T22:47:00.000+11:002024-01-06T22:47:10.341+11:00The Dusty Cooma Ride<p style="text-align: justify;">I was invited on a group adventure ride the weekend before Christmas. The ride was from Callala Bay to Cooma via all dirt roads with the exception of a short highway stint to get us down the coast to start of the adventure ride proper.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was going to be my first proper adventure ride, as all the others were only short stints of dirt road between tar sections. To say I was feeling apprehensive would be an understatement. I don't really have any dirt bike riding back ground and I was going along with some pretty experienced guys that have done a lot of off road dirt biking. They were also on smaller lighter bikes KTM690, DR650, XT250, Husky701, T7 and Stu on his brand new Tuareg660. I've got the biggest heaviest bike and the least off road experience. Hey what could possibly go wrong?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We started early on saturday morning with Brett leading from Callala Beach through Jervis Bay National Park forest straight into some sandy trail with mud puddles erosion mounds etc. I was thinking, shit what have I got myself into, I've never ridden sand before. We were only 2 km's into the ride and I was already stressing.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We met up with Dave and Ross, Dave on the 701 was our tour leader with a GPS which would be critical in this ride. We continued down the highway to Milton for a bite at the Bakery before turning inland and heading into the ranges and hitting the dirt roads.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was only about 15m into the ride before the first road closed sign and our fearless leader had to reroute with the gps over some new unridden roads. This made me real nervous as he was now riding routes he's not been on and who knows what we are going to come up against.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We followed the Clyde river for some time and came to a large concrete river crossing. To my surprise there was a girl in a bikini swimming on the other side. Sure made for a pleasant crossing.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-eVwEQ17yReDYR7UmBJPJwj5_bme9VMzl8XltqwsCOlCQPpEGtDAiC8Nb7wj2kEgBfI9h98dOAhBCPNR5-jpAXF4_krynZ2m3H_QsuDHRP1LsBEHqO68GM1XmsnsEF0dcZOLSVdcyre5A_oVhsklJXM6TKPkKUskxkwhVbqVAvyDqeH9qatIM31pBz5Y/s4032/IMG_1642.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-eVwEQ17yReDYR7UmBJPJwj5_bme9VMzl8XltqwsCOlCQPpEGtDAiC8Nb7wj2kEgBfI9h98dOAhBCPNR5-jpAXF4_krynZ2m3H_QsuDHRP1LsBEHqO68GM1XmsnsEF0dcZOLSVdcyre5A_oVhsklJXM6TKPkKUskxkwhVbqVAvyDqeH9qatIM31pBz5Y/w480-h640/IMG_1642.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stu checking out the bikini girl - Photo by Dave S</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq1XOQ5ggzvw832a5WBUtUW7AlydhmCt34tcVwvTSpu0bf5w_Fb6KXpc7VXHHy8HJrGD4fUUhlYIvP410CtVf71JUCtd9DcxUhm4i0vzfKNu1jErxuvmep85XHf8uFSuvwsg33xcNUrCWxR4YNk73Px5uUVkfLZthZ6AJorWoTb2aOSQdJHSzfWoqLVLG/s4032/IMG_1649.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq1XOQ5ggzvw832a5WBUtUW7AlydhmCt34tcVwvTSpu0bf5w_Fb6KXpc7VXHHy8HJrGD4fUUhlYIvP410CtVf71JUCtd9DcxUhm4i0vzfKNu1jErxuvmep85XHf8uFSuvwsg33xcNUrCWxR4YNk73Px5uUVkfLZthZ6AJorWoTb2aOSQdJHSzfWoqLVLG/w640-h480/IMG_1649.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me - Photo by Dave S</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">After this we popped out on the Kings Hwy at Nelligen. We keep going as it was still early and went further south into the mountains crossing the Buckenbowra River at Runnyford.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOPQasAjFZpH_6xd36yjDi6uSxpBXbPY-XuPil_h35XHZnxa8E4mW6XGgB6g7-9x_60VEQn3psZAHiVBancw7laZgQ4UaFUxLu8vIEbOXv0hhHytH3VpCZtl-x1AtBe0BU0nJulfNLm94JNKrgXb2keYmV-EmXBhQF5c4nVZvmo2i6u1bzR9WV0Dd5QFm/s4032/IMG_1658.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOPQasAjFZpH_6xd36yjDi6uSxpBXbPY-XuPil_h35XHZnxa8E4mW6XGgB6g7-9x_60VEQn3psZAHiVBancw7laZgQ4UaFUxLu8vIEbOXv0hhHytH3VpCZtl-x1AtBe0BU0nJulfNLm94JNKrgXb2keYmV-EmXBhQF5c4nVZvmo2i6u1bzR9WV0Dd5QFm/w640-h480/IMG_1658.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Runnyford Bridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The experienced guys were running a cornerman system, the leader halted the first person at a corner who pointed everyone in the right direction and had to wait until the sweep rider came along. It worked great out in butt fuck nowhere until Dave M stuffed it up and we got lost, but only for 5 minutes luckily. We also managed to do the same mud hole 3 or 4 times here going back and forwards.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We got to another creek crossing on the buckenbowra river near where the 2019 Transmoto 12 Hour was held.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoFQdgds9jDAVamqxt5UbLE6jTS8_1bI80s7q0DxVK965u1aqMtEp0kug7IsezIAvYECojXavRQI2i7nX0id0I7unPCI3JBm13N6NtDzakdoXgLccdjuO3MLLWut7wIDh_HYD9PORLncuc-LWSBRtcLjgNHvTu8tnVlapxaSueRQDI9BphbM_jAALdseh/s4032/IMG_1663.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoFQdgds9jDAVamqxt5UbLE6jTS8_1bI80s7q0DxVK965u1aqMtEp0kug7IsezIAvYECojXavRQI2i7nX0id0I7unPCI3JBm13N6NtDzakdoXgLccdjuO3MLLWut7wIDh_HYD9PORLncuc-LWSBRtcLjgNHvTu8tnVlapxaSueRQDI9BphbM_jAALdseh/w480-h640/IMG_1663.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Dave S</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUff2CBbI7-xY2hzwIbWmMbDiTOcOjEIxQZsCqawLUJ-hB8qQvk_fg7jUXNluz_DXe29F0N7y_nQb46VI_ozKe7FkprOFAI7Tf6vWK6p4hakcRiY1l1XoLin-XCO7EhaGuUDVQ4aXn3xEvBqH_SVQqVbSwcp4cDTE7wUmVEw0w0lFtKqDiNSgW4jh0EGf/s4032/IMG_1665.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUff2CBbI7-xY2hzwIbWmMbDiTOcOjEIxQZsCqawLUJ-hB8qQvk_fg7jUXNluz_DXe29F0N7y_nQb46VI_ozKe7FkprOFAI7Tf6vWK6p4hakcRiY1l1XoLin-XCO7EhaGuUDVQ4aXn3xEvBqH_SVQqVbSwcp4cDTE7wUmVEw0w0lFtKqDiNSgW4jh0EGf/w480-h640/IMG_1665.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quart Pot Road - Buckenbowra River - Photo by Dave S</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">We stopped at the next intersection as Dave S wasn't sure which way to go so consulted the GPS whilst we had a rest. I needed a break we'd been riding for several hours and it was getting quite warm 26°C. I noticed I had phone signal and looked where we were and was surprised we were only out the back of Batemans Bay, still a long way to go. We also sucked in a ton of dust today, as there was little wind and no rain to keep the dust levels down.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBgqtlNN2icVODFwIcZX9qOOAPkqLXwqSsF9S2fi35UKp144eugNgwlGkf-69OwwTeQEfFilz8TQlb9Uz2n-x2wI04tPDca7ReBXVUZ8fS5HYoV2MgFw4JZifEHqoGWjBuTGwODtcTYn8Fe0RXhkzj7Q4zlktSy1TkF7dF8eyYEfs1FNKYUXl_KFnWC7s/s4000/231216_Phone_5009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBgqtlNN2icVODFwIcZX9qOOAPkqLXwqSsF9S2fi35UKp144eugNgwlGkf-69OwwTeQEfFilz8TQlb9Uz2n-x2wI04tPDca7ReBXVUZ8fS5HYoV2MgFw4JZifEHqoGWjBuTGwODtcTYn8Fe0RXhkzj7Q4zlktSy1TkF7dF8eyYEfs1FNKYUXl_KFnWC7s/w640-h360/231216_Phone_5009.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brett and his brother Kojak</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38PrTT0EwD-0JWa1njdpU9nHthmwsoKmrMq1omwXjYtQUNgddT3w835SXScZtrzMAnA1oiXsN9bO_2kmUp6tw0pWE3SVW0N1pEEgPV9AfDtkHEWkX13vUHLTp90SxPcrS2UeBuxqtGh4CuHdU5HtWHiellfjuNL7_9OdtHQL9HK-jXCSJfYZBFYXKv7lB/s4000/231216_Phone_5003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38PrTT0EwD-0JWa1njdpU9nHthmwsoKmrMq1omwXjYtQUNgddT3w835SXScZtrzMAnA1oiXsN9bO_2kmUp6tw0pWE3SVW0N1pEEgPV9AfDtkHEWkX13vUHLTp90SxPcrS2UeBuxqtGh4CuHdU5HtWHiellfjuNL7_9OdtHQL9HK-jXCSJfYZBFYXKv7lB/w640-h360/231216_Phone_5003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I parked in the middle of the road cause it was hot and I didn't give a rats ass. We haven't seen anyone on the road for hours which was great. To my dismay Dave S said the road we are taking is back up the steep hill, Gollaribee Mountain Rd. It was little more than a single lane firetrail both steep and rocky in places with steep drops off the side of the mountain. There were no tyre tracks of either bike or car along here at all, I don't think anyone has been through here in months. I thought I had a flat front tyre along here but Brett said it looks good. It was getting near replacement so wasn't steering properly on the downhill descents.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We got to the bottom of the trail and waited at Knowles Creek on the Araluen Rd, Brett had to go back up the Mtn as Margo had a small incident and needed some tools to sort it out. All was good however and we were soon in Moruya for lunch at the waterfront hotel just after 1pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDffUnyamA5p9RuZcbrWFV9Q3tjZj7A4RI0OAY5M7iKnz9-6tzTQ9soTmXe-lfXzHhGiDw9koNKj7TkooPQfmPfED81yJEVR_w3g3_2A7xlOZSvHkZ8BueAWJzchJoaKmqfw0CQpcD0UhyphenhyphenponXhuar0o2CzS-hAZCuE7bNsgnVZJjsKASD4vNkh_A08EEq/s4000/231216_Phone_5831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDffUnyamA5p9RuZcbrWFV9Q3tjZj7A4RI0OAY5M7iKnz9-6tzTQ9soTmXe-lfXzHhGiDw9koNKj7TkooPQfmPfED81yJEVR_w3g3_2A7xlOZSvHkZ8BueAWJzchJoaKmqfw0CQpcD0UhyphenhyphenponXhuar0o2CzS-hAZCuE7bNsgnVZJjsKASD4vNkh_A08EEq/w640-h360/231216_Phone_5831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4L1m7GNLP5l5zfz94QCaaVJvvoCpezTGdv3nC7YQ7qQOOUeVZ0dT5_z7mb3pYS5iJQwo2iEjZqgrZt5WDW5PbXe1eB9RHaCFP4n2iioUzpve0AWFxs1yR6Izs3XUJgn2h05ilah-clcE4mctxgumKoWkLayiXpG21yjMbj59yXY7joawYQl4KZabmFEz/s4000/231216_Phone_5617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4L1m7GNLP5l5zfz94QCaaVJvvoCpezTGdv3nC7YQ7qQOOUeVZ0dT5_z7mb3pYS5iJQwo2iEjZqgrZt5WDW5PbXe1eB9RHaCFP4n2iioUzpve0AWFxs1yR6Izs3XUJgn2h05ilah-clcE4mctxgumKoWkLayiXpG21yjMbj59yXY7joawYQl4KZabmFEz/w360-h640/231216_Phone_5617.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A short road stint to Bodalla where we headed back inland through Nerrigundah. The road here was wide and sweeping mountainous scenery more my style of adventure riding gravel superhighway in the mountains.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJkp26GX7LL3x8w4JRc7VjsXoQEUZhgwjccCWx_yOebwfhQugXJ2uPddYmiGKAlPo1UfnXli9JIERaga0G1o1A82aRaITtB7Pojd7DWcwQWMLCwOipwyzg2qMuraao01giUUGm-6WqlPPAcF6VaO1Ym6_f5GLBLCUZnPeahyphenhyphen1FN0Ffwb_vdPDD5t5CSta/s4000/231216_Phone_4943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJkp26GX7LL3x8w4JRc7VjsXoQEUZhgwjccCWx_yOebwfhQugXJ2uPddYmiGKAlPo1UfnXli9JIERaga0G1o1A82aRaITtB7Pojd7DWcwQWMLCwOipwyzg2qMuraao01giUUGm-6WqlPPAcF6VaO1Ym6_f5GLBLCUZnPeahyphenhyphen1FN0Ffwb_vdPDD5t5CSta/w640-h360/231216_Phone_4943.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD2H-3Mucy-gRw9S6ULfINlBtlYCN6-NFWJwp0nzaAZuXXEaXDFe33sHZsIgvlhyo9lyyFeozougxOFA3HJ0pzcQ2N4KI-SWLQCRJ6HFKj3eG9ugKyvN0hrEzntY0_qothHNWuGK45GMpJn9kA343jrztJ5Ic07U981DfsJc-g16-I4SekEJGhINnycu3/s4000/231216_Phone_4946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD2H-3Mucy-gRw9S6ULfINlBtlYCN6-NFWJwp0nzaAZuXXEaXDFe33sHZsIgvlhyo9lyyFeozougxOFA3HJ0pzcQ2N4KI-SWLQCRJ6HFKj3eG9ugKyvN0hrEzntY0_qothHNWuGK45GMpJn9kA343jrztJ5Ic07U981DfsJc-g16-I4SekEJGhINnycu3/w640-h360/231216_Phone_4946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cfxU6kUJKxq2Prtykk5WYs6ehav9dAZkb2l-lzxMnbrzS6xwelEPVcLiKzvD3O52V1Xw3E5BmcidVUD7aW8v6IXnfY16Mh4e3H5yCOcNKo1s-4e7YaDuGkA5nkvP06zt6c2xZ3DsuJLXfdtE-BtfPdicB30EYs_64iUsGX_RkuzpQt5IZ8aARBzpFaMw/s4000/231216_Phone_4950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cfxU6kUJKxq2Prtykk5WYs6ehav9dAZkb2l-lzxMnbrzS6xwelEPVcLiKzvD3O52V1Xw3E5BmcidVUD7aW8v6IXnfY16Mh4e3H5yCOcNKo1s-4e7YaDuGkA5nkvP06zt6c2xZ3DsuJLXfdtE-BtfPdicB30EYs_64iUsGX_RkuzpQt5IZ8aARBzpFaMw/w640-h360/231216_Phone_4950.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave S - Tour captain extraordinaire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">We soon stopped on the Belimbla Bridge for a quick break and regroup. The roads today were very dusty and we got a little spread out here. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdp0XllZiQ6QrXnFtYcB9YPvAOqzQpDmncQ2keS_Lua3VQSZcuzcRZjPmJRh5RvFIrEbzYsmMUBjWhsyVJR2bU87172O2lWNRQewb9EDrJiwH3m9h_xK9aCUiJQtMpeZN_vzFwGlVwV_EGxhxZd6N_jMRm33KK5X-DgDbYOQ4efcH4pmk7VCn4kLOOdKg/s4000/231216_Phone_0337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdp0XllZiQ6QrXnFtYcB9YPvAOqzQpDmncQ2keS_Lua3VQSZcuzcRZjPmJRh5RvFIrEbzYsmMUBjWhsyVJR2bU87172O2lWNRQewb9EDrJiwH3m9h_xK9aCUiJQtMpeZN_vzFwGlVwV_EGxhxZd6N_jMRm33KK5X-DgDbYOQ4efcH4pmk7VCn4kLOOdKg/w360-h640/231216_Phone_0337.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraQbn0YW4XTIAE9x1wKuxxn-9mlZc7VzDsJlnySumOT-2_lnMBHISYRRs1I8h4cvxVUSvyE6t8emFuYqyry97TTN26Q8OdY0g3Y7tpFW6W0fLO5fPNFzQKXPeHLy_lrO88y374z7iZ9EWssP02WbN9SOkb9aVX6Y_79FvipgntbvbtoXaJXTV8hMSUEFj/s4000/231216_Phone_0517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraQbn0YW4XTIAE9x1wKuxxn-9mlZc7VzDsJlnySumOT-2_lnMBHISYRRs1I8h4cvxVUSvyE6t8emFuYqyry97TTN26Q8OdY0g3Y7tpFW6W0fLO5fPNFzQKXPeHLy_lrO88y374z7iZ9EWssP02WbN9SOkb9aVX6Y_79FvipgntbvbtoXaJXTV8hMSUEFj/w640-h360/231216_Phone_0517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGVMBgrK0KJQyL9d5oIkUl78ADcaLlUWrO4cLMgVa5hg1xjlZS442Tu6M81CNfjIDcBFwro9tdB1KGUAybwqVIXcGo5ADPPW8RhG-OsxkraOyEYExO0KV9YAkIKX0T0NqpnFuBrBvPOsBUqYKZjVaI1lIU9zaQx5xDmFgqQ0AS_L1uRRNOT5ybqpErqJp/s4000/231216_Phone_0634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGVMBgrK0KJQyL9d5oIkUl78ADcaLlUWrO4cLMgVa5hg1xjlZS442Tu6M81CNfjIDcBFwro9tdB1KGUAybwqVIXcGo5ADPPW8RhG-OsxkraOyEYExO0KV9YAkIKX0T0NqpnFuBrBvPOsBUqYKZjVaI1lIU9zaQx5xDmFgqQ0AS_L1uRRNOT5ybqpErqJp/w640-h360/231216_Phone_0634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Following the Belowra Rd we went through some beautiful farmland in the valleys. The road surface looked brilliant crushed granite, but it was actually as slippery as fuck. Dave M went into one bend a little too fast and ended up in the ditch. Luckily he was ok and just a sore wrist.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPmxKuVUon_XvQnIYzNxy8yi28Q7kdCSArjzZEYHNk6iQ3PT59ygbrrU7ZK7AsV2NDZkx7CP7DToU8jVIE1UC5Ys9DPzQDRWWuwKqXLRpeonR0EOqF0XpfxxuUv73XCEURmq_C8gWWfmSS0uTWbt-BdW_CdN4w0cb3Y2vnOeJUlS-BTlQdbp1K4KNRTFw/s4000/231216_Phone_3004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPmxKuVUon_XvQnIYzNxy8yi28Q7kdCSArjzZEYHNk6iQ3PT59ygbrrU7ZK7AsV2NDZkx7CP7DToU8jVIE1UC5Ys9DPzQDRWWuwKqXLRpeonR0EOqF0XpfxxuUv73XCEURmq_C8gWWfmSS0uTWbt-BdW_CdN4w0cb3Y2vnOeJUlS-BTlQdbp1K4KNRTFw/w640-h360/231216_Phone_3004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItewHKCBemtvPn2tEgYS3Bb7U4Rxy4YCfls8dLrGXuPHluG5JvUFbZd0CFC1kLc_NwrvKI2RreuvuR8497AE2X3a5e1fBhrUQLENSaZXI1ed4ZXilxodzyS6aj52aX9URLnVhAUJQ_KYouDOOreGX3jOI3EGMKZ1RPqx7njmR8frG2U9VIp6LWwTtZEcp/s4000/231216_Phone_3029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItewHKCBemtvPn2tEgYS3Bb7U4Rxy4YCfls8dLrGXuPHluG5JvUFbZd0CFC1kLc_NwrvKI2RreuvuR8497AE2X3a5e1fBhrUQLENSaZXI1ed4ZXilxodzyS6aj52aX9URLnVhAUJQ_KYouDOOreGX3jOI3EGMKZ1RPqx7njmR8frG2U9VIp6LWwTtZEcp/w360-h640/231216_Phone_3029.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marjo getting a lolly sugar rush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRW0tzCWXPj4NBwFoyJIv1R3vuRPR7nE5n17UhyphenhyphenX4YNIspor_Z3u7I5bh_g6mYnbOBHQf89fiPvhX-JXoNe_u95JU-olRXRzKulM38N4OCIFPl3E6a2qKNNMoxy7M47kM21bYdotSyFKyN29r969cSofPiSZvzV7JO5HQGLabWVh-eVNZe6-lzMsUviT9/s4000/231216_Phone_3156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRW0tzCWXPj4NBwFoyJIv1R3vuRPR7nE5n17UhyphenhyphenX4YNIspor_Z3u7I5bh_g6mYnbOBHQf89fiPvhX-JXoNe_u95JU-olRXRzKulM38N4OCIFPl3E6a2qKNNMoxy7M47kM21bYdotSyFKyN29r969cSofPiSZvzV7JO5HQGLabWVh-eVNZe6-lzMsUviT9/w640-h360/231216_Phone_3156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcDUb6Bb2d2tunyK-hINpWsndatVspt_HLVak4crJauMFDPU1Nf-vAcL-_YVTXJGNktOIl83tNXYidWj48uquv4YZ4ABZidNn-jh5GhgMRxAcx_mXWOlvveLlsvObPj3kAiRJQkyhYPpWjFnomroOaGerQ8PbRVCN-wx9q00EyKXr7K5u2gPe8ajgjLcj/s4000/231216_Phone_3200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcDUb6Bb2d2tunyK-hINpWsndatVspt_HLVak4crJauMFDPU1Nf-vAcL-_YVTXJGNktOIl83tNXYidWj48uquv4YZ4ABZidNn-jh5GhgMRxAcx_mXWOlvveLlsvObPj3kAiRJQkyhYPpWjFnomroOaGerQ8PbRVCN-wx9q00EyKXr7K5u2gPe8ajgjLcj/w640-h360/231216_Phone_3200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXozfqoe6EHRSZEBf1-uy6o7Rj8I-aK-IIryXdjzUmaYSczqudWxT7LbQWH9Rsx7eyXBRJfq9qwgx3EI6YEtLhyppSIhC9gjWdmPMndQRRRP_pUw0EbHePvQb7DVnpmNFzbQQK__UbO1v6Jglioyx178y7VciPbk_wlDZLCTq16UCiYs9EL_aqhcKPjQfI/s4000/231216_Phone_4127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXozfqoe6EHRSZEBf1-uy6o7Rj8I-aK-IIryXdjzUmaYSczqudWxT7LbQWH9Rsx7eyXBRJfq9qwgx3EI6YEtLhyppSIhC9gjWdmPMndQRRRP_pUw0EbHePvQb7DVnpmNFzbQQK__UbO1v6Jglioyx178y7VciPbk_wlDZLCTq16UCiYs9EL_aqhcKPjQfI/w640-h360/231216_Phone_4127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">I had a moment on one right hander locking the rear but it invertedly put me back inline with the road and I continued along without running off like Dave had just done. Pfew.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But the next moment we ascended a steep mountain range still on the slippery granite. I had a major moment where I lost the front wheel in a rut on a steep sharp uphill right hander dabbed my right leg to keep it upright, gassed it lost the rear in the same rut and speared me off to the inside of the corner where I stopped upright. Completely shat myself and Brett had a first hand view from behind. He must have been pissing himself laughing. We managed it out to the outside of the corner where it was flat and I could continue on. Luckily it was the last of the steep uphill corners because my confidence took a beating on that one.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Another road closed sign on the way and we turned down some other minor lane which was a bit dodgy before we came out at Numeralla. Stu's front tyre was flat and had to be pumped up. We discovered he dented the front rim and it was tubeless and kept leaking. It was only 20 minutes to Cooma and our accommodation for the night at the Alpine Hotel. We got into our rooms after 7pm. Fantastic place to stay and only $60 for the night.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The meals were fantastic, they were so big none of us could finish them. We were so tired after diner we only had about 3 beers before hitting the sack.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMqBYBgFcek3QXDaN5kUiIavlJ-p0KuuUEnUJw2xpiQG6Ufs5F90m74j3FnOEddY9XkpwOmo4PMfMNbHdKiIbsIz52k1FHHoH5Ei02YS44ZCdbhEym5XDzz_FE0NRk6LFHwxmvxJMCRBpDfqXhbaDXQVU5Ir0pT4O03JqGh2LYSZRY76WGOaWiQRU9zYw/s4144/231216_Phone_1751.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4144" data-original-width="3664" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMqBYBgFcek3QXDaN5kUiIavlJ-p0KuuUEnUJw2xpiQG6Ufs5F90m74j3FnOEddY9XkpwOmo4PMfMNbHdKiIbsIz52k1FHHoH5Ei02YS44ZCdbhEym5XDzz_FE0NRk6LFHwxmvxJMCRBpDfqXhbaDXQVU5Ir0pT4O03JqGh2LYSZRY76WGOaWiQRU9zYw/w566-h640/231216_Phone_1751.jpg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alpine Hotel Single Room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h4 style="text-align: justify;">DAY 2</h4><p style="text-align: justify;">Breakfast done at the 123 Coffee house and we fueled up and filled Stu's tyre again. His plan was to keep filling up every 30m so this was going to be a long day. We had a wrong turn out of town and had to double back, but eventually made our way onto Chakola Rd which lead to Chakola Firetrail.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This Chakola Firetrail was my 'Holy Fuck' moment. Initially it started easy but went straight to level 9, with steep uphill and downhill rocky terrain, rutted, blind hills and curves with a few creek crossings thrown in. Several times I was shitting myself. This was beyond anything I've ever done. I was seriously questioning my choice of motorcycle here. This is no doubt Husaberg territory not Africa Twin territory.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dave S trip report shows that first technical section was 12.7kms, it took us 48 minutes to cover that distance. Yeah that's 15.88km per hour. Did I mention how tough it was and I was shitting myself?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9u15clLsNWncJue-OOcBIV-w3QImdg_zM0tMoTW7Rvj7Uiragsl5aUr9XyjwaHovEcVBP9mYu1EyWiastTDq1k5ve6YQL_d-rUxxLvAyIyIQ-0jm2RVv_gojKDgeyQYO8kA-NaN00obfZU7DB_WY5fFqu6mtlyprrguUa67Ly__Pue-FMMSySzYlxWso/s4000/231217_Phone_4121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9u15clLsNWncJue-OOcBIV-w3QImdg_zM0tMoTW7Rvj7Uiragsl5aUr9XyjwaHovEcVBP9mYu1EyWiastTDq1k5ve6YQL_d-rUxxLvAyIyIQ-0jm2RVv_gojKDgeyQYO8kA-NaN00obfZU7DB_WY5fFqu6mtlyprrguUa67Ly__Pue-FMMSySzYlxWso/w640-h360/231217_Phone_4121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJnwfuXPg2u51gUtsHqs4SrjhsGbAt4EC9vT2gg3dn2l24wNvYB6loqvJx9D4TTqtmtZ8jmpcjnex5aegaSx9NBxVZSMjTB4gZDAzfJQ9FGQVGzQ4_GG1TQ_nbiWkdTOlfRbKMi0_4SVEPIf4bakHJa6_gJkOqX3fxnWY0jOJp95TH8-duEYWZg3hhqPt/s4000/231217_Phone_4125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJnwfuXPg2u51gUtsHqs4SrjhsGbAt4EC9vT2gg3dn2l24wNvYB6loqvJx9D4TTqtmtZ8jmpcjnex5aegaSx9NBxVZSMjTB4gZDAzfJQ9FGQVGzQ4_GG1TQ_nbiWkdTOlfRbKMi0_4SVEPIf4bakHJa6_gJkOqX3fxnWY0jOJp95TH8-duEYWZg3hhqPt/w640-h360/231217_Phone_4125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">We stopped at the top of a hill so Stu could pump up his tyre. Thank fuck, I needed a break I was puffing away. It was hard, hot work in this forest.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I asked "Is there much more of this?"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Dave S "It opens up to more flowing road over the next hill"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Thank fuck I thought. He lied, it just continued and we went a few hundred meters of steep terrain in the wrong direction and had to turn around. D'Oh. The next 10.3km took us 25 minutes, averaging 24.7kmh.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After about 5kms the road did open up slightly. Brett said to swap him for his KTM690. I think he may have felt I was struggling and would do better on a lighter bike. He wasn't fucking wrong. It wasn't exactly easy on his KTM690 but by fuck it was so much easier than the AT. I actually started to enjoy riding the KTM, just don't bin it on him. Brett gave me plenty of good advice on riding this terrain, which was really helpful. Thanks mate, really appreciate it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The road opened up through some farm land where I thought it should be easy from here but turned into some rutted out hills and more of the same until we made it onto the main road that leads to Captains Flat.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Captains Flat pub was closed so we rode into Braidwood for lunch at Trappers Bakery. Always a good pie there and it's not a real ride if there's not a bakery involved.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnObhyfIrQybQOM3oqh1PLcaGUYqOwW6Bno4rUnvjKcHzklxdmj7TPhB5PIN0zWIiQWkYI6bjunnuq13a9FG1G9o2m9V4_V_SbkLtsbYYKGMGtYpL0_tcWnxzgMbbdtPFgbnqbp4yygSi4c52VxRxNTdkjXGYe7LdgmJ6ZDUEcW49x6ZfikwWOhETDmDm/s4000/231217_Phone_0950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnObhyfIrQybQOM3oqh1PLcaGUYqOwW6Bno4rUnvjKcHzklxdmj7TPhB5PIN0zWIiQWkYI6bjunnuq13a9FG1G9o2m9V4_V_SbkLtsbYYKGMGtYpL0_tcWnxzgMbbdtPFgbnqbp4yygSi4c52VxRxNTdkjXGYe7LdgmJ6ZDUEcW49x6ZfikwWOhETDmDm/w640-h360/231217_Phone_0950.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVW1P2Z6l5Ggm5QrL4vgCNuXRCK2fWJBhiRz-qmEK8rwKSKwf7M_CJrTvsaDSSD00Y4K8q4erVp1ZceXukV05Yf4UWP0GbSCs2-1BmrqEiP1iGqSgBnGyVGzFHJ57g52dqnasyr1oGkgMjBDrILab3TzrjzQLG8HFu73ozeXnOQhg-_WtfHXrDFldklct/s4000/231217_Phone_0543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVW1P2Z6l5Ggm5QrL4vgCNuXRCK2fWJBhiRz-qmEK8rwKSKwf7M_CJrTvsaDSSD00Y4K8q4erVp1ZceXukV05Yf4UWP0GbSCs2-1BmrqEiP1iGqSgBnGyVGzFHJ57g52dqnasyr1oGkgMjBDrILab3TzrjzQLG8HFu73ozeXnOQhg-_WtfHXrDFldklct/w640-h360/231217_Phone_0543.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">From Braidwood we took the Charleys Forest Road, which was quite an easy ride along gravel roads with some very interesting scenery, nothing to difficult and then the Nerriga road back up to Callala Beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkpWz1THj2bKmwNBQkx1Viwv9U9V0temszaGgilZgKwZCdgOASx3Dc14HjNKK1GcSISBdehQWXN3S8DNx-cSeAvtDlr9Nr1lEDhmBmVJpTLdAZjhj3MEQvINjLjdolFWIOw-cl_A8bzBYZK2xYEMQ5Dlf9oRddLetiVmIHVFdxh-iKe8DTtyTUPvSrK3Y/s4000/231217_Phone_1051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkpWz1THj2bKmwNBQkx1Viwv9U9V0temszaGgilZgKwZCdgOASx3Dc14HjNKK1GcSISBdehQWXN3S8DNx-cSeAvtDlr9Nr1lEDhmBmVJpTLdAZjhj3MEQvINjLjdolFWIOw-cl_A8bzBYZK2xYEMQ5Dlf9oRddLetiVmIHVFdxh-iKe8DTtyTUPvSrK3Y/w640-h360/231217_Phone_1051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I1DNKX-FTdo_C0n0DK-AUbJOnWW-6EdHAh7S0rECdqgV0_rKlOMDiH1nuz1YXDh_OwSBAkcwu8SjTRRDK8YiorBVFRGu0ZbvawfBNESRmLRy2A-3Q323-_9hvLdb4xI8-h0mdPGjVCG74qo_GRO-GBf2pwYi-ZX3b1Es__NGPmFD3UUc8JSpsAwWDtWA/s4000/231217_Phone_1111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I1DNKX-FTdo_C0n0DK-AUbJOnWW-6EdHAh7S0rECdqgV0_rKlOMDiH1nuz1YXDh_OwSBAkcwu8SjTRRDK8YiorBVFRGu0ZbvawfBNESRmLRy2A-3Q323-_9hvLdb4xI8-h0mdPGjVCG74qo_GRO-GBf2pwYi-ZX3b1Es__NGPmFD3UUc8JSpsAwWDtWA/w640-h360/231217_Phone_1111.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pump that tyre Stuey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>A thoroughly enjoyable weekend away with the boys even though I was shitting myself on many occasions throughout the trip. Think I need to do an Adventure bike riding training course.<div><br /></div><div>Now for the Nundle 20 Creek crossings ride..........<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for a great weekend away gents, till next time.</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-39422089845717027162023-09-21T23:04:00.000+10:002023-09-21T23:04:40.477+10:00Blue Mountains ADV Ride<p style="text-align: justify;">I got messaged again for a ride on a saturday I couldn't do due to my daughters netball grand finals, and they'd be too busy at the pub on sundays. So I organised my own Adventure ride, with blackjack and hookers. Ah forget the blackjack.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So a little looking at maps on saturday night I headed out early 6:50am on sunday morning to beat the predicted 34°C heat. Heading into the Blue Mountains will also be good as it will be much cooler up there. This is going to be a photo heavy post.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Rolling along the Doom Highway towards Suttons Forest it was pretty cold at 14°C with no liners in my suite. I was ok with it as I knew this afternoon would be stinking hot.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I grab some fuel at Sutton Forest and turn around and head back to Canyonleigh road, which quickly turned to dirt through farming land. I came up to a gate on the road, said private property but then public road underneath, so proceeded only to find another 2 closed gates within the next 2 kms. I just kept opening and going through.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyerWvy2hsYunzKO-WUZVrnDFImeAsCuqPkDjUDRlMx6mJaPU5DlQadQr5wMYXcKisgPbWc-nb9BNgQ0pnGDuZQxLB1AG863RK8hpmfUj0WIaNLLuOVltkWzcjLZC5rRStAjggddQTdyZsa65aIC3TjNND1TbiYC45Qz41ErIx1-DAQhMFObOk2bHDx47/s4000/230917_Phone_3554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyerWvy2hsYunzKO-WUZVrnDFImeAsCuqPkDjUDRlMx6mJaPU5DlQadQr5wMYXcKisgPbWc-nb9BNgQ0pnGDuZQxLB1AG863RK8hpmfUj0WIaNLLuOVltkWzcjLZC5rRStAjggddQTdyZsa65aIC3TjNND1TbiYC45Qz41ErIx1-DAQhMFObOk2bHDx47/w640-h360/230917_Phone_3554.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I then turned north onto Brayton road and head towards Swallow Tail Pass. The ride along here was pleasant. I could see the pass coming up as the road suddenly dropped away into the valley.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTQ90h_EdZL3Gl1MGz6KwxDYU-ufvt95D9iiblSsjQRXzX9qGWN8lopLTiVzbhu9TeftstSgrYdvFzFBh6vvhzDRmyYNajzQoOPM5n1FR2sLbsWTu_knmlEbPn5DfmmNRJD52f4jWkmaKcrlOpIXmP-PS_Vi2pz7k6YKMRHga8XK78SzAooR9P4EylJGd/s4000/230917_Phone_1046%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTQ90h_EdZL3Gl1MGz6KwxDYU-ufvt95D9iiblSsjQRXzX9qGWN8lopLTiVzbhu9TeftstSgrYdvFzFBh6vvhzDRmyYNajzQoOPM5n1FR2sLbsWTu_knmlEbPn5DfmmNRJD52f4jWkmaKcrlOpIXmP-PS_Vi2pz7k6YKMRHga8XK78SzAooR9P4EylJGd/w640-h360/230917_Phone_1046%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmFzmOjPA7PI9Od8a_LfD2piV-wjXTrz6LxGoGHg0Az8kesz1IZxTILBmiAVOCUGbuAwIVcw8m8GOTic_bIH5ehBnYh40JXhMaNwKWC4XIZ5zCbQAH7PXQyrFNL-hlXnAmAl2SBySEcpFwAhN19OyTTBflXJlcEgu-04s-_izjHnVFsxWTBA15Ku-l0Pv/s4000/230917_Phone_1112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="4000" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmFzmOjPA7PI9Od8a_LfD2piV-wjXTrz6LxGoGHg0Az8kesz1IZxTILBmiAVOCUGbuAwIVcw8m8GOTic_bIH5ehBnYh40JXhMaNwKWC4XIZ5zCbQAH7PXQyrFNL-hlXnAmAl2SBySEcpFwAhN19OyTTBflXJlcEgu-04s-_izjHnVFsxWTBA15Ku-l0Pv/w640-h282/230917_Phone_1112.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The sign says below says a lot, sub standard road ahead. Haven't seen that before but it was in better condition than some of our tarred roads. It also says how responsable australian gun owners are.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF_bdvg5mMS2GbbEaO95QwSOS599GhiZPwznJFctSpXJSwml7Nr489_J1i5j2FkgoprLkxZirqK807k1OJXL1NJHMsS2agqQamw-kSXXLQJ7PcCSiFc42lPrAAkpQD08jE7xBAxcLs2uscwspqnPecz43PGjOG075kYevg1fasBbPZj3lzBJsW_qbVFgz/s5568/230917_RAW_3967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF_bdvg5mMS2GbbEaO95QwSOS599GhiZPwznJFctSpXJSwml7Nr489_J1i5j2FkgoprLkxZirqK807k1OJXL1NJHMsS2agqQamw-kSXXLQJ7PcCSiFc42lPrAAkpQD08jE7xBAxcLs2uscwspqnPecz43PGjOG075kYevg1fasBbPZj3lzBJsW_qbVFgz/w640-h360/230917_RAW_3967.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a6LejgBNaXNdGBomI4II0vHFDGsciGJNy2NhniVAjc_dfH0rsZFeqv0trph4S3JBALFX6szUYw2vZdyeDHsqnaCRFAqpf6nbsW5SKydxpukvLWyGvVTR5tJFC2yt-rOcBmMWN9-mT01G-StRKEvqOhh6sOrPcqEKJPT1FV81qwNwHRywZhRN9ueDovCG/s5568/230917_RAW_3971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a6LejgBNaXNdGBomI4II0vHFDGsciGJNy2NhniVAjc_dfH0rsZFeqv0trph4S3JBALFX6szUYw2vZdyeDHsqnaCRFAqpf6nbsW5SKydxpukvLWyGvVTR5tJFC2yt-rOcBmMWN9-mT01G-StRKEvqOhh6sOrPcqEKJPT1FV81qwNwHRywZhRN9ueDovCG/w640-h360/230917_RAW_3971.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was pretty easy riding actually descending down into the pass even though it was slow. I wouldn't like to ride in here in the rain, that could be disaster waiting to happen. At the bottom was a crossing of the Tarlo river. I stopped here for my first break, had a banana and and Iced Coffee whilst taking in the serenity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxqK21vB2dZFsYGJJ2fxUgUNiya21QMC8ofDdKyUaIwubpVMPMO2Q6a9PHSsN2FWY60ds7o5p93euZZDR6PWdjI7Ni6d4a8xVvvG9etEqLvB7RHdZKS7JBKX-wcpQwPyUK6VFqayynwilY42UMT7HVCNGz7NeRiVoGYx3p4syME5DjKD08lP4BLQkF0ET/s5568/230917_RAW_3986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxqK21vB2dZFsYGJJ2fxUgUNiya21QMC8ofDdKyUaIwubpVMPMO2Q6a9PHSsN2FWY60ds7o5p93euZZDR6PWdjI7Ni6d4a8xVvvG9etEqLvB7RHdZKS7JBKX-wcpQwPyUK6VFqayynwilY42UMT7HVCNGz7NeRiVoGYx3p4syME5DjKD08lP4BLQkF0ET/w640-h360/230917_RAW_3986.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAf_ZIWOE4EOVdsw1nBKGIui-BjJm_zJy_fQcwo5ow-zgSKJmTen0_OvnqjqNw0sdIxAoWBuNpPjkRCGTmBXtVrfGSnU1AFT9BPy-5VrCKsiOGujGGKZRDdwY8YGfEA1xZxOeGuc9ppPo1qdmwKc88f2pa6yOrYG92whzvv3R1BtlMLqh-aie83OQxRAS/s5568/230917_RAW_3989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAf_ZIWOE4EOVdsw1nBKGIui-BjJm_zJy_fQcwo5ow-zgSKJmTen0_OvnqjqNw0sdIxAoWBuNpPjkRCGTmBXtVrfGSnU1AFT9BPy-5VrCKsiOGujGGKZRDdwY8YGfEA1xZxOeGuc9ppPo1qdmwKc88f2pa6yOrYG92whzvv3R1BtlMLqh-aie83OQxRAS/w640-h360/230917_RAW_3989.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I never thought coffee in a can would be any good, but I quite enjoyed this coffee. Small and easy to carry too. Thanks for the tip Warren.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OwKUBbbq5FzvxGy9F0ftzapI-0EOrJeBylkbiKjytayE0dQIpMtoHA4xFwNwwOy7d9oyI78tznWosbB1Ftqtb7cP_73nTMmn69ntjD6dzy8Y4VZmUV4dSzzXxdYS5AnPbWx6WnWleOE2UEai9qmD4Ce4JZNq0HK_ML3-QlzQA_X6CnQlfLbJ71vEITJ9/s2944/230917_Phone_2323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OwKUBbbq5FzvxGy9F0ftzapI-0EOrJeBylkbiKjytayE0dQIpMtoHA4xFwNwwOy7d9oyI78tznWosbB1Ftqtb7cP_73nTMmn69ntjD6dzy8Y4VZmUV4dSzzXxdYS5AnPbWx6WnWleOE2UEai9qmD4Ce4JZNq0HK_ML3-QlzQA_X6CnQlfLbJ71vEITJ9/w640-h480/230917_Phone_2323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the climb out of the gorge, I came upon a creek crossing which I initially slowed down for it, before thinking momentum is my friend and gunned it. Water was gushing over my helmet, onto my visor, tank bag and phone. Maybe I sent it a little too hard lol. Well I'm new to this adventure bike thing after all.<div><br /></div><div>From here I followed the road into Taralga. Passing a church here I thought I'd drop in, it was sunday after all.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzII9eeTjKwJKUWxLJgsjiwFM306zoIHKrkB4yDWNerVhHEXr0sFTU3GmJtZBjmCklcDmECIi6S_51vrP-GNuMpY_i6YKDGebBspKatcc3lT8934mPlpZhZU-9B1zHG1YAK67_szkiM1dwPJQOG-hvxKkWiL-KCWofCWq8vg7h9y-9qHGKt5nEc10kRr1r/s4000/230917_Phone_3843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzII9eeTjKwJKUWxLJgsjiwFM306zoIHKrkB4yDWNerVhHEXr0sFTU3GmJtZBjmCklcDmECIi6S_51vrP-GNuMpY_i6YKDGebBspKatcc3lT8934mPlpZhZU-9B1zHG1YAK67_szkiM1dwPJQOG-hvxKkWiL-KCWofCWq8vg7h9y-9qHGKt5nEc10kRr1r/w640-h360/230917_Phone_3843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">They were closed, lucky for them or the place might have caved in if I attended. Next up was passing by Taralga wind farm. I've stopped here before on my R1 so thought I'd get a pic with my Black African.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmkKDzx_8CouXC3OJ03s_W7qmmrhwCfmqDVs3luoALH2nAw3JIbddVQaPrSGJZUmvLfhmECGQjxnDzJV3ZF7hhPKQ5NvYi9HjUvcBUi3wNkzFTVCqwP_WlIGjvtPLfHxso54XgehAkGptng1_9MRx12apnMYLQfrrseUytuWh5Yi8HcY7QzI85d_sL2VZ/s5568/230917_RAW_3996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmkKDzx_8CouXC3OJ03s_W7qmmrhwCfmqDVs3luoALH2nAw3JIbddVQaPrSGJZUmvLfhmECGQjxnDzJV3ZF7hhPKQ5NvYi9HjUvcBUi3wNkzFTVCqwP_WlIGjvtPLfHxso54XgehAkGptng1_9MRx12apnMYLQfrrseUytuWh5Yi8HcY7QzI85d_sL2VZ/w640-h426/230917_RAW_3996.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCeHrnJp7skNESX1KxXyKqnckWCiCru3KCR6CLwdyQMAavlaC-en5qsfAyuPCePD3eLh2yxS35YqO-G4lvtCo-ZvvnTVdx56SsZu1R4IQ4sBMiuAq3Hd3ef43mo6CfjIKWLmrvWREfrMom8wl-bmu5GQ8mGQuegYP66QahwN5FSuoTj-G6tCUAwVQcD7Q/s5568/230917_RAW_4009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCeHrnJp7skNESX1KxXyKqnckWCiCru3KCR6CLwdyQMAavlaC-en5qsfAyuPCePD3eLh2yxS35YqO-G4lvtCo-ZvvnTVdx56SsZu1R4IQ4sBMiuAq3Hd3ef43mo6CfjIKWLmrvWREfrMom8wl-bmu5GQ8mGQuegYP66QahwN5FSuoTj-G6tCUAwVQcD7Q/w640-h426/230917_RAW_4009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It was quite windy today and these windmills were spinning quite quickly. I could see the flex in the big blades.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUtOwwy64Ba3RvezfRbAAdztMY6RiG1g6l2RZYN8ka9u5vncdZpFMTnS879LT9kht5xN8bf6x_ieXl1WIoqXlbUcKACGE7fHaul73X6zs74WjIT0cK2Ak5CZEQ-Jcy5eDfZRDbaR_9F6BT1l-Bq3zSLA8_X1JK0wS7JuRvuF-LQkwpvV8FOUAzwXE8z1t/s4000/230917_Phone_5441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUtOwwy64Ba3RvezfRbAAdztMY6RiG1g6l2RZYN8ka9u5vncdZpFMTnS879LT9kht5xN8bf6x_ieXl1WIoqXlbUcKACGE7fHaul73X6zs74WjIT0cK2Ak5CZEQ-Jcy5eDfZRDbaR_9F6BT1l-Bq3zSLA8_X1JK0wS7JuRvuF-LQkwpvV8FOUAzwXE8z1t/w360-h640/230917_Phone_5441.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div>Rolling into Taralga I notice this big old church. I thought I'd stop and take a photo for my bro as he has some sort of church fetish. Enjoy bro. I don't go in for those shenanigans.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3IP8pkn_YaUU0SbeGxfous4_x1oXukeyJNBwKrFYNUfGTiHbIWWclwHVNg4DCEr03qs15vg8va5DtlkOlfHlhbHeVVVqV8PqvLMkGcgjSRbdUmrGVIQKtJCr7loSGdf9HPWoRA1tPyxObaS5LLZNkLwKI6f77TWqwmQcSWhvqyYLC2O2Zd3nEnvn7AGR/s4000/230917_Phone_0101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3IP8pkn_YaUU0SbeGxfous4_x1oXukeyJNBwKrFYNUfGTiHbIWWclwHVNg4DCEr03qs15vg8va5DtlkOlfHlhbHeVVVqV8PqvLMkGcgjSRbdUmrGVIQKtJCr7loSGdf9HPWoRA1tPyxObaS5LLZNkLwKI6f77TWqwmQcSWhvqyYLC2O2Zd3nEnvn7AGR/w360-h640/230917_Phone_0101.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I rolled straight through Taralga, the pub was closed it was only 10am and the town was pretty deserted. I headed straight out Wombeyan Caves road, then turned up Langs road which linked to Range fire Trail. The track got a lot narrower and rocky with ascents and descents with many blind corners. Plenty of erosion mounds to jump.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zMmfrP4L1Z58n4Z2xNBXgvlfgyJoIAPcI94CcI-6TuYZ2xP4e6w84thiTPZIMgCEVJeMgi8YI6VlMy-5gx73BH-YW5x4jy2cZy1ZSD2XGSlITU-N2xgz_TEABbNbRb_5_62KPQXEWyhmmf5HxT0cMbxyf6JiB-DqNtDXS5nim26nIBtnnqeoYcCPh6cJ/s4000/230917_Phone_2514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zMmfrP4L1Z58n4Z2xNBXgvlfgyJoIAPcI94CcI-6TuYZ2xP4e6w84thiTPZIMgCEVJeMgi8YI6VlMy-5gx73BH-YW5x4jy2cZy1ZSD2XGSlITU-N2xgz_TEABbNbRb_5_62KPQXEWyhmmf5HxT0cMbxyf6JiB-DqNtDXS5nim26nIBtnnqeoYcCPh6cJ/w360-h640/230917_Phone_2514.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa04w8hlBNOMjwSLdsIIhUGoRfNusX4AI_Mb9SQHpAlghrzB7Qz-9Sr9JV96VImjiBKNdZ90f00RneGtaq4mrvKrNb4W5LM5XFEQxJKbsG1yktRrFNQvvzI-Ysdb2WB4GTWTuDdUovGSlPK2ZunnvuCF8rYIb9qG_EjwooDZRk3r48ZlDuWMh_MKIzAAe/s4000/230917_Phone_3223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa04w8hlBNOMjwSLdsIIhUGoRfNusX4AI_Mb9SQHpAlghrzB7Qz-9Sr9JV96VImjiBKNdZ90f00RneGtaq4mrvKrNb4W5LM5XFEQxJKbsG1yktRrFNQvvzI-Ysdb2WB4GTWTuDdUovGSlPK2ZunnvuCF8rYIb9qG_EjwooDZRk3r48ZlDuWMh_MKIzAAe/w640-h360/230917_Phone_3223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I stopped to look at this Limeburners Fire Trail, I'd heard it was a good ride. It was closed and gated. The fines in this country are out of control, check that sign out.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDibEOm_o9mxOk89d3krFQECr-G1ian13s7r65flZie3-D4iarQa_pQGzCuYxUJ9UQJOdcjmdXAkFrsCQETlyOBdIIAS2PMAa6aZzEJTE_tyP4RlsrJ1_FJo6a-41Gl9U-OcLvG8ymQqUCy9BE4XrGRT9R5uWRtWj_sLwpV7WL9-KDrgGbnWzNLH0zR8s/s5568/230917_RAW_4015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDibEOm_o9mxOk89d3krFQECr-G1ian13s7r65flZie3-D4iarQa_pQGzCuYxUJ9UQJOdcjmdXAkFrsCQETlyOBdIIAS2PMAa6aZzEJTE_tyP4RlsrJ1_FJo6a-41Gl9U-OcLvG8ymQqUCy9BE4XrGRT9R5uWRtWj_sLwpV7WL9-KDrgGbnWzNLH0zR8s/w640-h360/230917_RAW_4015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdktPEQZOhk-CdmhGmNFiOcUSwO9eUGWH07KqWRg8z2j0aVeFNu4LZo-ZuV3Hbg5xwCYNLd2Iq8jEOOKotrM6xoxl10686IHqYPrjJf25eQZtRgEcIobmjUOTHKIX9VoNa8G1NKC5xNk4pXIA0OmUJK8KTiGzGfFJo8z0oLhrCceiJUIaKY6ziUh68vCB/s4000/230917_Phone_4640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdktPEQZOhk-CdmhGmNFiOcUSwO9eUGWH07KqWRg8z2j0aVeFNu4LZo-ZuV3Hbg5xwCYNLd2Iq8jEOOKotrM6xoxl10686IHqYPrjJf25eQZtRgEcIobmjUOTHKIX9VoNa8G1NKC5xNk4pXIA0OmUJK8KTiGzGfFJo8z0oLhrCceiJUIaKY6ziUh68vCB/w640-h360/230917_Phone_4640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Off I went, the road followed the ridge line along for quite some time. I only saw 2 4wd's along the whole route, and they were on the wrong side of the road as was I when avoiding a piece of trail that was a bit sketchy. Bit of a pucker on a blind corner at speed. Pretty easy riding for most of the way. The temp had risen to about 25°C and was still fairly pleasant even going slow.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4D0PY92hhkIqr3mhc-eYYxCYHGI6vADLaertjuHtI5I9LdurYdKkQI6S-lE-SDReva00XBb_WIabCYiBYz51ppgPtjbz0EPgeg9k8O2KznX5Rr_Kp4wGecanazje2-_jRrWVArog640vppvuxRB8dHjS9AKmm6kmaEFRf-slZQQL3EtT4IAmkZm2hXGH/s4000/230917_Phone_5254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4D0PY92hhkIqr3mhc-eYYxCYHGI6vADLaertjuHtI5I9LdurYdKkQI6S-lE-SDReva00XBb_WIabCYiBYz51ppgPtjbz0EPgeg9k8O2KznX5Rr_Kp4wGecanazje2-_jRrWVArog640vppvuxRB8dHjS9AKmm6kmaEFRf-slZQQL3EtT4IAmkZm2hXGH/w640-h360/230917_Phone_5254.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I went over one erosion mound going up hill that had a huge hole on the other side with a massive mud filled puddle. The front forks bottomed out, I could hear the loud thud & crack from the front end. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-8huE-JpjWJHzTVyztI3vXpG_gLjTgvTOaHPtEIeJ6xRYuT1flt7OeIysfrEV9vOzHhwbeoQ-nO1QJ68r0RIrxNbOVIqcfA5vdg0dJWWP6Af2C-o-zm-EVE7utJfbL4MAQ2OJx0PeyimFzoUfh6dAx3bLZTn1ClCLu6oqiciEgRXdRh1fOBu4zt7TqbR/s4000/230917_Phone_0723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-8huE-JpjWJHzTVyztI3vXpG_gLjTgvTOaHPtEIeJ6xRYuT1flt7OeIysfrEV9vOzHhwbeoQ-nO1QJ68r0RIrxNbOVIqcfA5vdg0dJWWP6Af2C-o-zm-EVE7utJfbL4MAQ2OJx0PeyimFzoUfh6dAx3bLZTn1ClCLu6oqiciEgRXdRh1fOBu4zt7TqbR/w640-h360/230917_Phone_0723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It wasn't too long before I popped out at Mt Werong and I rode around the campground for a look see. Was no one to be seen so I kept riding along towards shooters hill and my lunch stop at Oberon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbH3EXCW6R6DTkl6ofxt5JQcj0MD9vUR1lCEXhCw1mxIsFePtFntbUNJysEnerBrpYJfrS6Z1VYsEC2vaTQrZJvP4u6QpMkoRsua0rIela-7C0lSALoQMnrOc6SWpyCUqNVWp4Yvh7mjdJknai2qKswc5qyVT7sVkR61Y5ut24lueL61aD6BQB8fWs0Xj/s5568/230917_RAW_4034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbH3EXCW6R6DTkl6ofxt5JQcj0MD9vUR1lCEXhCw1mxIsFePtFntbUNJysEnerBrpYJfrS6Z1VYsEC2vaTQrZJvP4u6QpMkoRsua0rIela-7C0lSALoQMnrOc6SWpyCUqNVWp4Yvh7mjdJknai2qKswc5qyVT7sVkR61Y5ut24lueL61aD6BQB8fWs0Xj/w640-h426/230917_RAW_4034.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM2l9gO-zFGEkrjyTlma9Wm62VxgammCMxyvjwr0LqzEmrCJLasyep36X8Bd_908JXV5HxvmXq0Oc-HvGgyP8g13BxuXey7Gj9FMDrNAEFF7RsOvXGhAFO0MKFQH4_nFDiJKOE7dmKsJAvn_N_TgL8HuBNqVzsPM74Yl4pl745OVnMYWSRwNjb0qTDfZ7/s5568/230917_RAW_4043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM2l9gO-zFGEkrjyTlma9Wm62VxgammCMxyvjwr0LqzEmrCJLasyep36X8Bd_908JXV5HxvmXq0Oc-HvGgyP8g13BxuXey7Gj9FMDrNAEFF7RsOvXGhAFO0MKFQH4_nFDiJKOE7dmKsJAvn_N_TgL8HuBNqVzsPM74Yl4pl745OVnMYWSRwNjb0qTDfZ7/w640-h426/230917_RAW_4043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I stopped for a quick look at the information bay on the Mt Werong road. 60kms into Yerranderie and it's a dead end and you have to turn around and come back. It's part of the Warragamba Dam catchment and you can't go any further or $44k fines.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZatDrFGdCD9DENtS36GwNnoohrxoi2kcS3uRMmcz2GJAPCoa3TXMxtkqCbcl3FAzyqh7YuQKjMkU-J4Uv8icOAJ1kcmFjxujbHKyswSwnxbr57qqXXzhStBN5R2lxFre_c9XhLN5PvW5OeLVF6wLUwHSSohGbrFjx2v1zffz806mZ-dT-WGdtcuVcZAQt/s5568/230917_RAW_4048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZatDrFGdCD9DENtS36GwNnoohrxoi2kcS3uRMmcz2GJAPCoa3TXMxtkqCbcl3FAzyqh7YuQKjMkU-J4Uv8icOAJ1kcmFjxujbHKyswSwnxbr57qqXXzhStBN5R2lxFre_c9XhLN5PvW5OeLVF6wLUwHSSohGbrFjx2v1zffz806mZ-dT-WGdtcuVcZAQt/w426-h640/230917_RAW_4048.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The road eventually pops out onto the Shooters Hill road, which I've written about many times on this blog. Beautiful countryside up here around Oberon. Will have to come and explore some of the forest trails.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn82SJBz1PMuZ9v1rq9Qlcglhw6Hwk202OqPoZeVgAMOak_NfxVoS6aZSnlS0kXN_zN42eVPRsxXbX9BPSdYWa24gWJ4tZ1llQdCt7z2PdT9M3h5oHPluhhvVVWh-J4zTAWxB0TOeDZLUG4x5HZ85OX_93kC0nKeTR0NG2ZJy89jiJAZfYrxpGwDp0K5a/s5568/230917_RAW_4062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="5568" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikn82SJBz1PMuZ9v1rq9Qlcglhw6Hwk202OqPoZeVgAMOak_NfxVoS6aZSnlS0kXN_zN42eVPRsxXbX9BPSdYWa24gWJ4tZ1llQdCt7z2PdT9M3h5oHPluhhvVVWh-J4zTAWxB0TOeDZLUG4x5HZ85OX_93kC0nKeTR0NG2ZJy89jiJAZfYrxpGwDp0K5a/w640-h252/230917_RAW_4062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IBKJ98JILAsl54IFli5PCIr5drd4B_4FHZgu0yJ8Ivu8mkPYzl4U_uEOTbx8pnsUYMT75HxXNh9nbuVbQ2h862lxB7-bAV3FreErMhGBHGHAvBorLqrpCewVLtKX58cFdvddHkGKoGOYWVSR78VHVX-WTHShszapmO8YZx018AU5wbaMxKyAes_in9fD/s5568/230917_RAW_4078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IBKJ98JILAsl54IFli5PCIr5drd4B_4FHZgu0yJ8Ivu8mkPYzl4U_uEOTbx8pnsUYMT75HxXNh9nbuVbQ2h862lxB7-bAV3FreErMhGBHGHAvBorLqrpCewVLtKX58cFdvddHkGKoGOYWVSR78VHVX-WTHShszapmO8YZx018AU5wbaMxKyAes_in9fD/w426-h640/230917_RAW_4078.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had a hunger for a steak sammich, but thought it would take too long waiting at the pub so opted for the bakery in Oberon. These guys are liars. Says Australia's best bakery NSW winner for 2011 on the sign. Reading that I had <b>BIG </b>expectations, sadly they under delivered with a thermonuclear pie and that was after waiting 10 minutes for it to cool down, then it fell apart trying to eat it top falling off and contents falling out everywhere. Pie rating - 2.5/10. I should have stayed with the steak sammich option. This is possibly the worst pie I've had in many years to be honest. 😞</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICrLHbXUzD993lpEGX9HD1kK61vOXK-Q_DPbXeC1095hrs18wqb9CBYbmoyfZVl6ZePJ40dKHN6laHZB4xSIZV_otmbOOU6hZNDgHgtZ4kcgIB4XRWnSnKsibU-hPTXi4kiWwDMRSqx5U9vDMGRj--x1f6PqYhdVLNqqKygAvKlSyY_l6TxbHKHnx7zm0/s4000/230917_Phone_1934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICrLHbXUzD993lpEGX9HD1kK61vOXK-Q_DPbXeC1095hrs18wqb9CBYbmoyfZVl6ZePJ40dKHN6laHZB4xSIZV_otmbOOU6hZNDgHgtZ4kcgIB4XRWnSnKsibU-hPTXi4kiWwDMRSqx5U9vDMGRj--x1f6PqYhdVLNqqKygAvKlSyY_l6TxbHKHnx7zm0/w640-h360/230917_Phone_1934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After lunch I got underway quickly as there was plenty of smoke in the air from some nearby back burning. I didn't want to stand around breathing that crap so headed out for Jenolan State Forest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGibsD-YMuHCCdUyV_7v-XPomIFzi83WXugsT--56mwiTsgdcmI133ctjGEErhEfT2C1RA9DqVBAdHAjubTrlNZHNQCtPcsXHC1J_AQ2-FS3ZsMFUxd2HFQ5h0OFgYyGyFV79dGKT20iWdXwBkzefQH7ckknVa818Np5uKAsyD1Hk8RmSAI8vRJXIJq8/s3999/230917_Phone_5433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="3999" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGibsD-YMuHCCdUyV_7v-XPomIFzi83WXugsT--56mwiTsgdcmI133ctjGEErhEfT2C1RA9DqVBAdHAjubTrlNZHNQCtPcsXHC1J_AQ2-FS3ZsMFUxd2HFQ5h0OFgYyGyFV79dGKT20iWdXwBkzefQH7ckknVa818Np5uKAsyD1Hk8RmSAI8vRJXIJq8/w640-h308/230917_Phone_5433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This was a nice ride through the forest. There were two main route through here, I followed Ridge Road and it was a cracker, followed the ridge line through the forest. Some pretty extensive logging has been happening. That made way for views of stunning vistas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ylZS_LaqTccBKBWDl8rLRy5wnMudm4XnXStoujyrK9QSlfTyyhjQ62qZgrWl_h9r20Azj1nzqcHjRB1kbukOqu37tEgXX3r6S2zb4hYBvz9Tan3qVWrwh2CB4lU1FJ2RJxeOZrg7K4mEwwmJ0FagzLL-R7eXZKKcONriWVlukV4Te0qqIJ12-v52ELxI/s5568/230917_RAW_4088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ylZS_LaqTccBKBWDl8rLRy5wnMudm4XnXStoujyrK9QSlfTyyhjQ62qZgrWl_h9r20Azj1nzqcHjRB1kbukOqu37tEgXX3r6S2zb4hYBvz9Tan3qVWrwh2CB4lU1FJ2RJxeOZrg7K4mEwwmJ0FagzLL-R7eXZKKcONriWVlukV4Te0qqIJ12-v52ELxI/w640-h360/230917_RAW_4088.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyZgPkFlWNvgqdw3HLwQwTxLh7I9cMALvnR7gJFIWyJLQnI3YtbkRPVADBowNIXRQ0PmAjt-NirDoAYxRQ_KbWUcn-4qSDY10HlYxOuQTPmssCTOHRsJNWR9kKvHDG7goBY7fxobnlpKVVkYpYQfWGhaDpROLiTfLq_yLJnYFJ7nbXHlNbiXrkJ3JSAO5/s5568/230917_RAW_4097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyZgPkFlWNvgqdw3HLwQwTxLh7I9cMALvnR7gJFIWyJLQnI3YtbkRPVADBowNIXRQ0PmAjt-NirDoAYxRQ_KbWUcn-4qSDY10HlYxOuQTPmssCTOHRsJNWR9kKvHDG7goBY7fxobnlpKVVkYpYQfWGhaDpROLiTfLq_yLJnYFJ7nbXHlNbiXrkJ3JSAO5/w640-h360/230917_RAW_4097.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis22Tvdy_SMlkRySDrM-d6VA5eKroFOrl3j8wRaNEIXsCuNT3pZbsW-tMuU9kpvTjd13XSuLAjFv6u9xDfqWhztuuNhDsOWOjaAT5q9hbCp6iq7pzVGSwpYnUOzQiUNDhKN5MQPcgNv6y2C0RG9JH-iocxIJ8ke5YJnfy7IkUQNbt92_AUvZZQVyVrmrr6/s5568/230917_RAW_4093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis22Tvdy_SMlkRySDrM-d6VA5eKroFOrl3j8wRaNEIXsCuNT3pZbsW-tMuU9kpvTjd13XSuLAjFv6u9xDfqWhztuuNhDsOWOjaAT5q9hbCp6iq7pzVGSwpYnUOzQiUNDhKN5MQPcgNv6y2C0RG9JH-iocxIJ8ke5YJnfy7IkUQNbt92_AUvZZQVyVrmrr6/w640-h426/230917_RAW_4093.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC5ajnsFdPt1pArulB3f2WiyWoyEcVs07-tfGdR8SDxSHY5F_4PJ9Q2poN8LoCk46UF5HJtz7ghkd6JO5Ws7JfWbsBHLTsoBxPzKP9suW6tZ7Qdt3jn6e9eGiQv2-eeTFB_tiGVFhNdPlxiNApIAvJ6n2AfHKuGZAlbcY7Pytja04m5eUjzDS8wYiGrap/s5568/230917_RAW_4125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC5ajnsFdPt1pArulB3f2WiyWoyEcVs07-tfGdR8SDxSHY5F_4PJ9Q2poN8LoCk46UF5HJtz7ghkd6JO5Ws7JfWbsBHLTsoBxPzKP9suW6tZ7Qdt3jn6e9eGiQv2-eeTFB_tiGVFhNdPlxiNApIAvJ6n2AfHKuGZAlbcY7Pytja04m5eUjzDS8wYiGrap/w640-h426/230917_RAW_4125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I pressed on and got over the next hill before stopping for another photo. Up the hill the road re-entered the forest again and got very narrow and dark but nice and cool. I love these pine forests.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTrmGzT_maKCN_4MKlELcwJA9a27ttGkZgXnrcKvlO0aWTnzw9BkSxG3NiUXoEdUQWd6gyZWDujncKC-nbZblpS-fPlYsosIGGQE1L12qkB5kcgcGxXgE1BU-ppwkQLCb56TqihVqvcWhl19IQg1g7A8DMKLtpRYMyMGYWaJfdgEtQCUGrn-96H7CNb6J/s3999/230917_Phone_0654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="3999" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTrmGzT_maKCN_4MKlELcwJA9a27ttGkZgXnrcKvlO0aWTnzw9BkSxG3NiUXoEdUQWd6gyZWDujncKC-nbZblpS-fPlYsosIGGQE1L12qkB5kcgcGxXgE1BU-ppwkQLCb56TqihVqvcWhl19IQg1g7A8DMKLtpRYMyMGYWaJfdgEtQCUGrn-96H7CNb6J/w640-h300/230917_Phone_0654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The road put me back onto Jenolan Caves road, which I turned north but quickly tuned off again on Boggy Creek road and may my way to the Six Foot Track. I stopped at he sign. It said the creek 20km ahead is unpassable if 0.9m high and will have to turn around and come back. Check the floods near me app.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OxDwkXaQoYmLrPWPstelHOrdH3PaJy2x0mB7NoyArFgmcVpR5DAYLy4nhG-xIyBJOO8R9YJyG2ZUCWaYGQhvyq8zFuPcpNDg1-OnqV22BHSl51QZe4NNJmyf6KaR4RlheTLI7EczzMRHsP7qS56U0q28ywC-PCHwLYl0KZyFGWecURSKmxlBLPXhPy0c/s4000/230917_Phone_2211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OxDwkXaQoYmLrPWPstelHOrdH3PaJy2x0mB7NoyArFgmcVpR5DAYLy4nhG-xIyBJOO8R9YJyG2ZUCWaYGQhvyq8zFuPcpNDg1-OnqV22BHSl51QZe4NNJmyf6KaR4RlheTLI7EczzMRHsP7qS56U0q28ywC-PCHwLYl0KZyFGWecURSKmxlBLPXhPy0c/w640-h360/230917_Phone_2211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No phone reception here. Yeah great government departments at their best. There are also 2 signs pointing in 2 different directions for the six foot track. I can't remember which way and google maps not working. I check Gaia maps and it was working and showed my location and the track, beauty I left that on and kept going forward. I think I'll have to invest in a proper GPS, phone is useless out here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRs5APB0H60ErUnbkkhKor_BZO4AAW466dCJdlLQNGuvpypx0UDkayQwKvkVavsK82G7J0RrJW12aVNV8wVmA-AlShGwcrP9-Hu24q64x8UNB2_LGhIr4s4ubMrkuOc-GtUPE-MtDOnxSaPjsYceA6EdaQFOW0YBr2lOnONfU0SVE5MPWyJuYloBXftK1r/s4000/230917_Phone_2230%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRs5APB0H60ErUnbkkhKor_BZO4AAW466dCJdlLQNGuvpypx0UDkayQwKvkVavsK82G7J0RrJW12aVNV8wVmA-AlShGwcrP9-Hu24q64x8UNB2_LGhIr4s4ubMrkuOc-GtUPE-MtDOnxSaPjsYceA6EdaQFOW0YBr2lOnONfU0SVE5MPWyJuYloBXftK1r/w640-h360/230917_Phone_2230%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There were a few sandy patches along the track caused a few wobbles. I got to this little intersection and stopped at first confused were the road went, it said walking only then I noticed the road went left over and down the hill. It looked very steep too. I took a long drink from my camelback. Then 2 guys came up the hill on the KTM & Husky dirt bikes. Both stopped to see I was ok, gave them the thumbs up.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XjsC6vz2Ftcfk1QsyQhtLoz4j-Y9ZSAG3VIUAfn3vfDxAbjLO75RuJ9_5Yssi3-G-8kmR34YjQ8POXg-hwsezAlP8YzXBgvM9aJXJsF_mC0OCT8n1JdloRVKjHU2reM8O3I8KqlDxv37tUA6D9oakribmqYEv7PHehUsKvqouYVL-3NP-pPjjEsvmoM6/s4000/230917_Phone_5012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XjsC6vz2Ftcfk1QsyQhtLoz4j-Y9ZSAG3VIUAfn3vfDxAbjLO75RuJ9_5Yssi3-G-8kmR34YjQ8POXg-hwsezAlP8YzXBgvM9aJXJsF_mC0OCT8n1JdloRVKjHU2reM8O3I8KqlDxv37tUA6D9oakribmqYEv7PHehUsKvqouYVL-3NP-pPjjEsvmoM6/w640-h360/230917_Phone_5012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road dropped down the hill steeply over the next couple of kilometres it dropped 600m, steep slippery gravel, rock patches, big ruts. The rear tried to overtake the front wheel a couple of times down here. It was at this moment I realised I'd done the exact same thing my brother did a couple of weeks ago. Went riding in remote location and didn't tell anyone where I was going. I think i'll need to get a Garmin inreach now just in case. I'd only seen 2 guys for the 2 hours.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANokWlZSPgSjTWlCSL47F1DALHA0S5yQoO7rqNsR8K9iWeG7LbwzIwi2vdeSyjpYQHbThffCAomIaO4vzCvVSAZwz5-jYlq9vGhBRnMoeugJeAycUHdkhf7ET92fiju8ETMRv8uEDl6PgNm_G89X9dhle4JmnFsC9UOpBXKR505zor5XD7614Tx2y3aiB/s5568/230917_RAW_4135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANokWlZSPgSjTWlCSL47F1DALHA0S5yQoO7rqNsR8K9iWeG7LbwzIwi2vdeSyjpYQHbThffCAomIaO4vzCvVSAZwz5-jYlq9vGhBRnMoeugJeAycUHdkhf7ET92fiju8ETMRv8uEDl6PgNm_G89X9dhle4JmnFsC9UOpBXKR505zor5XD7614Tx2y3aiB/w640-h360/230917_RAW_4135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I got to the bottom of the hill there was a creek crossing. I stopped for a drink and a photo. After I got going again there were 3 more creek crossings. I hit a rock in the last one nearly put my feet in the water but gassed it at last moment and shot out without getting wet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS3NOCdyBLVAxDWQyuK_37vg9O7nx_WzpKOF4SbnKtvutwt19pR7UA-0C1P6dKEOUehRe8kY6PnMGfli9A7iTs8dSFSL7T-gpQ1YR_4G8hTCYzpoHJXZ02N9Hhsdq-SGyPEM6IFdRR9IscMKeA8kNi25LKoVmuZa-KSA8eFBpireIdwyz9yCPuE5iOW7U/s5568/230917_RAW_4137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="5568" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS3NOCdyBLVAxDWQyuK_37vg9O7nx_WzpKOF4SbnKtvutwt19pR7UA-0C1P6dKEOUehRe8kY6PnMGfli9A7iTs8dSFSL7T-gpQ1YR_4G8hTCYzpoHJXZ02N9Hhsdq-SGyPEM6IFdRR9IscMKeA8kNi25LKoVmuZa-KSA8eFBpireIdwyz9yCPuE5iOW7U/w640-h314/230917_RAW_4137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaAwvvsHgUtMAjQ1dF5pqrxAoMAc9r5iUKuDlsqD7K43NNhPoaTpH-NCp8l3UhBlftOWPQpyaxy-xlen58G748i82LFEBKdmoADxcytAGDzxmhmVILvzEbZ62WNbbypwlHajbb_f_QSnXqLH-wSHSt3RPxHRQ_i9T2glMP7cce4NlFpdPiQKygE_ANGYc/s4000/230917_Phone_1630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaAwvvsHgUtMAjQ1dF5pqrxAoMAc9r5iUKuDlsqD7K43NNhPoaTpH-NCp8l3UhBlftOWPQpyaxy-xlen58G748i82LFEBKdmoADxcytAGDzxmhmVILvzEbZ62WNbbypwlHajbb_f_QSnXqLH-wSHSt3RPxHRQ_i9T2glMP7cce4NlFpdPiQKygE_ANGYc/w640-h360/230917_Phone_1630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I finally got to the bottom of the hill and the end of the rideable part of the Six Foot Track. You can walk the rest of the way to Katoomba from here, but didn't have a mental disorder so keep riding along Glen Chee Road which takes you to the Great Western Hwy via Cox River Road.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO3izuVCDrh3eMAQluIVf1jStb6AozxbrhRwga6XqOmyZZCaUu9iJGy5KZkEsJRmXLs-uwAmGdHNxWpxn1YCIJ6_kzhgBWn2jQ3OdvoFfeow_pn_9ymcKyo76KdXy15Jn0wTTam9xtxWEhe4dzPx1MHA8_fZIl56owMiCCTHnZat_6VDLHFn5Yttq-oCg/s5568/230917_RAW_4154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO3izuVCDrh3eMAQluIVf1jStb6AozxbrhRwga6XqOmyZZCaUu9iJGy5KZkEsJRmXLs-uwAmGdHNxWpxn1YCIJ6_kzhgBWn2jQ3OdvoFfeow_pn_9ymcKyo76KdXy15Jn0wTTam9xtxWEhe4dzPx1MHA8_fZIl56owMiCCTHnZat_6VDLHFn5Yttq-oCg/w640-h360/230917_RAW_4154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The road was that small pea gravel surface and was actually quite slippery, so had to be careful. There was still stunning views all along the valley here and the riding was good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZvI5bqL7kwAqCELUeZWTXIBb50S07vd172uZI5xuB-WAUiXEbgTUdldrGKLOqSL4GuCJ-U326jAdVqyp-MbvCCzjSYtzn1XIgGAQudb1LJ-Z8GexGzGGUGi0k4mytJT5I8BMy5foQHgw8vfCB_JOh1AdryJ7MmbAh3hv0nS5dM7MkkXgxNaCIG7M86eN/s5568/230917_RAW_4185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZvI5bqL7kwAqCELUeZWTXIBb50S07vd172uZI5xuB-WAUiXEbgTUdldrGKLOqSL4GuCJ-U326jAdVqyp-MbvCCzjSYtzn1XIgGAQudb1LJ-Z8GexGzGGUGi0k4mytJT5I8BMy5foQHgw8vfCB_JOh1AdryJ7MmbAh3hv0nS5dM7MkkXgxNaCIG7M86eN/w640-h426/230917_RAW_4185.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLMrEFFR3FY-9uni7GmXWD6A8zICj6hL3VINC8aZ_J7ZQjn-tNQwMb6O-MeNsf6v1gub4mAAxz8QvBxmYFK6ck-gHfvLmaT7XJwMEsO1tM9QNLHWWyaB-6SnsM--1baE5tmo0uS9ZPH5lF7STGZjvZWnshdsBN1a8VqFeu4BOxZBzwmVIJSPcWAQWM6Mc/s5568/230917_RAW_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="5568" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLMrEFFR3FY-9uni7GmXWD6A8zICj6hL3VINC8aZ_J7ZQjn-tNQwMb6O-MeNsf6v1gub4mAAxz8QvBxmYFK6ck-gHfvLmaT7XJwMEsO1tM9QNLHWWyaB-6SnsM--1baE5tmo0uS9ZPH5lF7STGZjvZWnshdsBN1a8VqFeu4BOxZBzwmVIJSPcWAQWM6Mc/w640-h286/230917_RAW_4190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I stopped at the little bridge above for my last couple of photos and thought I'd better get in at least one shot. On the way back up the range to the main road I took one last photo of the views over the valley. Some beautiful country in here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHbgxFzGugzA-O44GPrDaOtmNBnT0haEENJIfWBQ1GjxqTcTWN8yOP7YuT6zvxm08pyUinAdY9h6gm3_t0oSEEc75DA08W9uF_m6pXkgYXixH50BRcrf9AKKkHupkBFmsQs3ZZPCXgWd4OcnBLc-BtBfELhU-6f08BMCYapV6smyZ-Roq4EN9oaPAP3p6/s3999/230917_Phone_4420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="3999" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHbgxFzGugzA-O44GPrDaOtmNBnT0haEENJIfWBQ1GjxqTcTWN8yOP7YuT6zvxm08pyUinAdY9h6gm3_t0oSEEc75DA08W9uF_m6pXkgYXixH50BRcrf9AKKkHupkBFmsQs3ZZPCXgWd4OcnBLc-BtBfELhU-6f08BMCYapV6smyZ-Roq4EN9oaPAP3p6/w640-h270/230917_Phone_4420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I dropped out of the Blue Mountains back onto the western plains the temperature soared to 34°C, tiring after that ride. Finally got home around 4:30pm pretty knackered after 9.5hrs out on mostly dirt roads.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Time to unleash the Kraken....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKANin9irmV6QG1dtI5L3iqf8AAevPKxkgVhaE6vmbvAc9iD3XJUNaEpVcXN3tDee1be2jw3RjFD6StaL62u21PUa9mtCgP6bWy9qubGf2VCDLN4La8ovzxwaCqxYqO7eOigB5vloKzHTkW9g6-TdWQ1k1l6Gev0UIZ15XIVCzgdXcB_hkFCtac-5lHPku/s2944/230917_Phone_2228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKANin9irmV6QG1dtI5L3iqf8AAevPKxkgVhaE6vmbvAc9iD3XJUNaEpVcXN3tDee1be2jw3RjFD6StaL62u21PUa9mtCgP6bWy9qubGf2VCDLN4La8ovzxwaCqxYqO7eOigB5vloKzHTkW9g6-TdWQ1k1l6Gev0UIZ15XIVCzgdXcB_hkFCtac-5lHPku/s320/230917_Phone_2228.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheers & thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=9.2/150.1588/-34.0883&pubLink=S6EWd1SLDMxZKSu3qqUjbm9b&trackId=3ded923e-0c4d-4059-bc8a-1b456df2a156" target="_blank">Map Link</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-2670145709680707542023-08-27T17:17:00.007+10:002023-08-28T14:15:49.830+10:00Morgan Park Rnd 5 ASBK 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
I'd never been to Morgan Park before, so when I saw an email from MA saying my
media application had been successful I thought to myself I don't remember
applying for that. Anyway with the year I've had so far it's no wonder I'd
forgotten about applying, I had applied for SMSP & Morgan Park at the
start of the year.
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I was tempted to give it a miss but then hatched a plan. I had recently
changed jobs and work for the Brisbane office of my company. So I could fly up
on wednesday night and stay at my bro's house, go to work in Brisbane office
thur-fri then the track on sat/sun for the superbike racing, back to the
brisbane office mon-tues and then fly home and it won't be in one big
whirlwind trip where I don't have 5 seconds for myself. Good plan.</span>
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It was good to catch up with Dave and the family, we even went out on a
short ride after work one arvo swapping between his R1, Desert X and Will's
CBR500. Dave asked me what I thought of the tyre's on Will's bike. I said
they were <b><i>rubbish</i></b> and he should get something better asap before he bins it.
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Saturday morning came around and I was on my way out to Morgan Park. The
drive out was interesting as I've never been put there before. The drive up
through Cunninghams Gap over the great dividing range was quite spectacular.
Morgan Park is at Warrick about 2-2.5 hours from Brisbane.
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Arriving at the track and everything has gone digital, no paper passes
anymore. So bring up the app on the phone with my pass wait 2 minutes for it
to load as I notice there is 1 bar of signal here then proceed to enter and
head straight for the media centre. They've runout of official media vests
so luckily I have my own media vest. They know how many media are attending
how can they then not have enough vests?
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I'd taken the trusty D500 with the Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6 and my 2 Tamron
F2.8, 24-70 and 70-200mm lenses. I'm still amazed with this 7 year old
camera body. I hope Nikon make a Z mount mirrorless equivalent of this
camera. I was a bit worried about taking as check on as the limit was 7kg
and these were way over that but they didn't even check.
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The crowd was very small on the saturday. Not knowing my way around this
circuit I proceeded to go from pit lane around to the bridge at turn 3,
then across to turn 7. We were in for a treat today as Garry McCoy was out
here today alongside the 2 seater doing demonstration laps. He didn't
disappoint either. Here's a couple of shots I got of Mr Squiggle at
turn
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couple of years and it was good to see him racing hard, elbow down.</span></div>
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I probably spent far too much time at each location looking to get some
good shots, I tend to also take more than I need at times as well to make
sure that I got the shot and they aren't all a blurry mess. Long way to
come up here and get only blurry images. Some turned out alright I think.
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With saturday over with it was back to Dave's for a few beers and review
some photos only to find out he doesn't have an SD card reader and I
didn't bring mine. D'oh.
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On Sunday Dave & Will decided to come out to the track and watch the
racing. They weren't disappointed as Troy Herfoss#17 Honda racing and Mike
Jones#1 Yamaha Racing battled it out all race long swapping the lead
multiple times. I decided I'd like to get shots of the riders on the grid
and forgo getting a good position around the track. I can't be everywhere
and the grid was a bit of fun to shoot.
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There's not much time on the grid, probably less than 5 minutes in total
before the 3 minute siren blasts signalling everyone off the grid to racing
can get underway.Then it was a mad scramble to get around to turn 3 to shoot
the action. I stopped and had some lunch with Will & Dave at turn 3.
There was a big crowd out here for todays races and they got some great
racing too.<br /><br />
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Herfoss#17 & Jones#1
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Glenn Allerton#14
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Herfoss#17 & Jones#1
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Herfoss#17 & Jones#1
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh Waters#21</td>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arthur Sissis#61</td>
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All up it was a good weekend away at the superbikes, got some good shots,
had a good time with my bro and his family which happens far to seldom these
days and got to work with my new work colleagues. I'm glad I did it. Till
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Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-20843652477858911782023-08-01T22:41:00.003+10:002023-08-01T23:05:18.674+10:00Wombeyan Caves Adventure Ride<p style="text-align: justify;">I'd been keen to do this ride for a while now. RDO on monday and Sunday night I'd decided to go for it. I'll just message the retirees to see what sort of support there might be.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG1m2hTwnH_HqGI4TzHo29YRcm6doqvMLl5xFi0a-VvmXARRWbR-I6Th6kxRVOGbItc3R2j-OJxDYLWww4uojjdKadlPO7W4AvGeyZbOrKdvzzoUtnuuBhCGbqTsAEUWG_tJ1OmpNvwqo1uNw-dVnAaG7lb7MQFZ1o2rLdXKOM-UnIB6-arb9R_orwmxg/s1221/Screenshot_20230801_165047_Messages.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG1m2hTwnH_HqGI4TzHo29YRcm6doqvMLl5xFi0a-VvmXARRWbR-I6Th6kxRVOGbItc3R2j-OJxDYLWww4uojjdKadlPO7W4AvGeyZbOrKdvzzoUtnuuBhCGbqTsAEUWG_tJ1OmpNvwqo1uNw-dVnAaG7lb7MQFZ1o2rLdXKOM-UnIB6-arb9R_orwmxg/s320/Screenshot_20230801_165047_Messages.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lots of silence after. So a call the next day to see what the excuse is this time.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ME: Ready to go.......</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bushpig: Ah I've got gout in my hand, riding on a bumpy road will be killing it. Yeah gout.....</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So while the <strike>softcocks</strike> er pissweak bastards cowerd in fear at home I went on an adventure ride. This was my 3rd day in a row for a ride I might add.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was about an hour late in getting going and was underway by 9am first stop was an hour down the road at the servo in Mittagong to get a sammich and chocolate bar for lunch. I figured I might be late for lunch in Taralga so took my own, I can stop anywhere and have lunch now at anytime. This allowed for me to stop and smell the roses, scratch my ass and generally fart about and take photos.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIiQFT8w974qGdm4gtTe-2XjwFoQTg29JzPvPUUn1mPkPdhbzyKNkO5TwtDq1Ygyv10wCizKujMQmcWew7Okho02UBYa4sZtGKc5HscYevOGXAaPOi7Ow4yFy0A2eFomYBKt6wQP4q3Eef8pGJeyaHbAVpT24Y4y9PMU_DQOKEaEfn-Jd-Ytrqg3J0TOL/s4000/230731_Phone_%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIiQFT8w974qGdm4gtTe-2XjwFoQTg29JzPvPUUn1mPkPdhbzyKNkO5TwtDq1Ygyv10wCizKujMQmcWew7Okho02UBYa4sZtGKc5HscYevOGXAaPOi7Ow4yFy0A2eFomYBKt6wQP4q3Eef8pGJeyaHbAVpT24Y4y9PMU_DQOKEaEfn-Jd-Ytrqg3J0TOL/w640-h360/230731_Phone_%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">There was a bit of road work happening on the Mittagong end, mostly easy going potholes really with a stop/go zone. Then the road started winding into the hills, looks like they had tarred a few extra km's of the dirt section, damn it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ThHRFGDWI-AD1wuqpQP0V1LFh5fP0kIKkddw--XV6ouseyfvi5-PZGL1GodKey_YmZRKi_3fllNtrD7jqgLOUjYiomXApTMws1u2pQFrq6qtbauRo59FpqOVmflI_hFO1U7Pct_CVGmb7g07s56yIZQOOhqepkAYsU9nCX_MaWSAl4pDzVxWcGRGOFIN/s5568/230731_RAW_3780.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ThHRFGDWI-AD1wuqpQP0V1LFh5fP0kIKkddw--XV6ouseyfvi5-PZGL1GodKey_YmZRKi_3fllNtrD7jqgLOUjYiomXApTMws1u2pQFrq6qtbauRo59FpqOVmflI_hFO1U7Pct_CVGmb7g07s56yIZQOOhqepkAYsU9nCX_MaWSAl4pDzVxWcGRGOFIN/w640-h360/230731_RAW_3780.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The temperature today was going to hit a blistering 14°C, awesome for a slow adventure ride. It wasn't long before coming down the hills I came upon a one lane tunnel carved through the sandstone rock. The Bullio Tunnel was built in 1899.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZtNDJa4mUEZFGDlDFx5Olj3bkN2-Kbe6iCnW2i0r9vGokBfibBBH7x6QUslQTrz8e9GtnwZ05cBMRXDo19zqhiIQYdTO4Z2nxw_duSUiIdQb37gl8Oan1-s9v6S0HkPLU4iJaaGd2YgBK50_b-KViaYrPZ1nomCsXzjiKIIPqy9elinS2--I6a5ZKEJb/s4000/230731_Phone_%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZtNDJa4mUEZFGDlDFx5Olj3bkN2-Kbe6iCnW2i0r9vGokBfibBBH7x6QUslQTrz8e9GtnwZ05cBMRXDo19zqhiIQYdTO4Z2nxw_duSUiIdQb37gl8Oan1-s9v6S0HkPLU4iJaaGd2YgBK50_b-KViaYrPZ1nomCsXzjiKIIPqy9elinS2--I6a5ZKEJb/w640-h360/230731_Phone_%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T50uvAyqNDaITg9qQpfAdjmf_ekipi9nuX5krW1jF49msiCe-ZkbCnAzRzRFJGhq3CPffYKQfSEKocN7t7mYe_iYj-12kyhfGmP6dJ5koE9ou2ZwUx7_ZgHszKOPSHtp_6kUDs5KWGctCacYqeN0COoMklQc22zZcoF_VMGwxbe8pTmFVEnYhD9H9YxT/s5568/230731_RAW_3801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T50uvAyqNDaITg9qQpfAdjmf_ekipi9nuX5krW1jF49msiCe-ZkbCnAzRzRFJGhq3CPffYKQfSEKocN7t7mYe_iYj-12kyhfGmP6dJ5koE9ou2ZwUx7_ZgHszKOPSHtp_6kUDs5KWGctCacYqeN0COoMklQc22zZcoF_VMGwxbe8pTmFVEnYhD9H9YxT/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3801.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullio Tunnel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Sandstone cliffs are a feature throughout the Blue Mountains and around Sydney. Very easily cut through but solid at the same time. Many beautiful visits of sandstone cliffs in our area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhBG0YEOgOkqcbo42XjFEipxOsrCuAV0ZdqtA4V3sZh6SnvUkJ0akNCjKHdLUdG8UENEuY3UeeqJW8StQdVd8gJFbzavsprXLeGtWcAF9NzwPHEvclhajYTAF9oQebAwY5h5ln01tbOjcSD4JIF-1CTHH_Sx-cKT73slIK7A-oHcWLVbsj5295GuYXvay/s4000/230731_Phone_%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhBG0YEOgOkqcbo42XjFEipxOsrCuAV0ZdqtA4V3sZh6SnvUkJ0akNCjKHdLUdG8UENEuY3UeeqJW8StQdVd8gJFbzavsprXLeGtWcAF9NzwPHEvclhajYTAF9oQebAwY5h5ln01tbOjcSD4JIF-1CTHH_Sx-cKT73slIK7A-oHcWLVbsj5295GuYXvay/w640-h360/230731_Phone_%206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxluQYIrrE-3BfLU4EWrxUPm6wPi-pMRTk9EFMMAga2afJVha4eWXYrBj-pr7IKS9Kek2R5C9TxZkzsVkKlMt4tGs5d45vc6j5XphywhY22pG-XaK_g9lfP8fekE9Bq1hdCfwPcR7dX9SZrcmrH9HIxmHh9R2hfLjOap1Ukdj-cqAPDPHtvjJutStgCKt/s4000/230731_Phone_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxluQYIrrE-3BfLU4EWrxUPm6wPi-pMRTk9EFMMAga2afJVha4eWXYrBj-pr7IKS9Kek2R5C9TxZkzsVkKlMt4tGs5d45vc6j5XphywhY22pG-XaK_g9lfP8fekE9Bq1hdCfwPcR7dX9SZrcmrH9HIxmHh9R2hfLjOap1Ukdj-cqAPDPHtvjJutStgCKt/w640-h360/230731_Phone_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The road descended slowly down into the valley on the other side, there were some slippery gravel patches on the newly sealed road with lack of traffic to wash the pea gravel from the surface remained in each bend to trap the unexpected motorcyclist. It's all narrow one lane road all the way down. I marveled at the breathtaking vistas of lush valleys, rivers and peaks stretching as far as the eye could see.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dvS3Llk-T_rtQ88eZw0lh7jr-3YzwpD22Evj4ipQw8U9zSqqsHv1UhS_y9aWIHMBELV8gEZVXuK98wtPbYC2QbXog_6ns8tIBT8Uq9UObv_UvfsQOiKb48NpLzeJrfF951kH6jS6JonENFnR4EmpEvDOhQYK7cjkxOoI1LKmZmRJQI0fCBJlNp7y-eZt/s4000/230731_Phone_%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dvS3Llk-T_rtQ88eZw0lh7jr-3YzwpD22Evj4ipQw8U9zSqqsHv1UhS_y9aWIHMBELV8gEZVXuK98wtPbYC2QbXog_6ns8tIBT8Uq9UObv_UvfsQOiKb48NpLzeJrfF951kH6jS6JonENFnR4EmpEvDOhQYK7cjkxOoI1LKmZmRJQI0fCBJlNp7y-eZt/w640-h360/230731_Phone_%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The road turned back to gravel on the way down, the first downhill section of gravel has a steep crown in the middle making riding, if you stay on the correct side around right handers feel uneasy as you are constantly riding off camber, on a tight narrow road. Uneasy feeling to say the least unless you take the wrong side.......</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I pulled over to take in the view and 3 adventure bikes went roaring past in a cloud of dust. Setting off it wasn't long before I came out onto the Goodmans Ford Bridge that crosses the Wollondilly River.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAANljXrTThzpNFEMzJW_9AeFb-0gDzyvShZ0EdsqSX63rFBcOaNYfYKmkvpUetMkzTdSXp25Ja--nK8PN3TI8ZVaa5bvqMLBnPwiZmNGH7zrdrkenET7egouqPkGaHsFQYsm_bX_PYUydJWXxMjA92yzv0ZOgNkFtvQjTQPgWnlf1HdAvuSnwtKRdFfN/s8014/230731_RAW_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3358" data-original-width="8014" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAANljXrTThzpNFEMzJW_9AeFb-0gDzyvShZ0EdsqSX63rFBcOaNYfYKmkvpUetMkzTdSXp25Ja--nK8PN3TI8ZVaa5bvqMLBnPwiZmNGH7zrdrkenET7egouqPkGaHsFQYsm_bX_PYUydJWXxMjA92yzv0ZOgNkFtvQjTQPgWnlf1HdAvuSnwtKRdFfN/w640-h268/230731_RAW_.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4afKzV8_j34VRsB0sI_qlVkqy1syGUa5aaqBcppGUESX5T6oHx0WPd6FRwKTAWclzdWiBOE4jV7dD8W-nFX8Y8AzMtrPOnrZLaJF5yiH8_FFkfimIMVtabymuCTwPaqL-SBcI695PxtcQRuRKki-5a1nLdCkXo4hhgFqPl7SR-e4YtLi41bwUuRCoLD3P/s5568/230731_RAW_3809.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4afKzV8_j34VRsB0sI_qlVkqy1syGUa5aaqBcppGUESX5T6oHx0WPd6FRwKTAWclzdWiBOE4jV7dD8W-nFX8Y8AzMtrPOnrZLaJF5yiH8_FFkfimIMVtabymuCTwPaqL-SBcI695PxtcQRuRKki-5a1nLdCkXo4hhgFqPl7SR-e4YtLi41bwUuRCoLD3P/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3809.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duck for dinner tonight?<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5gQAh74W0kLS5VhG0tEhGw_apU7c6ExTyi6bT2c-4VF1nTrpY-DZuP8cAU1I9qRVKUJhSJq-saM4peGM6U-Zan8CabEsXXxGTPLDoU84HtM8VLtnaf0Et1xlLUmUjjSiqLKhITcDPOvHEQE2aSRYk35XQu71qyfLqk5u9orxiAgazzKMqKNk6WMu8wsO/s2944/230731_Phone_%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5gQAh74W0kLS5VhG0tEhGw_apU7c6ExTyi6bT2c-4VF1nTrpY-DZuP8cAU1I9qRVKUJhSJq-saM4peGM6U-Zan8CabEsXXxGTPLDoU84HtM8VLtnaf0Et1xlLUmUjjSiqLKhITcDPOvHEQE2aSRYk35XQu71qyfLqk5u9orxiAgazzKMqKNk6WMu8wsO/w640-h480/230731_Phone_%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's smee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Looks like the amount of rain coming down through this creek can be quite substantial judging by the angle of those tree's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyHg0j0-yVArJlvon9BYpntKUzgbhX3DC_s5GK8Q0pUqUuJhl31goVg6piQkYwv7ctChkN4JiyGtcPZsepgaAXLF8sru74r_3m72shElFqBwcbGvJEEsHcXbrJokSd2c8jemTgrpFY3C7jsKf0Us70_aBFFFUs-GgCdWzv2nh3C38VpdWFFneSXXpaAZM/s5568/230731_RAW_3820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyHg0j0-yVArJlvon9BYpntKUzgbhX3DC_s5GK8Q0pUqUuJhl31goVg6piQkYwv7ctChkN4JiyGtcPZsepgaAXLF8sru74r_3m72shElFqBwcbGvJEEsHcXbrJokSd2c8jemTgrpFY3C7jsKf0Us70_aBFFFUs-GgCdWzv2nh3C38VpdWFFneSXXpaAZM/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3znzaCaCIYzGPZOMA92iX2K1l8x9hDnjuHtzsVtIzbiIy_apqYWGSONKnB_sm7PlHeLxgAfb1dhaYIr3bW6F-ooHrI9N3qeemYhHcU2EHBRwLv8rA88_nQuDevFRxshGhPWid4O7DZxAxdRtDrpyVgpDKEc78fCqp2Voi4QnzkXZlnhPlHGwPJwKTGeHF/s5568/230731_RAW_3831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3znzaCaCIYzGPZOMA92iX2K1l8x9hDnjuHtzsVtIzbiIy_apqYWGSONKnB_sm7PlHeLxgAfb1dhaYIr3bW6F-ooHrI9N3qeemYhHcU2EHBRwLv8rA88_nQuDevFRxshGhPWid4O7DZxAxdRtDrpyVgpDKEc78fCqp2Voi4QnzkXZlnhPlHGwPJwKTGeHF/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The water was calm on the western end but flowing rapidly on the side I was parked. My little ducky mate kept following me across the bridge. Must be expecting a free lunch, cheeky bugger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXSabh7h99nlwugsDN6lda9h4PshSLNF-mrpvIAoAuiVUCK1-SoYkW_aUMUTyO6uGDYe-xih1k6hGuHxFVCaq7_3INrLB1UysEu1SmUkUqi_wgcopEUW8pn3NSPxY0RngA3lI9KfrZZCy_W_TY23L_fIq6sV-C4wYrld95K9Tn9eUf-UaQznkqX0L7bqM/s5568/230731_RAW_3816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXSabh7h99nlwugsDN6lda9h4PshSLNF-mrpvIAoAuiVUCK1-SoYkW_aUMUTyO6uGDYe-xih1k6hGuHxFVCaq7_3INrLB1UysEu1SmUkUqi_wgcopEUW8pn3NSPxY0RngA3lI9KfrZZCy_W_TY23L_fIq6sV-C4wYrld95K9Tn9eUf-UaQznkqX0L7bqM/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3816.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I continued on from here and the road wound its way up the mountainside in ever tightening corners, all single lane, with potholes, small ruts and boulders that had fallen from quite some height laying all over the road. It was quite slow going. Probably not a good place to stop, but photos' don't take themselves and I was wearing a helmet.........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM8cahv1py3Rgy1LXdqQRc32zL_G3sK8cr4R9-jDh8-tMz9_eCctp1vkHWYF_33EYptwgEviqqKn0R60U6NQPadwFD9kgtCeZ22pk6niabsnnQioLubqaLwmbZAafW_whAF7uOCCWNVEj-x4VqmxjPIdqPZpasZklZ743BUGhSWxGNQfsYAIfy75eJFry/s5568/230731_RAW_3840.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM8cahv1py3Rgy1LXdqQRc32zL_G3sK8cr4R9-jDh8-tMz9_eCctp1vkHWYF_33EYptwgEviqqKn0R60U6NQPadwFD9kgtCeZ22pk6niabsnnQioLubqaLwmbZAafW_whAF7uOCCWNVEj-x4VqmxjPIdqPZpasZklZ743BUGhSWxGNQfsYAIfy75eJFry/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3840.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a big drop less than 1m from where I parked</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SotJTtIEpNJmg3Cw4rrFahbhhXm0PyLyubZ1ULxbLVJBFEphyXmHNnPt-6FOaXYX3G-IUOpDUPDLfFehDTC9BNt_VAoEhNAqvS9wzZAkh_0cU0G904BpNi2s4TMHsHCQGiDAtmN5qL_I3GmhNKd0XeA-IqtzfPJG0dSbOPHVkkndroAWB89u9bVgBowF/s5568/230731_RAW_3848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SotJTtIEpNJmg3Cw4rrFahbhhXm0PyLyubZ1ULxbLVJBFEphyXmHNnPt-6FOaXYX3G-IUOpDUPDLfFehDTC9BNt_VAoEhNAqvS9wzZAkh_0cU0G904BpNi2s4TMHsHCQGiDAtmN5qL_I3GmhNKd0XeA-IqtzfPJG0dSbOPHVkkndroAWB89u9bVgBowF/w640-h360/230731_RAW_3848.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDjBtFT_qtp-qB8j2op4eiEIHhlgnAm0dQIuhdKAUS84ch-MNRpzfxPSXANffO473i7tcLnJz7cGvzobeEDB1BkXsqzYWsaMZEH7wF5lIAIJ5gyxba0liACaic-6Bg_G-6rbEkHqmszTsmnsftoMpGpuN-m2B_i8RqOy2yFNyZO14JH9V8wwEZbVnriQZ/s5568/230731_RAW_3852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDjBtFT_qtp-qB8j2op4eiEIHhlgnAm0dQIuhdKAUS84ch-MNRpzfxPSXANffO473i7tcLnJz7cGvzobeEDB1BkXsqzYWsaMZEH7wF5lIAIJ5gyxba0liACaic-6Bg_G-6rbEkHqmszTsmnsftoMpGpuN-m2B_i8RqOy2yFNyZO14JH9V8wwEZbVnriQZ/w640-h360/230731_RAW_3852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3CAmLl9pXdxczJ67yHkxAugV6LG_5ZjBTc1HzryJ44KRt3lTqdasoKjdUT1iT24RJkCifG6qoFXasqchzPCp-I5ld_FRfJChrikdG6UO9x6w8g8mxsfvfPPW8s1LY8Jry79-pUHS00MLC1YFA-p95hZeRunfNeYySyfHg1Q8IdD1dq4g_Nw5g86ZPjjt/s5568/230731_RAW_3857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3CAmLl9pXdxczJ67yHkxAugV6LG_5ZjBTc1HzryJ44KRt3lTqdasoKjdUT1iT24RJkCifG6qoFXasqchzPCp-I5ld_FRfJChrikdG6UO9x6w8g8mxsfvfPPW8s1LY8Jry79-pUHS00MLC1YFA-p95hZeRunfNeYySyfHg1Q8IdD1dq4g_Nw5g86ZPjjt/w640-h360/230731_RAW_3857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It wasn't much longer before I descended into Wombeyan Caves camping area. There were a few buildings here but all were closed and the new toilet facilities were all fenced off. They all looked brand new.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxxFjtclNIpGah3R7lVBzy6niBr4HRu2BN080u8HeEFSZkKn47U0h9OUDyf-7o4XaatO8O4vnwTMysj_GTRWAODFL7caZ3MxpM6N-vIe07rgaq1DHv9kpE7Jw6PMiS0CiE28JfuEkZpYXXBoQDNgehrjF6zv7aB9c3aakWycNaLw5Dfq0m7W5OHHk1H2h/s5568/230731_RAW_3860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="5568" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxxFjtclNIpGah3R7lVBzy6niBr4HRu2BN080u8HeEFSZkKn47U0h9OUDyf-7o4XaatO8O4vnwTMysj_GTRWAODFL7caZ3MxpM6N-vIe07rgaq1DHv9kpE7Jw6PMiS0CiE28JfuEkZpYXXBoQDNgehrjF6zv7aB9c3aakWycNaLw5Dfq0m7W5OHHk1H2h/w640-h360/230731_RAW_3860.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupzTWf34MjFqCPJp0XzfThzEZMSIO-keh4v06p3dMl4yzLgS3zYT8iEP_lh0KVvn6zZu1FGVmMmlgdrlvPOhtqNPH_zThURnSyyidx9z6x_2U0KnH3i0GxPSa1yc4Y3HCvVFLhSi8O2mGMU9YXliV0pBEXwmJh6MLGkUOzJ8-W18aluSALZaV7bYGIyYP/s4000/230731_Phone_%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupzTWf34MjFqCPJp0XzfThzEZMSIO-keh4v06p3dMl4yzLgS3zYT8iEP_lh0KVvn6zZu1FGVmMmlgdrlvPOhtqNPH_zThURnSyyidx9z6x_2U0KnH3i0GxPSa1yc4Y3HCvVFLhSi8O2mGMU9YXliV0pBEXwmJh6MLGkUOzJ8-W18aluSALZaV7bYGIyYP/w640-h360/230731_Phone_%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWzDiDG1hEDvAgXbi7un0ULuCPiPTMczocsAlIF_sJncaJsjyGpDQo_gUgZl96g2uTV9sirNvL1ZViT4jJjCbUYbVyLG0ctS0BTDKolSaWFGrbBuVH4MYS52yLPMSCRpFq2vNKUSfVN2KvssSw92LG72nBT-Tj7Yp_ilDd9kv2lsSQY717UgNod0md-FQ/s4000/230731_Phone_%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWzDiDG1hEDvAgXbi7un0ULuCPiPTMczocsAlIF_sJncaJsjyGpDQo_gUgZl96g2uTV9sirNvL1ZViT4jJjCbUYbVyLG0ctS0BTDKolSaWFGrbBuVH4MYS52yLPMSCRpFq2vNKUSfVN2KvssSw92LG72nBT-Tj7Yp_ilDd9kv2lsSQY717UgNod0md-FQ/w640-h360/230731_Phone_%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With the facility closed it probably explained why there was absolutely no traffic, plus the fact it was a monday. I had the place to myself which was awesome. That lovely looking freshwater creek, it's waters not so fresh now, don't drink the water........ well if their toilets we open.........</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64bnx1WnbxrmCIJPG3veFAr76wNvcwAaZkkPsOSnkG-ILp_sqJn9KqTuylikJu8-an7sCOzX8i4jU5esBDFkLiICuBdOJ0KnSGZ6fBOVJrcch3YyFn5jOelYUoOqCfkGI_FDQBtIcI3QviYAXi7LAZbW_v3p1EZU08lt7BwM-oAl3SpcZJ_o7A8kPL-pO/s5568/230731_RAW_3873.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64bnx1WnbxrmCIJPG3veFAr76wNvcwAaZkkPsOSnkG-ILp_sqJn9KqTuylikJu8-an7sCOzX8i4jU5esBDFkLiICuBdOJ0KnSGZ6fBOVJrcch3YyFn5jOelYUoOqCfkGI_FDQBtIcI3QviYAXi7LAZbW_v3p1EZU08lt7BwM-oAl3SpcZJ_o7A8kPL-pO/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3873.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielGafbijoTKHpsHw13_CbkYwmvzGdMtnYH7RGFous5XcZ-GyXDyTQdAu9fE_7ZILCgtYtxcdfC5iL0NhHZV_R96wZcyz2fusX1UHngF1cGKiZkuStxNOEpExpYXbqtYk47h_e5UmJe8Q9o15rLp_1FWmwvInyVj3KQfZ18GLAiEeyQSzqViym1SHc1ur4/s5568/230731_RAW_3880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5568" data-original-width="3712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielGafbijoTKHpsHw13_CbkYwmvzGdMtnYH7RGFous5XcZ-GyXDyTQdAu9fE_7ZILCgtYtxcdfC5iL0NhHZV_R96wZcyz2fusX1UHngF1cGKiZkuStxNOEpExpYXbqtYk47h_e5UmJe8Q9o15rLp_1FWmwvInyVj3KQfZ18GLAiEeyQSzqViym1SHc1ur4/w266-h400/230731_RAW_3880.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAu1u2aft0rYWmn-vflThCwY24P5hJzg8GGcr31qiujWVeVslACEnCTgWPYQ7QsZBKmC55n-2H4wCoSgLC0R25CczGsf5vgaP4dXfK360TwnDTyp2dDZNZcvB1W80RoFMs5SeN90VAWOq0F6gi2l7qcjzeE8wZD2Vch96uOEeR-31oz3jeFzR7ncyTNM0/s5568/230731_RAW_3885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAu1u2aft0rYWmn-vflThCwY24P5hJzg8GGcr31qiujWVeVslACEnCTgWPYQ7QsZBKmC55n-2H4wCoSgLC0R25CczGsf5vgaP4dXfK360TwnDTyp2dDZNZcvB1W80RoFMs5SeN90VAWOq0F6gi2l7qcjzeE8wZD2Vch96uOEeR-31oz3jeFzR7ncyTNM0/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3885.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had some lunch on the brand new picnic tables next to the closed kitchen building. Was nice just sitting here relaxing in the shade. How's the serenity?<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW9Y7KZYE4yiHcd1l5FcWjvYCT3o0JImNYn77o_6hvnCG5nsZw3iYVEKpQz6_41cl6a6OzL5o9OgT3hlMt0nv4XCJIxBjpsZXKFOoL0-4bhjnFg9DoqBpiGqALClKlHsubznXy6nDtNsSLjapvGch7ZEDH4GlqbaKo8Kk_Suhcl1qEkiwZx4wT9DmbbWX/s5568/230731_RAW_3894.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW9Y7KZYE4yiHcd1l5FcWjvYCT3o0JImNYn77o_6hvnCG5nsZw3iYVEKpQz6_41cl6a6OzL5o9OgT3hlMt0nv4XCJIxBjpsZXKFOoL0-4bhjnFg9DoqBpiGqALClKlHsubznXy6nDtNsSLjapvGch7ZEDH4GlqbaKo8Kk_Suhcl1qEkiwZx4wT9DmbbWX/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3894.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After about half an hour I decided I'd better get going. It's only 32 km's from here to Taralga out the other side of the range. Shouldn't take long. The climb out was bitumen to start with, a sign said road closed - residents excepted. I was hoping not to have to turn around and go back, lucky I didn't have to. As the road got to the top of the range it changed back to gravel and as it turns out it was a gravel super highway, superb smooth gravel riding through the forest. FMS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGFIHVefDaHjgMHX0O5JxJIv25o73d8khw2Tp3t6obKZtdrOYn9L4-8yTD9aUMWbkPdw8G30_mEGxFaEvpClgpN3GDvFlLmy_amUy-fNDXj8ecmJyXSSxamjm1WIAb8cyzmt4605ugam7zWKSELpb7RTm_WZxE7_aXM2s6Qom7AEeUnUrNBeojHMKMHDN/s5568/230731_RAW_3897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGFIHVefDaHjgMHX0O5JxJIv25o73d8khw2Tp3t6obKZtdrOYn9L4-8yTD9aUMWbkPdw8G30_mEGxFaEvpClgpN3GDvFlLmy_amUy-fNDXj8ecmJyXSSxamjm1WIAb8cyzmt4605ugam7zWKSELpb7RTm_WZxE7_aXM2s6Qom7AEeUnUrNBeojHMKMHDN/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3897.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGvOybFErWGCEWweqpm_xiw0m8qFTkIc-C4u0JUgLL9FZwgxY7jeMu-Cg61DlSERpCQH8iSqY7D0r-DT2FpRWPiGVxZE-dCKo2TNqtk2QJIQ0G2uln0uiHfiliE4ajddjJ6i27THuHZpfp-zFCWY1Oe2WEkDtGOUh__5Mjdxr6Dr5MAGyZZTNVo_LJhgO/s5568/230731_RAW_3898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGvOybFErWGCEWweqpm_xiw0m8qFTkIc-C4u0JUgLL9FZwgxY7jeMu-Cg61DlSERpCQH8iSqY7D0r-DT2FpRWPiGVxZE-dCKo2TNqtk2QJIQ0G2uln0uiHfiliE4ajddjJ6i27THuHZpfp-zFCWY1Oe2WEkDtGOUh__5Mjdxr6Dr5MAGyZZTNVo_LJhgO/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3898.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road eventually turned back to tarmac about 20kms from Taralga, and it was a superb set of 65/75kmh sweepers over the rolling hillside. This would be fantastic at speed on a sports bike, fun enough on the ADV bike. I was hankering for a beer at Taralga. When I pulled up the guys that passed me earlier were here finishing their lunch. A GS1250, KTM and DDX, we had a quick chat before they went their own way.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bNeHTYDfgvlyyEwIahHXrhkoEkBaL5x5O1bCCSdJKjso0VJnnijY8HLnMOhMN7Bl-wVWLYKNMnT9Gn5pit6KGg6l6ewqRWd9usqBVxl0teXVu1_emoPqFp8KrLmOZdSktJrr-4RPlnvViOqe6-l9dVvwImCRdWEtce_y8EshvGuwcDC_4Kpx4cuU5MPd/s5568/230731_RAW_3909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bNeHTYDfgvlyyEwIahHXrhkoEkBaL5x5O1bCCSdJKjso0VJnnijY8HLnMOhMN7Bl-wVWLYKNMnT9Gn5pit6KGg6l6ewqRWd9usqBVxl0teXVu1_emoPqFp8KrLmOZdSktJrr-4RPlnvViOqe6-l9dVvwImCRdWEtce_y8EshvGuwcDC_4Kpx4cuU5MPd/w640-h426/230731_RAW_3909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was contemplating riding back to Goulburn and the boring way. I check the distance to Oberon, 99km. I have plenty of fuel to get there so I might go that way and check out some more gravel on the way. It was about 1:30pm by the time I left. The closer to Oberon I got the temperature plummeted to 12°C with a chill winter wind up on the high plains, but great day to be riding. I turned off onto Cosgrove rd and fired along the forest road until I turned up Mt Werong road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This turns into the fun fast roller coaster tarmac we previously rode on <a href="https://www.theroadtonowhere.info/2017/01/starting-2017-with-bang.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;">here</span></a>. Thinking about 'that' incident, I'd needed a rest break, so pulled over just at 'that' location. So I wandered over to have a look, as it was 6.5 years ago since I'd been here. The tree is still there laying over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9t8fBautQdtPiKPRTIz6zj0R5FdxgFYQtV8_kBqC5iiZ-AaRS4yS3CVUvPZ-ho6qGEOOc9U9HGV2Eh7nQ5xG9rNm2XeuKlkChIZ8k_RcpTF_AXrC1kEC8-UWKVhlBZ6kxzDF91l48aqr17urUQ5InXPGXJGZYYtYl7BuwvY25YZXxOofWRpLvKemxHuG/s3822/230731_Phone_1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="3822" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9t8fBautQdtPiKPRTIz6zj0R5FdxgFYQtV8_kBqC5iiZ-AaRS4yS3CVUvPZ-ho6qGEOOc9U9HGV2Eh7nQ5xG9rNm2XeuKlkChIZ8k_RcpTF_AXrC1kEC8-UWKVhlBZ6kxzDF91l48aqr17urUQ5InXPGXJGZYYtYl7BuwvY25YZXxOofWRpLvKemxHuG/w640-h344/230731_Phone_1000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On closer inspection I found a Pazzo brake lever laying there for 6 years. Just like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAw9acu5MM_pGxtQiWoohyWCWvJCbd1OjAlSK2qgHdyNYpn_0talwc9pzBs3VrWwck5QWRtPiR1GXnIewCjL5BT7qyFTCAAflza1dSatav4rj-QSwyIepJSZt_dhXQ48dNTOa98_ND5tsmYPNuBJ1-tnPxPt7eZ-o0LQr3yRZecXiVktjWtaQ0z2ju0Df/s4000/230731_Phone_1023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAw9acu5MM_pGxtQiWoohyWCWvJCbd1OjAlSK2qgHdyNYpn_0talwc9pzBs3VrWwck5QWRtPiR1GXnIewCjL5BT7qyFTCAAflza1dSatav4rj-QSwyIepJSZt_dhXQ48dNTOa98_ND5tsmYPNuBJ1-tnPxPt7eZ-o0LQr3yRZecXiVktjWtaQ0z2ju0Df/w640-h360/230731_Phone_1023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Time to get going into Oberon to fill up for the return leg to Sydney, I've seen a few skippys about so time to get going. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XTosvjnttdQ2w4q0w28OWpP2NVvrDe82jpO2TNf7xgQrC0WbeJCY3PMkekySVKVoRCuZ2yotRiX9UPSgmpBYOxyXIrKmiulDPPS1P7u8Ak2shYyLoyL8URCdZVvhem-AzpfHKRgc21f02MDqYvYLx5A96hFXI4y_Iojh_ngT1IGhrBGnV-wyJEz-U9Ur/s3999/230731_Phone_1408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="3999" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XTosvjnttdQ2w4q0w28OWpP2NVvrDe82jpO2TNf7xgQrC0WbeJCY3PMkekySVKVoRCuZ2yotRiX9UPSgmpBYOxyXIrKmiulDPPS1P7u8Ak2shYyLoyL8URCdZVvhem-AzpfHKRgc21f02MDqYvYLx5A96hFXI4y_Iojh_ngT1IGhrBGnV-wyJEz-U9Ur/w640-h278/230731_Phone_1408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was a great day to be out adventure riding. I've some more ideas of riding in this area. Just needs some mates to ride with.......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Map</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m64!1m12!1m3!1d711738.2469843619!2d149.99720707042584!3d-33.99648327155919!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m49!3e0!4m5!1s0x6b129830fe71d3df%3A0x38980a279c722dfc!2sProspect%20Hwy%2C%20Prospect%20NSW%202148!3m2!1d-33.8012575!2d150.91630999999998!4m5!1s0x6b13a172adf68a3f%3A0x50609b490442450!2sMittagong%20NSW!3m2!1d-34.451027499999995!2d150.4474434!4m5!1s0x6b13de9e31002dbb%3A0x40609b490436f10!2sWombeyan%20Caves%20NSW!3m2!1d-34.305081799999996!2d149.97144409999999!4m3!3m2!1d-34.2595045!2d149.9370797!4m5!1s0x6b115bde53f3eab1%3A0x40609b49043e310!2sTaralga%20NSW!3m2!1d-34.3996825!2d149.819787!4m3!3m2!1d-34.034799!2d149.8264967!4m3!3m2!1d-34.029196899999995!2d149.8684256!4m5!1s0x6b121f9407bfe27b%3A0x40609b490436950!2sOberon%20NSW!3m2!1d-33.7037204!2d149.85425949999998!4m5!1s0x6b12988eb08169ef%3A0x90f3f12a9e2a6c6b!2sProspect%20Hwy%2C%20Prospect%20NSW%202148!3m2!1d-33.7987745!2d150.9174214!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1690894984385!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-37115669435457224342023-07-06T22:03:00.003+10:002023-07-06T22:03:42.690+10:00Airoh Commander<p style="text-align: justify;">I decided I'd like to get a new helmet with a peaked visor for day rides. A few weeks ago when we rode up through St Albans the low winter sun was flashing in through the tree's and with the internal drop down visor wasn't really much help, holding my hand up to cut the sun from going onto my visor did the trick but can't ride one handed like that everywhere, so I thought to myself maybe a peaked helmet would be great for this purpose.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So I thought I'd just buy a El-cheapo $300 helmet to try out and see. Adventure bike helmets to my surprise are either on the really cheap side or really expensive. I was looking at the LS2 MX701 as it looked good in photos and reviews. When looking at it in store the peak was just a flimsy piece of plastic, it felt like it was going to fall off when I moved it, very thin. Scratch that one off. I looked at the Bell MX-9 and it was also very cheap. I tried an Airoh Commander on in XL and it didn't quite fit properly. I then tried a Arai XD4 in XL and it fitted perfectly but no drop down visor. I also considered the Acerbis but it also looked too cheap for my liking. I guess owning 2 Arai and 2 Shoei helmet's for the last 25 years has spoilt me with a nice snug fit and extremely comfortable liners.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The problem I have is I won't buy a helmet without the drop down internal visor, it is now a must have item. This scratched both the Arai and the Shoei Hornet probably the two best helmets in this class. Note to Arai and Shoei - you are losing customers in this market segment, get your act together. If the Shoei Hornet had an internal drop down visor like your GT Air has I would have bought one without even trying anything else. That's how good your helmets are. Rant over. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">What to do? So I procrastinated for a while. Checking the Helmet Warehouse where I got my GT Air from they had the Airoh Commander in 2XL. So I thought I'd try it on. Right away it was a much better fit than in the XL. Funny they list the sizes as exactly the same but they are not. XL in the Shoei is a perfect fit, XL in the Airoh is too tight and would have caused headaches. Someone here is telling porkies......I guess I just have a fat head.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_UYCmXbClrV9g_mU4TGHqF5O4ZIue4JqdGUuchSHIgkW7WdsrI47Q6KZIwL2o6nyAehN-gBJUXS9EYtpr9Ty5ou2f14MRLOTAr-qOxFBpWfAf6ay7dcSwAXV4rJ2GZgO-VBBnqVfL_7p8ITa9gvtRH-RvwoDWq-nP9CQsuiuMuWhBulpSMfiUpYqjjYV/s2105/Airoh%20Size%20Guide.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="2105" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_UYCmXbClrV9g_mU4TGHqF5O4ZIue4JqdGUuchSHIgkW7WdsrI47Q6KZIwL2o6nyAehN-gBJUXS9EYtpr9Ty5ou2f14MRLOTAr-qOxFBpWfAf6ay7dcSwAXV4rJ2GZgO-VBBnqVfL_7p8ITa9gvtRH-RvwoDWq-nP9CQsuiuMuWhBulpSMfiUpYqjjYV/w400-h243/Airoh%20Size%20Guide.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMyFoWrwmMxRU8V2NPW6jqcvQ6NkzcdPbl55yzJ2AARjzwD-2Ryv9t4PfhFJ_U57iHPGQhppWQknxfpH1Q3LIHZnCSG2XitRBSLP1pYfmyxMDRU-7T6qglov4M7KwO8wFqyVTrwiAKlniIr94FAkusoyae7s7LdP1L2-xq3DvoZVE7Eeg6uqdTw90Qylg/s1062/Shoei%20Helmet%20Size.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="1062" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMyFoWrwmMxRU8V2NPW6jqcvQ6NkzcdPbl55yzJ2AARjzwD-2Ryv9t4PfhFJ_U57iHPGQhppWQknxfpH1Q3LIHZnCSG2XitRBSLP1pYfmyxMDRU-7T6qglov4M7KwO8wFqyVTrwiAKlniIr94FAkusoyae7s7LdP1L2-xq3DvoZVE7Eeg6uqdTw90Qylg/w400-h189/Shoei%20Helmet%20Size.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqYxIcxSyOmMMcPsBd75zmuokD6E4cV80wkb9lYDNJMcLe-dcceluFGhWTflI_bnJs09azcepCtilWPCtFlHi_XkjCCZ8O5nMppM6-5n9P8BmjXclKDArNu9bsi0roVpxYsPSM75rNPTCNAGYse0twUrVqQSvktg-peORMJC42CfUnoOAvVKno7gowBEo/s4000/230630_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_4225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqYxIcxSyOmMMcPsBd75zmuokD6E4cV80wkb9lYDNJMcLe-dcceluFGhWTflI_bnJs09azcepCtilWPCtFlHi_XkjCCZ8O5nMppM6-5n9P8BmjXclKDArNu9bsi0roVpxYsPSM75rNPTCNAGYse0twUrVqQSvktg-peORMJC42CfUnoOAvVKno7gowBEo/w640-h360/230630_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_4225.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyN_iqbwMSIwg5RxhRNJfWuEW-hOpw8whnDACEdh-oz0aBCVWwqqIkiFCXEcCIKjCVIODRI5sZufi4zdBbfhymS1rgWgPIRyfOIzhjAFcBBHoooh4YcvSNoIlQej7845u-3ZhzNlWfDKFgSSG0idIBPqfoyd4pZiZ4vCAb6F9kzSWnYyIcsTUJzGWzOi-/s4000/230630_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_4248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyN_iqbwMSIwg5RxhRNJfWuEW-hOpw8whnDACEdh-oz0aBCVWwqqIkiFCXEcCIKjCVIODRI5sZufi4zdBbfhymS1rgWgPIRyfOIzhjAFcBBHoooh4YcvSNoIlQej7845u-3ZhzNlWfDKFgSSG0idIBPqfoyd4pZiZ4vCAb6F9kzSWnYyIcsTUJzGWzOi-/w225-h400/230630_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_4248.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jZibbKa5FJR2MHl2ZjfXxoc9CbAuhhWw7Mw9e9rfkN389Y8z5mL3ys8CgvrZWVR8Lwu5-slXBqWzMR49cI2ofFwS9D4LvRFpv7uPfC2pbd3uwy0dMBINvtp5rGtCH2Jeju4S_lm6i25a3exnrKQO1-7jkmLyCDq85Af17-WUmFnRXvR_OnueJu6HcaFZ/s4000/230630_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_4302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jZibbKa5FJR2MHl2ZjfXxoc9CbAuhhWw7Mw9e9rfkN389Y8z5mL3ys8CgvrZWVR8Lwu5-slXBqWzMR49cI2ofFwS9D4LvRFpv7uPfC2pbd3uwy0dMBINvtp5rGtCH2Jeju4S_lm6i25a3exnrKQO1-7jkmLyCDq85Af17-WUmFnRXvR_OnueJu6HcaFZ/w640-h360/230630_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_4302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Initial Impressions</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">First thoughts out riding with the new helmet on sunday after 4 hours. The vision from this helmet is great as it has a very wide visor area. The drop down internal visor is much better than the one in my GT Air as it drops down further. There was a little bit of wind noise on the peak but was barely noticeable, probably a little more noise than the GT Air but still very good. The peak on the visor was good as it shaded the sun on the front during the low winter sun to stop that flashing light in the eye's, just what I was after. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I did notice after a while my left ear felt like it was a little squashed so hoping that will be ok after the liner wears in. The internal padding quality whilst good, is not as comfortable as the Shoei. Ventilation seemed pretty good. I did accidentally try to grab the peak a couple of time's trying to pull the visor down when it was in the fully extended position, had to adjust and grab the side to pull it down as the two almost meet at the top. I noticed immediately how light the helmet feels on your head, almost like its not there. It's over 300gms lighter than my Shoei, doesn't sound like much but it is when its on your head. It comes pinlock ready with the pinlock visor in the box, although I haven't fitted it yet.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pretty happy so far. Maybe I'll do a long term review later on. Here's me on last sunday's ride on the way up to Nattai Lookout with my new helmet. Cheers for reading.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oEFqNyLH0kq9KUhqkDTHd_1hPjuaKgXFDlUUDjDNt9Y3GHFlzVpxDZfBj1eioZ8-ZmjUMMiku4JQI0aATFTtN2S2sO3YtEecX8N1i76xy6LjuXOCtyBmvlLTQM9AAWc_58Ly2GuDWjVzeKukr0XjRqamKGs-BuiOl2FzgxO6opqWCvEta0IOMqSwhh4B/s5230/230702_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_8004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3469" data-original-width="5230" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oEFqNyLH0kq9KUhqkDTHd_1hPjuaKgXFDlUUDjDNt9Y3GHFlzVpxDZfBj1eioZ8-ZmjUMMiku4JQI0aATFTtN2S2sO3YtEecX8N1i76xy6LjuXOCtyBmvlLTQM9AAWc_58Ly2GuDWjVzeKukr0XjRqamKGs-BuiOl2FzgxO6opqWCvEta0IOMqSwhh4B/w640-h424/230702_Airoh%20Commander%202XL_8004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-76537678735149946802023-06-27T16:18:00.001+10:002023-06-27T16:18:56.447+10:00This tyre lasted how many kilometres? Motoz Adventure review.<p style="text-align: justify;">So way back in March last year I put on a set of Motoz Tractionator Adventure tyres. You can read about that <a href="https://www.theroadtonowhere.info/2022/03/prep-work-who-me.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232;">here</span></a>. The front tyre was the worst tyre that I have ever used. The rear tyre however is a completely different story. Here is the tyre when it was new.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4ASxPzrYgz6NxlkUO_fYVfS_uUnXe9ElZGL5XNqeYiHdLvJ4TO5CLOzfGSl1k-d5LZp7gxIfryWoHZ3jnWJ8zQmNsfLCDEwA3Cjy1wNfxwWQv8OT37xWXZDBaNmtLuwwXCTQ3VEvAMyNr87a25ciiQazE8hEYRhrPoownu2aB0lehAIYK8oCvlCamEOd/s4032/20220226_132618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4ASxPzrYgz6NxlkUO_fYVfS_uUnXe9ElZGL5XNqeYiHdLvJ4TO5CLOzfGSl1k-d5LZp7gxIfryWoHZ3jnWJ8zQmNsfLCDEwA3Cjy1wNfxwWQv8OT37xWXZDBaNmtLuwwXCTQ3VEvAMyNr87a25ciiQazE8hEYRhrPoownu2aB0lehAIYK8oCvlCamEOd/w225-h400/20220226_132618.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motoz Tractionator Adventure</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Initial thoughts were wow the tyre is pretty noisy on the tar, which it is but that's not really a concern for me as I wear ear plugs so cancels that part out. You can feel the knobs as you roll along slowly but as speed increases that disappears. On the tar it's a surprisingly good tyre, the only time I had a few little slides was on a wet roundabout, which I've done on sports tyres. Probably more of an indication of greasy road surface than anything else. I've also managed to keep up reasonably well with the boys on their Tuonos, MT10's on the tar, when they push to 10/10's is where I back off a bit but still very impressive to keep up on this knobby tyre.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I've never had an issue with the tyre riding off road or on the gravel. In the gravel it grips really well with the big knobs and propels you forward. Even on a few of the steep climbs I've done the AT powers up the hill the rear tyre feels pretty planted, even when it spins up, very controllable. Not that I spin the tyre much, which is probably why I got such great wear out of it. I've read people on Facebook forums saying they only get 4000kms out of these. They must be spinning the tyre all the time to wear it out that fast.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Even in the mud coming out of the Turon River creek crossing the rear tyre was pretty stable, didn't really slide about too much, it's got a pretty aggressive tread pattern. It's rated as a 80/20 tyre 80% offroad, 20% road bias. Scotty on the Vstrom was sliding around on his more road biased 50/50 tyre.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The following photo was taken at 13,500km's just before the Bridle Track ride about a month ago.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE35oRdFX-P_7nIsUMJM_gWnFzsk-12j9ya7-efE-WVqxvWLJv2uYwUlHaOos49uKBu0E9vHdUmTrYl6R77lFBzFbpBo2dA_BZJJQRZmVhu5iKvgIPTJjHFNLPFrHjaCNA3kGr6NfduSJXfaZr63MUdiKp-IrNkQrdDo8J2nmYtn3azCSgJ_2LpWucZ80/s4000/230317_Motoz%20ADV%20Tyre_4125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE35oRdFX-P_7nIsUMJM_gWnFzsk-12j9ya7-efE-WVqxvWLJv2uYwUlHaOos49uKBu0E9vHdUmTrYl6R77lFBzFbpBo2dA_BZJJQRZmVhu5iKvgIPTJjHFNLPFrHjaCNA3kGr6NfduSJXfaZr63MUdiKp-IrNkQrdDo8J2nmYtn3azCSgJ_2LpWucZ80/w225-h400/230317_Motoz%20ADV%20Tyre_4125.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13,000 Kms</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Total km's I put on this tyre was 15,371 and it still looked much like it did in the photo above. I probably could have got 16-17km out of it but don't want to push it to the limits.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So visiting Tyres for bikes today set on getting another one of these tyres I was disappointed to find out he sold the last one 10 minutes before I got there. Damn. So I have to choose something else.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The owner and another rider that was waiting recommended the Motoz Tractionator Rallz, he said the tyre was a bit softer than the adventure but was still a good tyre. So that's what I went with. Time to see how this tyre goes. I'll report back later on after I've used it and let you know my thoughts. The tread pattern of the Rallz is similar to the Adventure, so I'm hoping that it will feel similar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey_GhxyW2fjQTp3eYDbTL3sJ9byig9xzmJPgTwgwNVoNwO212OcLHHG8smSwLgODLSfbjjq3nLVn0wU7y94Z1yqByp8Xw6TOUrtecfNjzoWKEGqmkVzJZ5CbnZGga346s8cUoAkYQ5CG5GrV_3cNjFESZ5ARpHAck_aAzcT5FbE2W_0UQqtUV8wa8eEUh/s4000/230627_Rallz%20Tyre_1255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey_GhxyW2fjQTp3eYDbTL3sJ9byig9xzmJPgTwgwNVoNwO212OcLHHG8smSwLgODLSfbjjq3nLVn0wU7y94Z1yqByp8Xw6TOUrtecfNjzoWKEGqmkVzJZ5CbnZGga346s8cUoAkYQ5CG5GrV_3cNjFESZ5ARpHAck_aAzcT5FbE2W_0UQqtUV8wa8eEUh/w225-h400/230627_Rallz%20Tyre_1255.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTOVqa8yCgqwd6512obuyYA5DUtjUz4wlOeXqxdhNxnOB4p_HJcQ37BbltS4dlIOwfN_MOBzqR_cSUoizFwUaqELA8w7T5wNbfhwpOnu6CIyXb2bbvCnuG71AQzC_aZIldbp8zZmZQW75GrRtx4gtepJfpP4LfjKtJgp_U1IRFJUFgrPjOr8RRrXbW8Gx/s4000/230627_Rallz%20Tyre_2356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTOVqa8yCgqwd6512obuyYA5DUtjUz4wlOeXqxdhNxnOB4p_HJcQ37BbltS4dlIOwfN_MOBzqR_cSUoizFwUaqELA8w7T5wNbfhwpOnu6CIyXb2bbvCnuG71AQzC_aZIldbp8zZmZQW75GrRtx4gtepJfpP4LfjKtJgp_U1IRFJUFgrPjOr8RRrXbW8Gx/w225-h400/230627_Rallz%20Tyre_2356.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motoz Tractionator Rallz</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-4592050064077226612023-06-12T19:53:00.002+10:002023-06-12T20:05:41.672+10:00The Bridle Track<p style="text-align: justify;">Our annual Mudgee muster was upon us again, the ride out was over the Bells Line in the Blue Mountains. This year Geoff was bringing his mate Ray from WA on his ZX-12R as he was over in the eastern states to race his Mustang in the historic championships.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAJc5z07X2kCVO2-V-IbJtudZC8UUgPd8zlY1U777QGH3eWpkXBGEJ_Pe6AXEdZjmc1O6a92DwQAVtDPzutYTKf_g7Z-Tu_EtfN5gzjosa_EYHG_eoXq1U0NpO0ae-ghFky48z8aTUCpptr5pjIni8CZGKMHeqj3OuX72qGBRIbFEhQjtO84T51Ltaw/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_0437.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAJc5z07X2kCVO2-V-IbJtudZC8UUgPd8zlY1U777QGH3eWpkXBGEJ_Pe6AXEdZjmc1O6a92DwQAVtDPzutYTKf_g7Z-Tu_EtfN5gzjosa_EYHG_eoXq1U0NpO0ae-ghFky48z8aTUCpptr5pjIni8CZGKMHeqj3OuX72qGBRIbFEhQjtO84T51Ltaw/w225-h400/230520_Phone%20pics_0437.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was inevitable that Ray was going to get lost when any of us were involved, he got out of sight behind and we turned off and stopped around the corner, there's something to be said here about corner man marking system and then before you know it Ray was in Lithgow when the others headed down the Darling Causeway to Oberon.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I saw it happening so Geoff and I went and found him wandering about Lithgow, it was a cold morning around 10°c and the warm fire at the Tarana hotel was welcomed by all as we heated our cold hands by the fire.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tarana Hotel was only about 15 minutes from O'Connell and as the others took the long route through Oberon we warmed up and partook in a tasty beverage.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It wasn't long before we made our way to the cafe for lunch and the meet up with the rest of the crew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippXRGOb0KszmFJngNGpH2Q8ZXrSqlcsG3OsCl_3DeMazYAE6LTVE7wCwnZXlnFTuGpVSHee-tzlqrSXovA87LgHvDSWNUOVGJn3GJJ7n9MYbDxPf0Di28Wh4MUapmvnGA5BXR2wrq7GmSYsJx2aX9NGyg69dbzlVn3syQYMztn2JfiTrQu30fjxDwwQ/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_1713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippXRGOb0KszmFJngNGpH2Q8ZXrSqlcsG3OsCl_3DeMazYAE6LTVE7wCwnZXlnFTuGpVSHee-tzlqrSXovA87LgHvDSWNUOVGJn3GJJ7n9MYbDxPf0Di28Wh4MUapmvnGA5BXR2wrq7GmSYsJx2aX9NGyg69dbzlVn3syQYMztn2JfiTrQu30fjxDwwQ/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_1713.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">With lunch and laughs done and dusted we headed out to Bathurst for a quick fuel up and then onto Hill End. But rather than go up the usual route via Turondale Rd, Scotty and myself decided on doing the Bridle Track to Hill End. It had recently opened about 4 weeks before and Flyboy did it on his way home to Queensland and highly recommended it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Bridle track technically starts at the Turondale road junction about 15km from Bathurst but the first 22km is tarred until you get to the Box Ridge Road intersection where it turns to gravel road. The road is narrow and winds up around the hillside and then into a valley alongside the Macquarie River. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxM8FpBwESeWRudgbhKkc1nx98pHCiORRy0Wp0f88FIVaeO0Kh1M10ybq8zwKoeizrJdwKCQY-uUqpDR1qiBjVTnUdbDoTcVim1gHbrOEWDKZEHIgpVPOaXDtEZp17fE-ozfMU57l8KYfSG342uqQ4oAKoGPufaii3AEafg5sCihwKvIA49zsp1wgew/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_3111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxM8FpBwESeWRudgbhKkc1nx98pHCiORRy0Wp0f88FIVaeO0Kh1M10ybq8zwKoeizrJdwKCQY-uUqpDR1qiBjVTnUdbDoTcVim1gHbrOEWDKZEHIgpVPOaXDtEZp17fE-ozfMU57l8KYfSG342uqQ4oAKoGPufaii3AEafg5sCihwKvIA49zsp1wgew/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_3111.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVHdKQMLTf_uQcw1e6LOXDEfN9eHWyYOWgjMQnB_DTPyIT-mm34AflDrFfM4VF4X5jhkTOqLUoI2Ge0TffjAr8YxHtmRtVHdzvHsIMQvVbXXxPe2d8JIQyseEvNt234Q0Ko3KKkivllmTlqiBBNp3fFuG8VX3miIRUIliMZPpZBd829wlDviM_Ac1hw/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_2259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVHdKQMLTf_uQcw1e6LOXDEfN9eHWyYOWgjMQnB_DTPyIT-mm34AflDrFfM4VF4X5jhkTOqLUoI2Ge0TffjAr8YxHtmRtVHdzvHsIMQvVbXXxPe2d8JIQyseEvNt234Q0Ko3KKkivllmTlqiBBNp3fFuG8VX3miIRUIliMZPpZBd829wlDviM_Ac1hw/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_2259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHnEW45ljgxxEZXFG4lqH3BF8pz5Xa4pIdk21xhjMiuVZaaWUl0aPvfAXDG7yeYsGJ2xAZ8yFkzwyPCLIAxxCdUaTH3ZdDtSC2o1BgI7TFBFZ3o_gOtb7evH7_uR7PxPiNIsynmu_oIx9bVZ0OyJBW363HNIbZIMYzhlcILKPyom9gxa-yQFl7J6zOg/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_2312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHnEW45ljgxxEZXFG4lqH3BF8pz5Xa4pIdk21xhjMiuVZaaWUl0aPvfAXDG7yeYsGJ2xAZ8yFkzwyPCLIAxxCdUaTH3ZdDtSC2o1BgI7TFBFZ3o_gOtb7evH7_uR7PxPiNIsynmu_oIx9bVZ0OyJBW363HNIbZIMYzhlcILKPyom9gxa-yQFl7J6zOg/w360-h640/230520_Phone%20pics_2312.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The scenery along here is simply stunning, the riding was fairly easy going as well. It looks like they have graded the entire length of the track and it's in fantastic condition. You could easily get in here in a 2wd vehicle at the moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We stopped several times along the way to take some pictures of the stunning countryside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizh0zQFZ2hZRVgKUav0ybCUkeIgn7sJWAqGRjBLypzq5ZdCJ2xkS2CABesspHNU150syvMrW8J9YrUqCaoPQIUIo1w1ALJp51Qlv-tVVtMydt5PLMhMqN2N8SgThKPCiVNfoOsy0n1KIlYGHHl8EiEkOs7YYMptCWecsng32A_WeIQmeHWOc4FMUAvEA/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_3609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizh0zQFZ2hZRVgKUav0ybCUkeIgn7sJWAqGRjBLypzq5ZdCJ2xkS2CABesspHNU150syvMrW8J9YrUqCaoPQIUIo1w1ALJp51Qlv-tVVtMydt5PLMhMqN2N8SgThKPCiVNfoOsy0n1KIlYGHHl8EiEkOs7YYMptCWecsng32A_WeIQmeHWOc4FMUAvEA/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_3609.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuAPwft2HymlzZHSVMDRuYandb7lHq-hOxpOACX-wUXKD_yi7BEAjM-XYOY77A5FY7TcY6-tw3IGP5e0-caiOdJfX3TgVOO0SG1VRoML3bVxzqKDf24jphH3kZEKJX4Pr1RSegGR2oM3CK1FDU-Gc5tJDCv0Nj8mEwPQc86IslhAyd-TFAAbYf4auVw/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_5649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuAPwft2HymlzZHSVMDRuYandb7lHq-hOxpOACX-wUXKD_yi7BEAjM-XYOY77A5FY7TcY6-tw3IGP5e0-caiOdJfX3TgVOO0SG1VRoML3bVxzqKDf24jphH3kZEKJX4Pr1RSegGR2oM3CK1FDU-Gc5tJDCv0Nj8mEwPQc86IslhAyd-TFAAbYf4auVw/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_5649.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBVTliuFd502TsXZg9SGr4vujG-5do-fwann0OvQZmCWfendH9CiL61x4jupNVK56QOyOfvL4-kXuZegBHrAAHjq-pJ6t2Xd_bfiHwaNlN7wi4k15Ja4G_5-Wmge6oi9gRkRf76CvYFC4GgJQz2eFSc-WNj5MVq8YKHVszREO_4agwoxzVJYkXTXG5g/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_5652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGBVTliuFd502TsXZg9SGr4vujG-5do-fwann0OvQZmCWfendH9CiL61x4jupNVK56QOyOfvL4-kXuZegBHrAAHjq-pJ6t2Xd_bfiHwaNlN7wi4k15Ja4G_5-Wmge6oi9gRkRf76CvYFC4GgJQz2eFSc-WNj5MVq8YKHVszREO_4agwoxzVJYkXTXG5g/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_5652.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As its only one lane all the way, you have to be careful of 4wd's coming the other way. Easy enough on the bike, but if there's two 4wd's then someone is going to have to back up to the nearest wide point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The track was closed years ago at Monaghans Bluff due to a rock fall blocking the track. Rather than fix this they have put in a detour around it, and that detour is a steep up and over the mountain affair. I wouldn't attempt it if it was raining, its very steep on the Bathurst end and would be very slippery in the wet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrmFqOO67rkJW8fTtrtbfzMElc9eY83B3KIxaYwkHXy9W8Gf7HoG5lzt9H8ndGjhKSz6amPIAgqbjHBQYVoGG6bkFQ7G41WaPmHRtkA_GgRDgJu1Q12JxRmi0IrbLux3xzNJf-WDU-nhJhq2ILqHyvJFasZ6F9aWcxiBDEqdSbIci_5p_I-wnfOI3sw/s3616/230520_Phone%20pics_4633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="3616" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrmFqOO67rkJW8fTtrtbfzMElc9eY83B3KIxaYwkHXy9W8Gf7HoG5lzt9H8ndGjhKSz6amPIAgqbjHBQYVoGG6bkFQ7G41WaPmHRtkA_GgRDgJu1Q12JxRmi0IrbLux3xzNJf-WDU-nhJhq2ILqHyvJFasZ6F9aWcxiBDEqdSbIci_5p_I-wnfOI3sw/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_4633.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZDd4q7Fy0w28NLeVzmu--1yzdj013zvB9Adw-ImLcbAvauf1wbFOKZh37Eg6XLzHdk_nb91V-F0oNUsB9vpoGjhGU-yrlhRaIQKF82NfXoIsjfjzGJhfrWTPc3PsTtJdDNBmqBEw6aDSXj_6BO8XZ31CJAiv3Y71-EtPjFt5PIPuLOD6w-RtalZY5w/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_4637.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZDd4q7Fy0w28NLeVzmu--1yzdj013zvB9Adw-ImLcbAvauf1wbFOKZh37Eg6XLzHdk_nb91V-F0oNUsB9vpoGjhGU-yrlhRaIQKF82NfXoIsjfjzGJhfrWTPc3PsTtJdDNBmqBEw6aDSXj_6BO8XZ31CJAiv3Y71-EtPjFt5PIPuLOD6w-RtalZY5w/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_4637.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scotty on Monaghans Bluff</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Whilst stopping to take a couple of pics of Scotty coming up I could see the track below following the cliff line around the river. It would have been great to follow it around. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJNWQCI8aYufeRfuHhf3zNY2roBvB7wzB83PgAVTWmIvlBg6HmRT161J4FHlvQ-pgcnHwQwPlIu_nJpLAYzKhlpPzYY3ZSxFAsK7nb85Zm8m8WysLek1vrBUYXMEXk6s7WOva0tlIGWd_05PFyt4yfBtcJ6gGJE7wCjYYbsT-gZs1EAEr7wQfhH4D0A/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_4648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJNWQCI8aYufeRfuHhf3zNY2roBvB7wzB83PgAVTWmIvlBg6HmRT161J4FHlvQ-pgcnHwQwPlIu_nJpLAYzKhlpPzYY3ZSxFAsK7nb85Zm8m8WysLek1vrBUYXMEXk6s7WOva0tlIGWd_05PFyt4yfBtcJ6gGJE7wCjYYbsT-gZs1EAEr7wQfhH4D0A/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_4648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9I7ZbQpFvmQljGhng4sgsPDl91jn2MsKrok8U1pqhy0AEx9G7bMJEEPJ3MNC21D_qGCihh0mKW8M85xek_Hh8qmjBJqcBoH0p_oDzR3cvxbp6Ocp1DnFuiE1u_ByPzruowKEGE7n9HduUhIOjBBiYbeVZWck7kmDh_tWtFh05uiEv8JlVO1TRXIkGA/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_5045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9I7ZbQpFvmQljGhng4sgsPDl91jn2MsKrok8U1pqhy0AEx9G7bMJEEPJ3MNC21D_qGCihh0mKW8M85xek_Hh8qmjBJqcBoH0p_oDzR3cvxbp6Ocp1DnFuiE1u_ByPzruowKEGE7n9HduUhIOjBBiYbeVZWck7kmDh_tWtFh05uiEv8JlVO1TRXIkGA/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_5045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The views from up the top of Monaghans Bluff are spectacular overlooking the river and valleys below. The road at the top is seriously wide compared to the rest of the track and you can easily drive 2 cars wide along the top.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="420" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xwp8I6pdc7g" title="Scotty on the Bridle Track May 2023" width="640"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The ride down from the top of the bluff and alongside the river was fantastic riding. We passed a few 4wd's along here coming the other way. Plenty of traffic on the weekend and it would be better to do the track on a weekday if possible.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhnqGSk70ep0T9FR8P-fEij-Fc8MKjy5mKT52b7mJ7ZDF4dusn-JcgURi4pzW_X04-IJvHMVPoo28YGzqamD6kGYMis0GhJrrVFaznd4l8QcJRfdGxFquJQ0M0MhSiLWqYtCOtP0UoZzVj156sMKLc4x0X_OMOtWTsb788ZJIi_tVzoINy2-dJ6myeA/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_1248.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhnqGSk70ep0T9FR8P-fEij-Fc8MKjy5mKT52b7mJ7ZDF4dusn-JcgURi4pzW_X04-IJvHMVPoo28YGzqamD6kGYMis0GhJrrVFaznd4l8QcJRfdGxFquJQ0M0MhSiLWqYtCOtP0UoZzVj156sMKLc4x0X_OMOtWTsb788ZJIi_tVzoINy2-dJ6myeA/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_1248.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCesVA57qkhPAWC2tYCjnK0BReMsn1ZcRpK1FjOKEelU2P52esry64cxJsZ10lWng3UUqAcCKKhHxp0eUzfqiDgSnepnrPF-gdbHRYTUQEmfeqqGhKH8EE9PJj_-Zu0e7iv0zg3ioUH61aZ9NLNRJC5EbQizoUDbT2JpmFGEMGhqDwQQ7apijGhVlW6g/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_1255.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCesVA57qkhPAWC2tYCjnK0BReMsn1ZcRpK1FjOKEelU2P52esry64cxJsZ10lWng3UUqAcCKKhHxp0eUzfqiDgSnepnrPF-gdbHRYTUQEmfeqqGhKH8EE9PJj_-Zu0e7iv0zg3ioUH61aZ9NLNRJC5EbQizoUDbT2JpmFGEMGhqDwQQ7apijGhVlW6g/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_1255.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macquarie River</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are plenty of campgrounds along the track. It would be cool to do an overnight camping trip here at some point. There was a very narrow rock cutting going up the hill, wouldn't want to meet a car here and that's exactly what Scotty did, luckily the 4wd driver waited until he came around the corner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="420" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S9XvsluxEVQ" title="Bridle Track Rock Cutting" width="640"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">It was starting to get a bit late in the afternoon and we decided to press on to hopefully catch the other guys at Hill End pub, but it was looking less and less likely as the faffing around taking photos was putting us behind(it was worth it). We managed to cross the Turon river water crossing with no dramas, it was only about 10cm deep and a bit muddy at each end with 4wd dragging water out, scotty had a few slides in it but was no problem. I went to get a picture but didn't want to keep riding through the mud so kept going.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">There were what seemed like hundreds of jumps across the track on the way up, drainage ditches which were good fun. Last stop was at the top of the track which dumped us right at the back end of Hill End. There were plenty of kangaroo's wandering around in the paddocks next to the road too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx7FOKed54FR1SYElRbEWGZ9e7coFhMRxGudL15QgVHXRocWSkpTPCdfHW1cAxdWX3xGq8W-GMKGUqZIhNJVg2qsiyRT6LCUWu_9--IpuQ6fiFpcja3AbGrvj-_y7INtI6Oct48n26jRtPL2xEqwkDADzWMpERxj8CWslUDPq_xqDdq4KyGjZwsP14g/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_3054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx7FOKed54FR1SYElRbEWGZ9e7coFhMRxGudL15QgVHXRocWSkpTPCdfHW1cAxdWX3xGq8W-GMKGUqZIhNJVg2qsiyRT6LCUWu_9--IpuQ6fiFpcja3AbGrvj-_y7INtI6Oct48n26jRtPL2xEqwkDADzWMpERxj8CWslUDPq_xqDdq4KyGjZwsP14g/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_3054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ArlBI99GShL5a0mmDF4D8NNhl_zySkP07hWTtppLEPVJfWfDnToIU18-EA_ojq4Mz4HTX3jKi5gnTF_Jk0hoyvCYeA1WBeNbwsDs9MAEhJviv_Z8kclQ8P2riDLDir1o1yR-Nm6dxbhwOFAh8cpjVEhojzLA4rhAKQZi_0HqnC9_NwF7R4Qm5nsmyA/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_3115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="4000" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ArlBI99GShL5a0mmDF4D8NNhl_zySkP07hWTtppLEPVJfWfDnToIU18-EA_ojq4Mz4HTX3jKi5gnTF_Jk0hoyvCYeA1WBeNbwsDs9MAEhJviv_Z8kclQ8P2riDLDir1o1yR-Nm6dxbhwOFAh8cpjVEhojzLA4rhAKQZi_0HqnC9_NwF7R4Qm5nsmyA/w640-h272/230520_Phone%20pics_3115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We had arrived in Hill End at 3:30pm and the other were nowhere to be seen, so rather than stop for a beer we continued on but just one more quick stop for a photo on the outskirts of town where the tree's were changing colours for autumn which made a majestic corridor of colours.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUIK4Rz4SwZ8aHANKXevtL0EdzzpcfZky-4XYeorVGyAVJ9xH5Erh4iu53lYWYgO-y7WU1mQHQtRP2uAHG57Shj8vkJxa6yiJWec7vnCRBtz-FnyzrofTmOKDegqkKr5IwLGlgI0HZyNTMg0XrBCkJTScARRP-S9XT875d0XVElyalM2PKG0Quh6ZRg/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_3439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUIK4Rz4SwZ8aHANKXevtL0EdzzpcfZky-4XYeorVGyAVJ9xH5Erh4iu53lYWYgO-y7WU1mQHQtRP2uAHG57Shj8vkJxa6yiJWec7vnCRBtz-FnyzrofTmOKDegqkKr5IwLGlgI0HZyNTMg0XrBCkJTScARRP-S9XT875d0XVElyalM2PKG0Quh6ZRg/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_3439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGyjIXD-0ohpMFoDkQFQSVhDjN-BfyWhlIdG8P3DJCNgOQHln3SblXhrXdJqxilxZakqG3ZsIACzrYsjpWgPldh_B9dAuCRkUl3s9869sAeydnVcqNlnWyerOs8jDyWU7phV-4z9f6xDhWwptdqvbW4ACx7kAy3JIn-bK4JH-E6vAhnKnIqNHQChiow/s4000/230520_Phone%20pics_3457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGyjIXD-0ohpMFoDkQFQSVhDjN-BfyWhlIdG8P3DJCNgOQHln3SblXhrXdJqxilxZakqG3ZsIACzrYsjpWgPldh_B9dAuCRkUl3s9869sAeydnVcqNlnWyerOs8jDyWU7phV-4z9f6xDhWwptdqvbW4ACx7kAy3JIn-bK4JH-E6vAhnKnIqNHQChiow/w640-h360/230520_Phone%20pics_3457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Bridle track is now ticked off the list and was much easier than what I thought it was going to be, it probably took us about an hour and a half to ride through it. Some of the best country scenery around and a good ride, better of doing it on a weekday so there is less traffic.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From Hill End Scotty and I made our way into Mudgee and the Oriental Hotel for the night, double room was about $130. The oriental does a great meal and $8 pints was icing on the cake. Another good ride with good friends.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next day was the ride back to Sydney, about half the group split and went in different directions, but we took the Bylong Valley Way. The dreaded causeway was full of water and I went through and didn't have any drama's, no one crashed in it which was good. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgopRFhDrwIXmZvrpULPxx0gsWeNwWwHy7p_CE_Qivn4beAjgW33jlu1Oqve-GDCf24mjYpByh0x3MJ9YN0IfBioboQzVYVLJ4lrxBSLaXNtp2o0oh6YchIuQIAMTMR_E6ZxUIqy2PspPCnWoqy4Uf3Kb400VzusMV1we4VCLb3yM14qMSd_fv3dZ5w/s4000/230521_Phone%20pics_4752.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgopRFhDrwIXmZvrpULPxx0gsWeNwWwHy7p_CE_Qivn4beAjgW33jlu1Oqve-GDCf24mjYpByh0x3MJ9YN0IfBioboQzVYVLJ4lrxBSLaXNtp2o0oh6YchIuQIAMTMR_E6ZxUIqy2PspPCnWoqy4Uf3Kb400VzusMV1we4VCLb3yM14qMSd_fv3dZ5w/w640-h360/230521_Phone%20pics_4752.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boys on Bylong Valley Way</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We went then down via the Putty Road, a couple of sportsbikes pissed me off going slow in the 10 mile twisties, but got round them and had some fun. Stopped in for lunch at Grey Gums before making our way home. Another top notch trip with good mates.</div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-29937678736314383232023-03-20T21:31:00.002+11:002023-03-20T21:31:26.682+11:00Barrington Tops Ride<div style="text-align: justify;">So last weekend our Fearless tour captain organised a overnight ride up over Barrington Tops staying in Gloucester for the night. After all the problems I've had with Dad in Hospital the last 4 weeks I desperately needed a ride. I also was very keen to ride the Barrington Tops road as we always steered clear whilst owning road only bikes. Now with these adventure bikes there are so many more roads and pubs now open to us to explore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately for me my daughters softball grand final match's lined up on the same day. Damn why does this always happen? So plan devised to watch her first game and then get going, the wife could watch the next ones. Sorry little darling but motorbikes......</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I was running late by about 45min, I'd told the others not to wait and we would catch up. We got snapped by John Keogh from <span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://keoghsvision.com/" target="_blank">Keoghsvision</a></span> on the colo hairpin along the way. I finally met up with Flyboy at Colo River where he had been waiting for me. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t_tQZFcmClfmmeJe7eEySCtc6vHEvYErO98jHIdE2wPD7pE5pzy-3Bh6jt8Yl4J_bu75jO6dwFkiXYIB7pHuasQIFRph8_OfZDdG-dXbkZftKJjjaWKs7UWKQjI7Bny3hjp0Ulbep9NkFvOzjonXlu-6E3l26yGMV1q0_TvrDcft_OiwUqH4djertA/s900/Web-136-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1t_tQZFcmClfmmeJe7eEySCtc6vHEvYErO98jHIdE2wPD7pE5pzy-3Bh6jt8Yl4J_bu75jO6dwFkiXYIB7pHuasQIFRph8_OfZDdG-dXbkZftKJjjaWKs7UWKQjI7Bny3hjp0Ulbep9NkFvOzjonXlu-6E3l26yGMV1q0_TvrDcft_OiwUqH4djertA/w640-h426/Web-136-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From here we quickly continued on to see if we could catch up with the other boys. I lead Flyboy through the 10 mile twisties on the Putty Rd so he could use me as a reference and we could both motor along a bit quicker. Except there were 3 road works sections with traffic lights that we had to stop at, D'oh. But otherwise a fun run through the twisties. A guy caught up to us at the lights on a little 400 sports bike, we kept dropping him off and he would catch up again at the next set of lights.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSZ2asvWd3LZeLAUguXMDBjNARBU1DzyNJYP2JP7_XKy0lEhDAEvg1_6f_4seDUG8kh1cZ0D2WCEv76L1L265Lbgul_6qkL2iNum-GxXYV9Adflk0iIL7RyFyRc1m4P2BYKybZYNmG5vUDHIHX8cbQFTgej2tionEkDUhPoriQLVcM01jCJ4e5zW9YQ/s1333/Original%20Photos3411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSZ2asvWd3LZeLAUguXMDBjNARBU1DzyNJYP2JP7_XKy0lEhDAEvg1_6f_4seDUG8kh1cZ0D2WCEv76L1L265Lbgul_6qkL2iNum-GxXYV9Adflk0iIL7RyFyRc1m4P2BYKybZYNmG5vUDHIHX8cbQFTgej2tionEkDUhPoriQLVcM01jCJ4e5zW9YQ/w640-h360/Original%20Photos3411.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A quick stop at the end of the 10 mile and a message came through from our tour captain, saying that the route plan had changed from the previous day back to the original route plan and we'd meet for lunch in Scone. I was good with that so we kept going to Jerrys Plains for fuel via the back roads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I got to ride the Desert X along for about 50kms. It was a nice ride, plenty of overtaking power in top gear, narrow and easy to grip onto the tank and it carried its weight down lower than the AT. A horrible first gear feels like your going to stall and needs some clutch slipping/revs to keep it going, the AT is all torque straight off the bottom end. I wasn't a fan of the first gear faffing but the rest of the bike seemed quite good. The screen is also too tall and creates wind buffeting around your helmet visor area, especially annoying when your visor is cracked open it just vibrates madly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fuel in Jerrys Plains, then we headed for Denman following on to Muswellbrook and then Scone. It was pretty hot out today (38°C) so we made a bee line for woolies and 2 bottles of icey cold powerade before grabbing some lunch with the guys.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next up was the plan of going via Gundy pub. We didn't end up stopping at the pub as it was crazily crowded with people and it was so hot so we kept going to Moonan Flat Pub where we had a refreshing ale before heading up over the mountains. Nice spot Moonan Flat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBJMPmXxfquD6hA-gXU8n8zO3AqtccZOcg42WQBSGhmEMM9WtCezUChVuvUcVAWq63qLPTQR3WXtvt70I0HkpBghZ30eZvLfbxn3xn4ZjLTKaqvyCuno9wnY-JvTQg1tSuaezeJdC2-bU9bQiZsAXg5ELhMdKug383fIpqo8igCk4HRIstqG2qTQfVg/s1885/Original%20Photos4243%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1885" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBJMPmXxfquD6hA-gXU8n8zO3AqtccZOcg42WQBSGhmEMM9WtCezUChVuvUcVAWq63qLPTQR3WXtvt70I0HkpBghZ30eZvLfbxn3xn4ZjLTKaqvyCuno9wnY-JvTQg1tSuaezeJdC2-bU9bQiZsAXg5ELhMdKug383fIpqo8igCk4HRIstqG2qTQfVg/w640-h360/Original%20Photos4243%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBoYOTyLnvwFlBs2wDoDeO7iyXd3RhZX1cjKQsDeVZMRIcE0i0ufknyGODspI4E65xUIcEvbZ0CxrgIHtrQBkRPBTKLcF4Bt29Pn9VxY80vDwvSd00_EM_ji6ihtZfwmQ4bf16T73Esbqm3iPJEaES02FW-m_wvl4k-2bDKWoNcct6ySpq1BaA94cVA/s1885/Original%20Photos5342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1885" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBoYOTyLnvwFlBs2wDoDeO7iyXd3RhZX1cjKQsDeVZMRIcE0i0ufknyGODspI4E65xUIcEvbZ0CxrgIHtrQBkRPBTKLcF4Bt29Pn9VxY80vDwvSd00_EM_ji6ihtZfwmQ4bf16T73Esbqm3iPJEaES02FW-m_wvl4k-2bDKWoNcct6ySpq1BaA94cVA/w640-h360/Original%20Photos5342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHvczxNewV5o2lHk0V-NVGKfcCVAzlcTyZD4zkvYD9a5X3Q6RRO1wOELUqM1Mn_jP7CcsXCTDhghAu4p1Xfzt2INXtvVrqQ4NV6n-ccs5FTcLBS7ISt7WnfOkN3yXVG0DHt6HKdGistWbZrKhgUEhcQGRl5qW1QduYNwgYf8T0JHAhKrdJkZ88bSXvg/s1333/Original%20Photos2007%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHvczxNewV5o2lHk0V-NVGKfcCVAzlcTyZD4zkvYD9a5X3Q6RRO1wOELUqM1Mn_jP7CcsXCTDhghAu4p1Xfzt2INXtvVrqQ4NV6n-ccs5FTcLBS7ISt7WnfOkN3yXVG0DHt6HKdGistWbZrKhgUEhcQGRl5qW1QduYNwgYf8T0JHAhKrdJkZ88bSXvg/w640-h360/Original%20Photos2007%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was 3pm now and time to head off, the temp was still up around 37°C but we were reassured with the knowledge that Barrington Tops is 5500ft and would be much cooler up there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We climbed up the fairly steep incline for about 15kms or so with magic views over the valleys below. Pity I didn't stop to take more photos but was enjoying the ride. The road was in pretty good condition with a few corrugated corners but otherwise good easy riding. First stop was at the Dingo gate and the photo of Flyboy and his Desert X with stunning views behind.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yGBlkuEP5wReDqndCzSVYXFHbPTRR3FXgNG_s9GQM2HH6QNp1mbt7_e8JEn7cc-f_26nBUz-BbknGz2WJ9lGtEzN6VOdz96wkK7ZfbC7LNHSeyhGgUbxDV_0nkCVCmy6w9ykKTI-oLGlImjdIE_z0gD1qp3XgUI1EPIgWqq3jmPjkcsUXgdrVKkWMw/s1885/Original%20Photos4953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1885" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yGBlkuEP5wReDqndCzSVYXFHbPTRR3FXgNG_s9GQM2HH6QNp1mbt7_e8JEn7cc-f_26nBUz-BbknGz2WJ9lGtEzN6VOdz96wkK7ZfbC7LNHSeyhGgUbxDV_0nkCVCmy6w9ykKTI-oLGlImjdIE_z0gD1qp3XgUI1EPIgWqq3jmPjkcsUXgdrVKkWMw/w640-h360/Original%20Photos4953.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajVC0TiIN7XhsnKDTY1BhDKua52NGC3c4PQIpmoGCLdGcZTuhFqdr4HK4fP9cRfZ5YGroCgRTEhM-kz9Px3EERcysjkvjDBlSDL4rmA030pD_uBY1EDNxE5iolF-87cj5NyQte-1TGNIiN0tSJvNk13M1y7mK7KNsGXEOAW7HvL9u3zPEweY6cAROIA/s1885/Original%20Photos4958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1885" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajVC0TiIN7XhsnKDTY1BhDKua52NGC3c4PQIpmoGCLdGcZTuhFqdr4HK4fP9cRfZ5YGroCgRTEhM-kz9Px3EERcysjkvjDBlSDL4rmA030pD_uBY1EDNxE5iolF-87cj5NyQte-1TGNIiN0tSJvNk13M1y7mK7KNsGXEOAW7HvL9u3zPEweY6cAROIA/w640-h360/Original%20Photos4958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the Dingo Gate, which I didn't get any photos of but Flyboy did we stopped in at the Firs, which is literally 50m off the main track in a pine forest that spans both sides of the road in an unusual square pattern. Looks weird from google maps.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m10!1m8!1m3!1d6947.313991852375!2d151.3704182846855!3d-31.93817960843122!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1679306276321!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a few pictures from within the forest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVoPe5mlCvq_PQDt0d6NpdfzZteHpAptRJgQwN84astWbr-A5xPilTkhln3kFrHa1Ood5oxn71yTFOHKJpuIlg02L3siJ9qfseEvsUR-852Ox5dU3RSj_oJcxQqhr5fC1-HUJvIxi69_9zasrrBXqBBJ-i90x3iSdbyInxn8nyaAw2pSEtNwrBFP81g/s1333/Original%20Photos5851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVoPe5mlCvq_PQDt0d6NpdfzZteHpAptRJgQwN84astWbr-A5xPilTkhln3kFrHa1Ood5oxn71yTFOHKJpuIlg02L3siJ9qfseEvsUR-852Ox5dU3RSj_oJcxQqhr5fC1-HUJvIxi69_9zasrrBXqBBJ-i90x3iSdbyInxn8nyaAw2pSEtNwrBFP81g/w640-h360/Original%20Photos5851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMVLC3yZh32w9-wFPstBQCEMNuvscKalWGNI7S01kmqIu5rBQ1WrUpWnSf_CwkZ38VNN24GjjAOjfd8cMcAr30kGcUMhjTMyL0vnrd17Asn7c84vESO2OGum3yOYdaTeCJPYwTH14L8DQA5Nuq6rKnkDmqPyMUWjqoey8a1PA8akw7pYnMK6kBQrZ3g/s1333/Original%20Photos5723%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMVLC3yZh32w9-wFPstBQCEMNuvscKalWGNI7S01kmqIu5rBQ1WrUpWnSf_CwkZ38VNN24GjjAOjfd8cMcAr30kGcUMhjTMyL0vnrd17Asn7c84vESO2OGum3yOYdaTeCJPYwTH14L8DQA5Nuq6rKnkDmqPyMUWjqoey8a1PA8akw7pYnMK6kBQrZ3g/w360-h640/Original%20Photos5723%201.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj00zNDW7e31WQNnLPT1StfwUqW7-TnMLHUA1mOp5XiE-I2HT5RMWIuFLTLlVfjGqVOEI0eAU19Wu3trbsmf6E4VeFV52Syzq0oA8WqJFkWgJ1Lq_mf2yZJkh_P2iupZP1uPo2a67Ku2IePTCP31YGmdj19G78bbVYjNxAZNADPIkaXXGnSdShs1dZDA/s1333/Original%20Photos5702%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj00zNDW7e31WQNnLPT1StfwUqW7-TnMLHUA1mOp5XiE-I2HT5RMWIuFLTLlVfjGqVOEI0eAU19Wu3trbsmf6E4VeFV52Syzq0oA8WqJFkWgJ1Lq_mf2yZJkh_P2iupZP1uPo2a67Ku2IePTCP31YGmdj19G78bbVYjNxAZNADPIkaXXGnSdShs1dZDA/w640-h360/Original%20Photos5702%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iJOJIVtytYb2kUuAdeKNoW-I7-pPu8pzRHGUBlx1QSIPP9q34YiH7T6aVtPiaw2e25n1XNWa59PHmdI4MUbEFyfmPXqJrC65A_ANcbqS-_tQQtdWjbYQzZmQaXT2mD0ntFZg_GMl0_woqwJUopMuaQag7TERrRFPosj9sfm8Lq7k89MDsnBDJbtLvA/s1333/Original%20Photos5905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iJOJIVtytYb2kUuAdeKNoW-I7-pPu8pzRHGUBlx1QSIPP9q34YiH7T6aVtPiaw2e25n1XNWa59PHmdI4MUbEFyfmPXqJrC65A_ANcbqS-_tQQtdWjbYQzZmQaXT2mD0ntFZg_GMl0_woqwJUopMuaQag7TERrRFPosj9sfm8Lq7k89MDsnBDJbtLvA/w640-h360/Original%20Photos5905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From here the road flattened out somewhat with smaller elevation climbs or declines with some big long straight sections. You could get some big speed up on these straight bits of dirt road but had to watch out for errant 4wd's coming the other way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh693jIdMwyMYmmybLYo8sz_Znr9MRzVa_p6Q98V8IUKHX9xo9z9Q6WIMP01XwBdmMoz9m5_n4PaWMUWBrj050ekUIrfenUAGOa8PpenwQfJIp3TcnmT3WcA42qRN9SHbgTF9NTm_Oa3q1CvdnLpkMh4_udksUZhXQXy2-HkRy4WZKBTiEpANQKU9G1Xw/s1333/Original%20Photos0607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh693jIdMwyMYmmybLYo8sz_Znr9MRzVa_p6Q98V8IUKHX9xo9z9Q6WIMP01XwBdmMoz9m5_n4PaWMUWBrj050ekUIrfenUAGOa8PpenwQfJIp3TcnmT3WcA42qRN9SHbgTF9NTm_Oa3q1CvdnLpkMh4_udksUZhXQXy2-HkRy4WZKBTiEpANQKU9G1Xw/w640-h360/Original%20Photos0607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I decided to stop and get a picture of the National Park sign just for something to do. After this was just undulating long straights and bends that worked its way to the Cobark Lookout where we stopped briefly. The temperature had dropped down to 23°C up here now and it felt like someone had flicked on the Air Conditioning. It was so good after the heat.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX39iQhoBQpmTHviD_xuzVzdjfldSljQmM-IfeM2Uz9eLAJol7GFUhTP7zNQrkXxY7N2iqR3ha5Gdx1QgkFPNH_Y77WfoiKw7jUWodimFA02jGBlWdp6nDj1_e2SodxrsvL19x61LiDt6DzZcyen0H_iUtranR9TUy5TsdoqwlJ8euoP8RzNajTJwNUA/s2350/Original%20Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="2350" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX39iQhoBQpmTHviD_xuzVzdjfldSljQmM-IfeM2Uz9eLAJol7GFUhTP7zNQrkXxY7N2iqR3ha5Gdx1QgkFPNH_Y77WfoiKw7jUWodimFA02jGBlWdp6nDj1_e2SodxrsvL19x61LiDt6DzZcyen0H_iUtranR9TUy5TsdoqwlJ8euoP8RzNajTJwNUA/w640-h232/Original%20Photos.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRDXIgwHEUED2jMAGOYJkmAkcnQm77vNt-6kSUHkvo8qLWukCMNkwrAIat9f--xAlKSz5X-acyrCFB_iqxF9OEFjXc1UOzuzs-Zut5zD8pws0qvA_sYj9X5hQmmywBOHwH5V1YphqgoEi0L-3uzgI7btTQcd1RYD0DjcLPsaB3zDVDunjRfLNI16Smw/s1333/Original%20Photos2739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1333" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRDXIgwHEUED2jMAGOYJkmAkcnQm77vNt-6kSUHkvo8qLWukCMNkwrAIat9f--xAlKSz5X-acyrCFB_iqxF9OEFjXc1UOzuzs-Zut5zD8pws0qvA_sYj9X5hQmmywBOHwH5V1YphqgoEi0L-3uzgI7btTQcd1RYD0DjcLPsaB3zDVDunjRfLNI16Smw/w640-h360/Original%20Photos2739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road turned back to tar just down the hill a little bit and it was quite a fun decent down through the valleys. A few loose gravel spots on a few corners. We were soon enough staring down the bar of the Roundabout Inn in Gloucester. Man that first beer tasted soo good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZo2vBfImOftKqJwKdhxtI0Pw5jTXmMOyoBW4ZJvxr1jnedn0ni_JHfhrop6WKhqq9sya5YAsWIoxwbxLsFCh-D6MsHaGFFnqUsamnFCE2dYYjJINnQcSby10QNJE2hirkLws2bHDn3R4PaGqmwB3FcT7XoifUSghDunxasRhQbyTm6OIkBJNW9s9Iw/s1885/Original%20Photos5732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1885" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZo2vBfImOftKqJwKdhxtI0Pw5jTXmMOyoBW4ZJvxr1jnedn0ni_JHfhrop6WKhqq9sya5YAsWIoxwbxLsFCh-D6MsHaGFFnqUsamnFCE2dYYjJINnQcSby10QNJE2hirkLws2bHDn3R4PaGqmwB3FcT7XoifUSghDunxasRhQbyTm6OIkBJNW9s9Iw/w640-h360/Original%20Photos5732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">The roundabout Inn is biker friendly with lock up parking for bikes which we didn't bother using, rooms are a little small but otherwise comfortable with A/C and fridge $100 for twin share, excellent value. Nice pub will stay here again. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2g6ZeyXmt-F2vXgHyf3yG4HHibf5FYtkliSAHDWszxrgqlp3jx1UOxT2CGx2m-CmNpwC2orZxAz2wa7ZFjJJB5xYK5CW6pEgCNB6H5jDzdnRcknMN1uHknZQ4i4CGD_7thirTJ9wF0xl2Ku49nGqKrt7gessARocO3Eg_7fhN30X-ZKu097RWRdXIQ/s1885/Original%20Photos5614%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1885" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2g6ZeyXmt-F2vXgHyf3yG4HHibf5FYtkliSAHDWszxrgqlp3jx1UOxT2CGx2m-CmNpwC2orZxAz2wa7ZFjJJB5xYK5CW6pEgCNB6H5jDzdnRcknMN1uHknZQ4i4CGD_7thirTJ9wF0xl2Ku49nGqKrt7gessARocO3Eg_7fhN30X-ZKu097RWRdXIQ/w640-h360/Original%20Photos5614%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We awoke to fog the next morning, but that soon burnt off to another 38°C day, Flyboy and I decided we would head home down the freeway and get out of the heat. Another top ride away and some new roads and pubs explored. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-7734095899007655462022-12-22T17:23:00.003+11:002022-12-22T17:23:40.484+11:002022 Alpine Ride Part 3<h4 style="text-align: left;"> Day 4</h4><div style="text-align: justify;">We looked at the BOM weather report eagerly this morning. As our route was to go via Mitta Mitta and up to Khancoban and across dead horse gap to thredbo and end up in Jindabyne for the night. The BOM had thredbo at 2°C all day, feels like -10°C with winds up to 90kmh and snow down to 1000m. Dead horse Gap sits at 1580m and we all agreed to give it a miss. So we decided to head back around to Orbost and head up the Bonang.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wasn't feeling great due to lack of sleep, thanks Wild Turkey and Cola!! We headed off down Cassills rd to swifts creek. The road was wet so I was motoring along quite gingerly. As we got further down on the Tambo river section we started to hit some rain, light at first but then hit a fairly heavy shower. I was about to stop to put my wet weather top on but could see a dry spot not to far ahead. Luckily I didn't get too wet and dried quickly. I wasn't really feeling the ride today due to being tired so headed straight to Orbost and avoided the Buchan road, the other guys followed my so not sure if they were just following the leader or couldn't be bothered either. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we came into Orbost we could see huge black clouds dumping rain upon the Bonang. A few minutes later 3 guys on bikes came from that way. We asked them if it was wet up there and they nodded and said it was raining fairly heavy. So I decided I'd ride around Cann Valley Way and head to Bombala. The others also agreed. Riding up into NSW the wind really picked up and we were getting blown all over the road. It was predicted 70-90kmh winds and we were riding right into it. The group got split in 2 here during a rain shower, we kept going and 4 of the others stopped to put wets on was the guess.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeyj5RTLDvta_aAVXJZ2Vltoqj75bwK5rdCZUdZtvugpluIsnyXaC565SSSqsg6qVIGZE1Dt4K-GRdA1FeFXnuvBjmb_z_vogpqGEULYeJBS8zopIo3X7e5lJ2Dxtdug8in8wmKRWJOuCqqu1U2UD0dJvESdFnjyala1D2Z811av8KffS6YuXhMyCOA/s4000/221120_All%20Photos_2439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeyj5RTLDvta_aAVXJZ2Vltoqj75bwK5rdCZUdZtvugpluIsnyXaC565SSSqsg6qVIGZE1Dt4K-GRdA1FeFXnuvBjmb_z_vogpqGEULYeJBS8zopIo3X7e5lJ2Dxtdug8in8wmKRWJOuCqqu1U2UD0dJvESdFnjyala1D2Z811av8KffS6YuXhMyCOA/w640-h360/221120_All%20Photos_2439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We stopped in Bombala for a snack to eat and waited for the others. It was here we heard that Margos bike had broken a linkage and the suspension had collapsed. Lucky she kept it upright and didn't come off and also the fact that it happened on Cann Valley Way and not the Bonang as it probably would have ended very badly on that road.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArG4iKwiUC2Tx0KA_gapzqyLdzoTaE_rpxreOJG5TUlbuaP2WshnsbRQC_4gQT--Ls9jcaLfHgbwmyoi5A9dU1_ulYZRtiRMeZb9kKWWWUFP3iI__LN6eZv3zCo2UABV88naCzGSpXlZQVcTNKSFXiIXGLA1qBcE3JmSTD0ZVkrwLnCnGeoxrDt4ABA/s4000/221120_All%20Photos_5229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArG4iKwiUC2Tx0KA_gapzqyLdzoTaE_rpxreOJG5TUlbuaP2WshnsbRQC_4gQT--Ls9jcaLfHgbwmyoi5A9dU1_ulYZRtiRMeZb9kKWWWUFP3iI__LN6eZv3zCo2UABV88naCzGSpXlZQVcTNKSFXiIXGLA1qBcE3JmSTD0ZVkrwLnCnGeoxrDt4ABA/w640-h360/221120_All%20Photos_5229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Imperial Hotel in Bombala has been reopened and its been done up on the inside. Looks like it would be a nice place to stay at again. We haven't stayed here for a few years now. As we were about to leave Stu and Kwoky stopped in for fuel, they had ridden Buchan rd and the Bonang. He said it had mostly dried out by the time they went through. So they looked for some late lunch(2.20pm) as we headed out to Jindabyne. The wind was howling across the high plains and we were getting battered around.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0SlAOcQ60kGsQwf6DEZMyAyUsbKmf3fwRscOCGoW_q4kbjaHM68asdUWejaafh7JkqQGVWWzbcV3tlK5wIGrnpvEsIO_fLIGzVUA9UJ5r2d88Hw0PT1R6NykYqGXY6yQRGeA5Dqo8O1rRTfuu5h0Sqepix3OQi0txYo441-1pk5D4Xm_Azm6V0uBZQ/s4000/221120_All%20Photos_2000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0SlAOcQ60kGsQwf6DEZMyAyUsbKmf3fwRscOCGoW_q4kbjaHM68asdUWejaafh7JkqQGVWWzbcV3tlK5wIGrnpvEsIO_fLIGzVUA9UJ5r2d88Hw0PT1R6NykYqGXY6yQRGeA5Dqo8O1rRTfuu5h0Sqepix3OQi0txYo441-1pk5D4Xm_Azm6V0uBZQ/w640-h360/221120_All%20Photos_2000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The temperature was dropping the closer we got to Jindabyne as we crested a hill we could see out towards Mt Kosciusko. It was definitely snowing up there. You could see the clouds sitting there dumping. I'm glad we pulled the pin on that route as we would have been riding through snow right now, but we will now be at the Banjo Paterson Inn warming up and having a refreshing beer or two in about 15 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDVziYl_TuEp4VaOmbH2L8aLotpPOkpx-iJ65ZsXs_bVms4Snd9l7RP0GDVUYaMLznioC-dprxmXWtJQIv6UXfLxhYyKtKHXa335eFHNEBcW3pyUun20ReFvNZOMznkA4rua_nV1Rm9oVv80HOkQ2Fn0EDB4NDGUKM874zCMcWpLtrE6nST8wSEDVeg/s4000/221120_All%20Photos_2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDVziYl_TuEp4VaOmbH2L8aLotpPOkpx-iJ65ZsXs_bVms4Snd9l7RP0GDVUYaMLznioC-dprxmXWtJQIv6UXfLxhYyKtKHXa335eFHNEBcW3pyUun20ReFvNZOMznkA4rua_nV1Rm9oVv80HOkQ2Fn0EDB4NDGUKM874zCMcWpLtrE6nST8wSEDVeg/w640-h360/221120_All%20Photos_2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhDp96mnxQ3TUTBtljtkclDfUCPCnrKcjjQqsHimh_sUBCNzRQNGUFVF4KpcvYqMF7XiHZEFM5Y-jHR-O__7AFmSKw9Rtxa15HKB8DmfaAiZM06uxRsG-SFAsx3ElMaFYvTtDGeN8OHChgNFpKKwJIpmW8JbUr4EECg6sRDPZFExs-Ps-YVGeDFZzbw/s4000/221120_All%20Photos_2013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhDp96mnxQ3TUTBtljtkclDfUCPCnrKcjjQqsHimh_sUBCNzRQNGUFVF4KpcvYqMF7XiHZEFM5Y-jHR-O__7AFmSKw9Rtxa15HKB8DmfaAiZM06uxRsG-SFAsx3ElMaFYvTtDGeN8OHChgNFpKKwJIpmW8JbUr4EECg6sRDPZFExs-Ps-YVGeDFZzbw/w640-h360/221120_All%20Photos_2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen stealing hubbys bike and not giving it back!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Fueling up the bikes before we hit the hotel was a good idea so we were ready to roll out in the morning. We settled in at the bar and the other boys rolled in about 30 minutes later, they looked cold and hungry and thirsty. So Craig arranged 3 margarita pizzas for them, all washed down with a fine lager or two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 5</h4><div style="text-align: justify;">We had the free continental breakfast at the hotel this morning before heading off. The late riders yesterday didn't fuel up so we went with them to get gas. As we were waiting a car pulled into the servo and was covered in snow. I looked up to the hills and all I could see was snow on the hills, with a sprinkling falling out of the clouds, and it was freezing cold standing here in the wind watching all this.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAND4p6C7Wd5L_Uk0-tzqKfb9CAuQFYJpjcSqBC9yo7L4T_2qthaIaUAtLhevUUY_AKTi8-DF-32qaOMsO8T49XOD-9AGWSDQaRn_95EHZSg5m-jKW8v67XbleaMTPEVvp2De6VDw97rIHaO00UvqeWhIzhBP0GZAbxD0TeQ_9i6kJzJX9aUTlMxNDpg/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_5440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAND4p6C7Wd5L_Uk0-tzqKfb9CAuQFYJpjcSqBC9yo7L4T_2qthaIaUAtLhevUUY_AKTi8-DF-32qaOMsO8T49XOD-9AGWSDQaRn_95EHZSg5m-jKW8v67XbleaMTPEVvp2De6VDw97rIHaO00UvqeWhIzhBP0GZAbxD0TeQ_9i6kJzJX9aUTlMxNDpg/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_5440.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfRsSFoVk_41K5_vddyEj6PyVFWfZWZVMHLgD9vSOMls1WVVhEaSOaI5EiF_dRF7aOuZ3aAsbXfKBbwWBGlndme0Wa1UrsFJmkTkfGIGjYPiU69Ct0zyqapSnHmfn6hUH8dTSABrMoFxt5Myp2NQN_RTrTx8QgNswfZvcLtGvnCObXAcOS7rRh67bjw/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_5508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfRsSFoVk_41K5_vddyEj6PyVFWfZWZVMHLgD9vSOMls1WVVhEaSOaI5EiF_dRF7aOuZ3aAsbXfKBbwWBGlndme0Wa1UrsFJmkTkfGIGjYPiU69Ct0zyqapSnHmfn6hUH8dTSABrMoFxt5Myp2NQN_RTrTx8QgNswfZvcLtGvnCObXAcOS7rRh67bjw/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_5508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLOpMvJv8999phPuvIMkmuLVfCvasq_k9e7m0nHpksZR6_7DEGllyVVNxy6KuD0rc7VqKYOiYn5CUEdASLk097Ejf2rVHawsatX12bGYuWMwv_ahlv2DnBbHeEISU5430-qXVnN9mnt4nWC50NXjXuhWZ8Uj5A2je0XRCSHO9jFn1HqlJv5Gm1TZdNA/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_0318.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLOpMvJv8999phPuvIMkmuLVfCvasq_k9e7m0nHpksZR6_7DEGllyVVNxy6KuD0rc7VqKYOiYn5CUEdASLk097Ejf2rVHawsatX12bGYuWMwv_ahlv2DnBbHeEISU5430-qXVnN9mnt4nWC50NXjXuhWZ8Uj5A2je0XRCSHO9jFn1HqlJv5Gm1TZdNA/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_0318.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out from the gas station to thredbo, snow, snow and more snow</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5uKY8VYVFo0MSLUbDRILmj3RFsVhltmbuQtDQtl8JxhI5RTMoAPQOClYLdDC2gLPLsLbElDt218QnxM5OWPH_PnVKfBVXR_qtnPzaktLNzt7gmm3ErxaqiSYo4HtqwKKKJDU90fbIXmPDUhqVDUInmyYVoXqRRmtwxlUx-DZjVc7tH9AlBkKztLquQ/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_4830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5uKY8VYVFo0MSLUbDRILmj3RFsVhltmbuQtDQtl8JxhI5RTMoAPQOClYLdDC2gLPLsLbElDt218QnxM5OWPH_PnVKfBVXR_qtnPzaktLNzt7gmm3ErxaqiSYo4HtqwKKKJDU90fbIXmPDUhqVDUInmyYVoXqRRmtwxlUx-DZjVc7tH9AlBkKztLquQ/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_4830.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We retraced our steps back across to Bombala via Dalgety on the snowy river way. At least today the wind wasn't as bad as yesterday and wasn't blowing us all over the road and was much more manageable.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coffee in Bombala then we made our way down to the Mt Imlay road crossing over to the coast. There had been much logging of the forest down here and you could see over the rolling hills in all directions for miles, hills bereft of lucious pine forests, now just a barren desolate landscape.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">It wasn't long before we we stopping in for lunch at the Seahorse Inn at Boydtown. They do fantastic meals here and todays was a cracker. Fresh fish & chips for me, the boys ordered quite a few of the seafood chowder. Growing up in the country we weren't brought up much on any seafood so fish and prawns is about as daring as I'll go. But it was excellent local fresh fish.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME5QVUoUYW3uIpYN4-CwTZtr_5aZU2TgcxRJeI6cfBgdelwFJhDp_nnjsAFx1a3RuNwzChqAsaDVbjTFT0Iu9Z9dKw_s4yTS2-K7zmA2vO-iKJG6rRhCxl2_fL0JteRaAGyd37_tc4tjDIk4ugJGKjDPwwectfpUl49RtvIaz7lerSWMUfdaXOB5tjA/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_0443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhME5QVUoUYW3uIpYN4-CwTZtr_5aZU2TgcxRJeI6cfBgdelwFJhDp_nnjsAFx1a3RuNwzChqAsaDVbjTFT0Iu9Z9dKw_s4yTS2-K7zmA2vO-iKJG6rRhCxl2_fL0JteRaAGyd37_tc4tjDIk4ugJGKjDPwwectfpUl49RtvIaz7lerSWMUfdaXOB5tjA/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_0443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdppdVw-qqTn3O5qOz_lZL8ftnbVKbAEOA5ui-qevZ4Hu0CmgcAlZy1xrZV66deuseOtIZSyCEL2_gTnDYL4dyCigEpwEiWLWG80Nk2R6rAMwOomUQ1xj0hd7I-5VBtLHwYNnQGiSDpR05V6yhFcsbMajYGABp1jl8dj7YpgwTmCGtq846t7ibu9IIzw/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_1356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdppdVw-qqTn3O5qOz_lZL8ftnbVKbAEOA5ui-qevZ4Hu0CmgcAlZy1xrZV66deuseOtIZSyCEL2_gTnDYL4dyCigEpwEiWLWG80Nk2R6rAMwOomUQ1xj0hd7I-5VBtLHwYNnQGiSDpR05V6yhFcsbMajYGABp1jl8dj7YpgwTmCGtq846t7ibu9IIzw/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_1356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcidXDJ0DtWQeJEIBvg6coK5k2pBN5-Qlj8E-eYUg8C5JxXRx-7xsY-UU2UKM5e15RLZF-v5w852uBcvW2iv5DPfOUNYA3SPH7ciYJKUu8cldipJNy3PSpGKuR7sKc6P_EJxR0a86E3vMStZw8OKq7UQmr2ivbqg0VPgWxyHcG7u4ob9KcN8REcZoQg/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_1521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcidXDJ0DtWQeJEIBvg6coK5k2pBN5-Qlj8E-eYUg8C5JxXRx-7xsY-UU2UKM5e15RLZF-v5w852uBcvW2iv5DPfOUNYA3SPH7ciYJKUu8cldipJNy3PSpGKuR7sKc6P_EJxR0a86E3vMStZw8OKq7UQmr2ivbqg0VPgWxyHcG7u4ob9KcN8REcZoQg/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_1521.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV8bKxmp58brQ3SwWE_15yG5b5dnqGGOZ2fBOgq0Lo4VCGXMa3uIIxs41JYZQYD2eE5MGHJsUf_VCXKcWmCLmOMED13FXVFl7Kppda2XpVVI5AIKLHWIm6eCLbzirc6HnmZ1FpYK6-MBj9pgEO_RwlELfF0v_2U3T7Q3l8iBry4zzSFEiG7lH7qamVQ/s4000/221121_All%20Photos_2649.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFV8bKxmp58brQ3SwWE_15yG5b5dnqGGOZ2fBOgq0Lo4VCGXMa3uIIxs41JYZQYD2eE5MGHJsUf_VCXKcWmCLmOMED13FXVFl7Kppda2XpVVI5AIKLHWIm6eCLbzirc6HnmZ1FpYK6-MBj9pgEO_RwlELfF0v_2U3T7Q3l8iBry4zzSFEiG7lH7qamVQ/w640-h360/221121_All%20Photos_2649.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 Amigos with their Chowders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After luch it was time for a refuel and head up to Bermagui for the night. An enjoyable ride if not uneventful. As we dismount at our hotel for the night we are greeted by the news that there is no power in the entire township and hasn't been since 10am. Bushpig immediately starts going into a mental breakdown as without electricity there's no cold beer. "This is Horrible, worst thing to ever happen, what are we gonna do, we have to leave, I can't handle this!" were some common comments during the next hour of irrational babbling that we could understand from him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We had a quick cold one at the powerless pub until someone mentioned that the local Golf club 200m up the road had a generator and cold beer. We've never seen Geoff move faster....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">DAY 6</h4><div style="text-align: justify;">The last day of this tour is always a letdown in my opinion. It's pretty much the reverse of day 1 which is just the commute back up the coast. So we met for breakfast in the morning at the usual spot, the bermagui Beachside cafe. They do a fantastic breakfast.</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBk93i8bFdxHtxWxETJcMd0dDDBIvczTpjg-kyhzjoTodmLVIN0ShgOt6mcG27iBYyEAHuuy4WhijPLxON5tfvj0LFHalo85FygKTRDuSwFuCZniCLu1EyaJRDONzGv0Q2LMvSx4jqW1TbeghDBhgSmKAWFtsgpnwRQGjb1K7JWvePJM8WWRi3Io3nw/s4000/221122_All%20Photos_1528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBk93i8bFdxHtxWxETJcMd0dDDBIvczTpjg-kyhzjoTodmLVIN0ShgOt6mcG27iBYyEAHuuy4WhijPLxON5tfvj0LFHalo85FygKTRDuSwFuCZniCLu1EyaJRDONzGv0Q2LMvSx4jqW1TbeghDBhgSmKAWFtsgpnwRQGjb1K7JWvePJM8WWRi3Io3nw/w640-h360/221122_All%20Photos_1528.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr4F6unki1yziGXqvxpOH7nAElabIbSD075Lhwf27LwkNnCnh4NskvxyKq-qQGmCfZvThsDm4RK8u4M9eXECFwU8ncVNVSN-1do9bfvBeVBshXXlawCNyrjNL4RhJwyzSahIcbIHlutU8EFGv8WIcjf1uQ2bjQBpuGS4q-TnV6QFUV1zSx95Ozdk1bA/s4000/221122_All%20Photos_5346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr4F6unki1yziGXqvxpOH7nAElabIbSD075Lhwf27LwkNnCnh4NskvxyKq-qQGmCfZvThsDm4RK8u4M9eXECFwU8ncVNVSN-1do9bfvBeVBshXXlawCNyrjNL4RhJwyzSahIcbIHlutU8EFGv8WIcjf1uQ2bjQBpuGS4q-TnV6QFUV1zSx95Ozdk1bA/w640-h360/221122_All%20Photos_5346.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We changed our route on the way back and decided we would ride up through Kangaroo Valley. Good riding on a weekday but too much traffic on the weekends. And it was a good ride up today, with a few roadworks stops but we filtered to the front to get a good run. We stopped in at pub for our last lunch of the trip. Bowl'o Wedges and a schooner of beer before making our way home.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOlLJQlRMvMaHN0TgJBNoKFos8jKZu6zREmZQPzA5s4NrU5MJoTIiavLmPIqY-OS7vaO3173ylJX8iJMbZ-7dWFeSdCc8emoYJ5a-QjVzcbLq8eLO_7XFGHxEEUvP24P9uS8otztOaLy_u0Opy0l3POnPARGtypeFXbLLsiAHDiNMAkCaPQ_zRyyzPg/s4000/221122_All%20Photos_5452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOlLJQlRMvMaHN0TgJBNoKFos8jKZu6zREmZQPzA5s4NrU5MJoTIiavLmPIqY-OS7vaO3173ylJX8iJMbZ-7dWFeSdCc8emoYJ5a-QjVzcbLq8eLO_7XFGHxEEUvP24P9uS8otztOaLy_u0Opy0l3POnPARGtypeFXbLLsiAHDiNMAkCaPQ_zRyyzPg/w360-h640/221122_All%20Photos_5452.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kangaroo Valley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All up another good trip and well done to Stu who would have had difficulty this year trying to book in for 17 people in these small country towns. Bikes, beers and a few laughs with good friends along the way with some great scenery to ride through. Some new gravel roads and hopefully more to come. What's not to love about these trips. Gotta do as many as I can before we run out of time.....</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-63433776455437477412022-12-09T20:21:00.000+11:002022-12-09T20:21:15.892+11:002022 Alpine Ride Part 2<h3 style="text-align: left;"> Day 3</h3><div style="text-align: justify;">Today was going to be shortened a bit by the weather as it was expected to turn nasty after midday with showers and cold gusty winds of 40-50kmh. But first another country bakery needed saving and a pie and coffee was beckoning. Having fueled up the previous day we were out and about in no time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We took the Omeo Highway out to the Blue Duck Inn, where we all regrouped.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneBA39xw0vS4unuWQlyhbpGNP2J1ObSrGwkA-rcmQNUDsG-Tz4tpcSUbXFs6jBFALAOYlvgsEc66KaUIINo55zMxzHOPzvI0QpfB4s755TlHNNdeCak32SGGsJ_UAccaGQOmOe1-3jGcP3vhtUwcrkDP463Vya0DHqfJq9X7Y0H372Sj7YUj6noeDgg/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneBA39xw0vS4unuWQlyhbpGNP2J1ObSrGwkA-rcmQNUDsG-Tz4tpcSUbXFs6jBFALAOYlvgsEc66KaUIINo55zMxzHOPzvI0QpfB4s755TlHNNdeCak32SGGsJ_UAccaGQOmOe1-3jGcP3vhtUwcrkDP463Vya0DHqfJq9X7Y0H372Sj7YUj6noeDgg/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQw2e3Suqq0xQqgDmSWqrRS4LArqgxXEkuhdEQ6sMiVH5aYC8A0pXPG08ncrGPVAB51Wt_GGOexlowlJyyqo0XpiDOpGMUt4GToFl40GKR9nNCf5Pvn91RIzZE_Kw542kWwURmP8Tl_U3_xxddFnogj57j9yvZ3MZqzjYJQrjQ7wmNQf67OR_Ca57rA/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0159.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQw2e3Suqq0xQqgDmSWqrRS4LArqgxXEkuhdEQ6sMiVH5aYC8A0pXPG08ncrGPVAB51Wt_GGOexlowlJyyqo0XpiDOpGMUt4GToFl40GKR9nNCf5Pvn91RIzZE_Kw542kWwURmP8Tl_U3_xxddFnogj57j9yvZ3MZqzjYJQrjQ7wmNQf67OR_Ca57rA/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0159.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Impressions of an MT</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeprKWMjRvNKJH_LCqpRmn0cQxEV5LS4Axvx70pJBFGcGAzqJEdxct_aV5Y4loSLydqHlhl2DEZgZqV1bL6gz2Rjr-_gOqgFuMOCBdkAmOFcAVxTbcCh7t2vFP-bkFkyWwWYVTqR9QqfyR067UsSLafn781VNuQdZUr7V2lQiUXHhzI9eSnFj_VP3Dhw/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeprKWMjRvNKJH_LCqpRmn0cQxEV5LS4Axvx70pJBFGcGAzqJEdxct_aV5Y4loSLydqHlhl2DEZgZqV1bL6gz2Rjr-_gOqgFuMOCBdkAmOFcAVxTbcCh7t2vFP-bkFkyWwWYVTqR9QqfyR067UsSLafn781VNuQdZUr7V2lQiUXHhzI9eSnFj_VP3Dhw/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0743.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I noticed that they had cut down the willow tree's at the Blue Duck and you could clearly see the river and bank. The sign said they had been removed as the willows were not native and overtaking the native vegetation and were to be replaced with native tree's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOylXkCjUOorKEzMb297gImOipbNUyfugSjAXrnjHX5qNHfdHoVBiWbAvIF1leeCuybYYNxiUUZKiqHYtutsBCWqSiDa524MxsziGPLYJ5Svr5G8PybsIz5J1B5QdUlEivpNODW5yY1BTXgNCvRaV0c19SVPHIH_tSi0a2_ePuNjo-Wh3MymxWSKFWg/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOylXkCjUOorKEzMb297gImOipbNUyfugSjAXrnjHX5qNHfdHoVBiWbAvIF1leeCuybYYNxiUUZKiqHYtutsBCWqSiDa524MxsziGPLYJ5Svr5G8PybsIz5J1B5QdUlEivpNODW5yY1BTXgNCvRaV0c19SVPHIH_tSi0a2_ePuNjo-Wh3MymxWSKFWg/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmQ6EYp0TVbwScD0yQHIapW2weCdcStShFr9W918ymJPVuI4TXV0fEyuMvRcQSokFvI9KmGeUtYPquF61208cw5l1UWbA2Lke4CnfHgorK4HGdA3elNeZVuA2SgYevkYphnAdZR2OlJnjbiyiEb60Qk9ia61kHRSv4qG8VkZpOXmDbi91kwW95h3ksg/s3746/221119_All%20Photos_0527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="3746" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmQ6EYp0TVbwScD0yQHIapW2weCdcStShFr9W918ymJPVuI4TXV0fEyuMvRcQSokFvI9KmGeUtYPquF61208cw5l1UWbA2Lke4CnfHgorK4HGdA3elNeZVuA2SgYevkYphnAdZR2OlJnjbiyiEb60Qk9ia61kHRSv4qG8VkZpOXmDbi91kwW95h3ksg/w640-h310/221119_All%20Photos_0527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2d48JVwfjy0J2LWgTurse8enqmtxS7Wj4g4NloR6guBT7d2mHzmWGxUH-Zp0L5XCL-FraEeeL2b5qxvtuSSAsI7hTAESDt6w8631DhSBW0lIWtJ4d6QIJ23zhjgpZRKWOa2psjy3cdLfEnKvtvDjo4tBD7j_VO_AViP9GdeW2Tpx9buB6Qd-GmB90A/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2d48JVwfjy0J2LWgTurse8enqmtxS7Wj4g4NloR6guBT7d2mHzmWGxUH-Zp0L5XCL-FraEeeL2b5qxvtuSSAsI7hTAESDt6w8631DhSBW0lIWtJ4d6QIJ23zhjgpZRKWOa2psjy3cdLfEnKvtvDjo4tBD7j_VO_AViP9GdeW2Tpx9buB6Qd-GmB90A/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today was also going to be broken up into two different rides. Whilst the others decided to ride up to Mitta Mitta, I decided I was going to ride up to Falls Creek and back again as we will be doing the Mitta road tomorrow or would we?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a few years since we have been to Falls Creek, I remember the road surface being quite slippery with small rocks. Seems to be much better now. The last 10kms into Falls Creek has had a fresh batch of hot mix tar put down, and was as smooth as a race track. Good fun. We stopped at a lookout, it was pretty cold up here, it was saying 10°C but felt colder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk4AR3QdFKIM6w_6FkKlizo4MbSN6Z6ngY4nXZz4S8xeTTSPu8GkUseZVjR_TXYIRyBmuha_x8tOLGe44akqeI9xk3_DA7TKh9Ree_DAOWhiqgZQeDQqrwnH0skFjlzUInhwEaNdmbbOvUuaP62yt0pk96UCLWHYLXVkzPTpwMCPDlYhWJ6v4qfwjoQ/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_5007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk4AR3QdFKIM6w_6FkKlizo4MbSN6Z6ngY4nXZz4S8xeTTSPu8GkUseZVjR_TXYIRyBmuha_x8tOLGe44akqeI9xk3_DA7TKh9Ree_DAOWhiqgZQeDQqrwnH0skFjlzUInhwEaNdmbbOvUuaP62yt0pk96UCLWHYLXVkzPTpwMCPDlYhWJ6v4qfwjoQ/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_5007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUj49tkYoPg4XjJ0ZxHGrSxtRZuUzYEp27KeTKKN9Oir1HnY2O5ifgtCnbU2NNmS8fVQKQyTQlj9PSwpfIlWHvoLWTUIJ0FdaF6P7ITaA6_FwFBLvcd-zwJLPF-NAy3n_gxh98o7ZO6_I6lRj7OiujKfKUlYgE_DvBysG-ovylA8ari0ypWVK1lKKmg/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_5019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUj49tkYoPg4XjJ0ZxHGrSxtRZuUzYEp27KeTKKN9Oir1HnY2O5ifgtCnbU2NNmS8fVQKQyTQlj9PSwpfIlWHvoLWTUIJ0FdaF6P7ITaA6_FwFBLvcd-zwJLPF-NAy3n_gxh98o7ZO6_I6lRj7OiujKfKUlYgE_DvBysG-ovylA8ari0ypWVK1lKKmg/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_5019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided to head into Falls Creek and grab a coffee. As we arrived we noticed a helicopter taking off. It was lifting some fence railing up to somewhere far away.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewfCRlCuysOByh_YGRZb-eFN7bkzvy34Cnsu3_aEKTJ9nJhWv4KyLcFwEvXfKmyNUwDLba_5Up_85mIH8_vFXIY_rU5s8cZBRE9jlT-4BpXweqhu3cP6hJUwZSO-y8zzTk-VroirN7JLTfotY2ReY1dVcYot2uFWZye-XKdxhkpJskBtjDxAhIptlbw/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewfCRlCuysOByh_YGRZb-eFN7bkzvy34Cnsu3_aEKTJ9nJhWv4KyLcFwEvXfKmyNUwDLba_5Up_85mIH8_vFXIY_rU5s8cZBRE9jlT-4BpXweqhu3cP6hJUwZSO-y8zzTk-VroirN7JLTfotY2ReY1dVcYot2uFWZye-XKdxhkpJskBtjDxAhIptlbw/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WmzTyMZUlR1BEp87ydXqJ9QNEA1OyhuFw7a5XwYXb0K-1cJY9k7pIM_wdD2seXL_zY7tJ3l_AhiafnrWiYWHG-h7FiERJaTLMAIbYCUDvTvcedQBo5xiE1dvaB9ywBya48eqemBr0MfPAKNFCA-HkNp7TmROZ4dfeQ8aU8tC-_b2ASIF620poS7exg/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WmzTyMZUlR1BEp87ydXqJ9QNEA1OyhuFw7a5XwYXb0K-1cJY9k7pIM_wdD2seXL_zY7tJ3l_AhiafnrWiYWHG-h7FiERJaTLMAIbYCUDvTvcedQBo5xiE1dvaB9ywBya48eqemBr0MfPAKNFCA-HkNp7TmROZ4dfeQ8aU8tC-_b2ASIF620poS7exg/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0830.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And here this blog post sat for overt a week, due to my daughter giving me Covid. I spent 2 days in bed with headaches, aches & pains but the worst thing was that I could no longer smell or taste anything. Everything I eat has no taste, taking any joy out of eating at all. I then went straight into a 5 day training course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasJdb-lPjCEfFTbudXmSbIolLsjAOE0Dc8xHTVTYYo-SotNNKn0Q0XcKiS3XBLq4fjX7XZKLThdDs9KisSIh1-9d8Di4RpVWrUOUICj3Jf3j9sjg4JvOCgIM9dTbzTMcA1Sz-tnWmGET37ciXmYTK23281-W-kJWQ5cbQ7eJ_zh1HamCBYeCYK_vswA/s3999/221119_All%20Photos_1734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="3999" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasJdb-lPjCEfFTbudXmSbIolLsjAOE0Dc8xHTVTYYo-SotNNKn0Q0XcKiS3XBLq4fjX7XZKLThdDs9KisSIh1-9d8Di4RpVWrUOUICj3Jf3j9sjg4JvOCgIM9dTbzTMcA1Sz-tnWmGET37ciXmYTK23281-W-kJWQ5cbQ7eJ_zh1HamCBYeCYK_vswA/w640-h290/221119_All%20Photos_1734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooJ0CAWL6AAY0dOvl7o6cQHsuen6WkQOhyRMwhpEOUP762JXLl5PWCKNEvJWmwiawiGIRoHmtxYADarwCd7_28b-IZLpzk-qJZGQ12t3S_xQ2rmb5Opx5s1LeGGdxumKvAFGoMOpUCmmzn5rav4Q0f26b35xCNNjykRV50NTMUaBDyYftl5yTCdhC-g/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_1934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooJ0CAWL6AAY0dOvl7o6cQHsuen6WkQOhyRMwhpEOUP762JXLl5PWCKNEvJWmwiawiGIRoHmtxYADarwCd7_28b-IZLpzk-qJZGQ12t3S_xQ2rmb5Opx5s1LeGGdxumKvAFGoMOpUCmmzn5rav4Q0f26b35xCNNjykRV50NTMUaBDyYftl5yTCdhC-g/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_1934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was time to get going as it was now midday and was starting to get windy, the bike said it was 10°C, the BOM said it was 6.7°C but feels like -3°C and we could see a big storm approaching. The Falls Creek-Mt Beauty road was blocked by landslip on the road so we went back the way we came. We did stop at one of the snow drifts on the way down for a pic. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX_tv4rAhSBM-fFgSSvic_zFL-vj7gkWQqTpZVoNJnvRg75dC4E9rXtsq8Sc2U3lIBfeAMqsZMXD6CTAGd7FZTpY8S0TbLD_FnmA8qfWJLwvRFxokLvbVj-q-6rn5KHXQNXYl7rixDPZX4T2O27OgbHoV3WTMUeUL-E8Gmtf3Ut-_OwUpxsnmJg4O0g/s3999/221119_All%20Photos_3708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="3999" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX_tv4rAhSBM-fFgSSvic_zFL-vj7gkWQqTpZVoNJnvRg75dC4E9rXtsq8Sc2U3lIBfeAMqsZMXD6CTAGd7FZTpY8S0TbLD_FnmA8qfWJLwvRFxokLvbVj-q-6rn5KHXQNXYl7rixDPZX4T2O27OgbHoV3WTMUeUL-E8Gmtf3Ut-_OwUpxsnmJg4O0g/w640-h310/221119_All%20Photos_3708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVjXlXDToYP5pu1zt1bKwH5VceH2TYOht-5dfXWAZDK2tkjCRe37lHlgmpktPRYOWlBy2bP7JjtcUnTLSk47waVsXb13d7wyEhfZSmNGvyp3RaMesx4cy-s6n_QBbrSTsidYOzRmLYCeb6sIPfCz2g_KKSadNvmMl3hL1hB2nYslKj19xsx-jEErqkg/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_3720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: justify;">On the way back to Omeo I was following Geoff and Scotty when I watched Geoff run over a stick in the middle of the road, half of the stick spun up in the air and started thrashing around and was biting at Scotty and then Me as we went past. It wasn't a stick at all but what looked like a brown snake(couldn't really tell was moving too quick for that) but I lifted my right leg as I went past, he looked pretty pissed off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Getting back into Omeo early around 2:30 and Geoff went and rounded up the beers he won the night before in the local raffle and Rick round up the meat tray he won and we headed down to the park and had beers n bbq meat whilst watching countless MTBer's riding through the park. There was a huge event on, the cattlemen 100. Looked like a lot of effort to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yROlqGRKl88By1Mh_bh0jT8pUZgpq6NiU2QLkMHbcJxKAod0sNOhPlzZl5TCzfTk9LBBUSJ20dXNV963Uj7fDZuMXjYVmK9x4wurEF_a7JVpgpZyM9d9pPwcvkI0UVwSr6RC3FA2vDA1din6L1JJXP2w35PFy5Mz3WvkKlpoAMm9coQgrQCFbgWKtQ/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_4705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yROlqGRKl88By1Mh_bh0jT8pUZgpq6NiU2QLkMHbcJxKAod0sNOhPlzZl5TCzfTk9LBBUSJ20dXNV963Uj7fDZuMXjYVmK9x4wurEF_a7JVpgpZyM9d9pPwcvkI0UVwSr6RC3FA2vDA1din6L1JJXP2w35PFy5Mz3WvkKlpoAMm9coQgrQCFbgWKtQ/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_4705.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Retiring to the bar early was not a great idea, and neither was switching to Wild Turkey and cola cans this early in the afternoon. Looking out from the balcony after diner it was absolutely hammering down with rain, which it continued doing all night, I know that because all that caffeine was stopping my brain from engaging sleep mode........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-22125997572782303962022-11-30T17:56:00.000+11:002022-11-30T17:56:10.707+11:002022 Alpine Ride Part 1<h3 style="text-align: justify;">DAY 1</h3><p style="text-align: justify;">This years Alpine ride was going to be similar to the other years with similar route plan. I was thinking of changing it up a bit on the second day by doing something slightly different. But first it was time to put a new front tyre on as the Karoo3 may or may not make the trip. I sourced a Karoo4 as the 3's are now obsolete. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhafgK9kAWlFxAoVDx8SuIU0JdvbQf6iu4p2PSFf7g5brtd56ZDQqB39RfHkRCR1IP6NsbFXNFrk1NJ6ODhdsqpwBd-O8HpBlRi1MGqGPiJaAGn4WxhygloYs0kCijzxQvyfQwv9O-UOtKTL3agk4pqsPAw295sRhF2j1oTk8Wu_4W34A3ngsOhH2UQ/s3369/221112_Original%20Photos_4412.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3369" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhafgK9kAWlFxAoVDx8SuIU0JdvbQf6iu4p2PSFf7g5brtd56ZDQqB39RfHkRCR1IP6NsbFXNFrk1NJ6ODhdsqpwBd-O8HpBlRi1MGqGPiJaAGn4WxhygloYs0kCijzxQvyfQwv9O-UOtKTL3agk4pqsPAw295sRhF2j1oTk8Wu_4W34A3ngsOhH2UQ/s320/221112_Original%20Photos_4412.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karoo4</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I dropped by Stu's house and met up with the Sydney crew heading out at 7am. It was fresh at 13°C and only a handful of days out from summer. This would be the theme for the trip so we would find out.</p><p>Our first stop was for a coffee and sausage roll at trappers bakery in Goulburn where we picked up a few more riders as we continued south. Dave's new Superduke 1290 looks mighty impressive. Like, will that rear tyre last the trip. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vwEX_JweW5RMf_8LHy32bSHRPZMLVk9MCRawuJxXDi0kadS1PVsDEgyZ1YKhpHt0J7raeXr9xD3gNAkRijU2Mi4mXlMe9aTIWfePPi4-zbrgkhRz4zb_YQnd3TYiJ61wYSMNMQjM0_I9Y2DtXgm4xAS1c7XUw6H2b8luhHW5EQagQw9ebYVkCx_ImA/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_2803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vwEX_JweW5RMf_8LHy32bSHRPZMLVk9MCRawuJxXDi0kadS1PVsDEgyZ1YKhpHt0J7raeXr9xD3gNAkRijU2Mi4mXlMe9aTIWfePPi4-zbrgkhRz4zb_YQnd3TYiJ61wYSMNMQjM0_I9Y2DtXgm4xAS1c7XUw6H2b8luhHW5EQagQw9ebYVkCx_ImA/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_2803.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p7g5rxwc6xAO5D8F5QZbSksSNARTqn914AfoN9h-uBL1eA3_-VbPwFx8AtKlxzg76LEMz0M-Pf-R_lxDs4WboSw1H6VZEwuQGWgswlD0Ajq8EmqxXkhGezW4YYgyvSD-nYtrlA6t2S02Thv7-dYyY-vOn_DzPBhnuf-OD_Hx2E6YvRSIs6wfc-1_vQ/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_2034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p7g5rxwc6xAO5D8F5QZbSksSNARTqn914AfoN9h-uBL1eA3_-VbPwFx8AtKlxzg76LEMz0M-Pf-R_lxDs4WboSw1H6VZEwuQGWgswlD0Ajq8EmqxXkhGezW4YYgyvSD-nYtrlA6t2S02Thv7-dYyY-vOn_DzPBhnuf-OD_Hx2E6YvRSIs6wfc-1_vQ/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_2034.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Day one of this trip is always a bit of a slog as its really a commute day to get down south to ride the good twisty roads. Lunch was had in Nelligen, but I wasn't that hungry so opted for a coffee and Caramel tart instead. It had warmed up to a balmy 20°C.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZq6PlfHhCabwyneAMDyGzMn85uXaBS__gFgXSQ_D3_Ui2zRAErClhOgp4-TqHpQ9YyACwuM8WRx6hOLBiAdB3wxKBVxL8hdWLgkfz1e4iNK_3ILM1FRDEDMQx8K3EFRK-IzYNpJ9iljKHtazoVX7MjMqO2zZq3T1sgRR2ou-5DURvZvTBqYpB7NTKg/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_2551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZq6PlfHhCabwyneAMDyGzMn85uXaBS__gFgXSQ_D3_Ui2zRAErClhOgp4-TqHpQ9YyACwuM8WRx6hOLBiAdB3wxKBVxL8hdWLgkfz1e4iNK_3ILM1FRDEDMQx8K3EFRK-IzYNpJ9iljKHtazoVX7MjMqO2zZq3T1sgRR2ou-5DURvZvTBqYpB7NTKg/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_2551.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigX0Sn0ReokKkd3t76ckJxKwyINFd1SZPs-2H4zkVWtqbplit0cU4Y4Pwd_LzzzOYel5xk4nyAf3eY79vVA4_N4h0Ndc_gpnxyNF8XBi7BKuOyxd9QFgQYUVjksaDvFnKwIRPSRrW70h51CdhDIkLb25hPBvkRd_MIXxPekgawyHwo3-_G4JN0KfoOdg/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_2753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigX0Sn0ReokKkd3t76ckJxKwyINFd1SZPs-2H4zkVWtqbplit0cU4Y4Pwd_LzzzOYel5xk4nyAf3eY79vVA4_N4h0Ndc_gpnxyNF8XBi7BKuOyxd9QFgQYUVjksaDvFnKwIRPSRrW70h51CdhDIkLb25hPBvkRd_MIXxPekgawyHwo3-_G4JN0KfoOdg/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_2753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JIfeGZFvfxE9NsJWenRtjN3k5_658WSiwAheg1_m4qDVzJj03lqp0OYFmSvH86xxC_-LDocptAqOuD7fNBiGW_SLSSqmTyE-NEqClnrj4BLQTQGishebo1nYz9QZSZCjsrdh0XiiN_neK9Tvt2tJPlun2vIRpsdEuM5gOTOppetZeo3EcrsMYs3f_A/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_1214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JIfeGZFvfxE9NsJWenRtjN3k5_658WSiwAheg1_m4qDVzJj03lqp0OYFmSvH86xxC_-LDocptAqOuD7fNBiGW_SLSSqmTyE-NEqClnrj4BLQTQGishebo1nYz9QZSZCjsrdh0XiiN_neK9Tvt2tJPlun2vIRpsdEuM5gOTOppetZeo3EcrsMYs3f_A/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_1214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFukqm6B-9HbuhL1VCsmSg62orcAhTooM9gudjGTCUZ729ejHERKHtGh8KEfpPBDTdXhB294mBvJEKF3R6SPjezctVpptLDdTnEPxaY7qf9kx9RqQF2iR0I_t8vwOw9j5FzLoOGiI97cmtEol4CY3kTITHYm4iLFd3a7aI-i7pyW77AOisNQWOaVAurg/s3588/221117_All%20Photos_1307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="3588" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFukqm6B-9HbuhL1VCsmSg62orcAhTooM9gudjGTCUZ729ejHERKHtGh8KEfpPBDTdXhB294mBvJEKF3R6SPjezctVpptLDdTnEPxaY7qf9kx9RqQF2iR0I_t8vwOw9j5FzLoOGiI97cmtEol4CY3kTITHYm4iLFd3a7aI-i7pyW77AOisNQWOaVAurg/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_1307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">NSW roads have become a minefield of potholes over the last 12 months with all the rain events we have had. The ride down to Braidwood was an excursion in pothole avoidance. Clyde mountain was filled with cars and some of NSW finest hair dryer operators trying to collect some funds to fix the roads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Filling the tank in Batemans Bay, it took 15 litres for 330kms or 4.5l/100km. The Old Africa Twin is impressive on the fuel economy I must admit. Next stop was the usual rehydration stop at the Narooma Hotel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIP6GLz6I2S1JwdJJEAJAWK601L2RETevwkp6bAPL0eMpuydH4RnRv6GQcDoeN8HciBwypvvr3prybGHwss40ceA9EkQxNQMetEGEIk2-3KzBjBHEZ-THrbePnQKsjWtGO3c0skP3kwEoupMFc0KRjW5eT5Lgwjd96UJq_yU0spTF90IBoJH4XFBeSQQ/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIP6GLz6I2S1JwdJJEAJAWK601L2RETevwkp6bAPL0eMpuydH4RnRv6GQcDoeN8HciBwypvvr3prybGHwss40ceA9EkQxNQMetEGEIk2-3KzBjBHEZ-THrbePnQKsjWtGO3c0skP3kwEoupMFc0KRjW5eT5Lgwjd96UJq_yU0spTF90IBoJH4XFBeSQQ/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuny-_w2BuGZCw4HiS81vU7gJHBLoSrS5CZatGHdraQedybmLubGW_nC_8ZyyuXHGsd06vev1BYYAp1pWeJzs1vWeEyLYeNFjIVxJP_mIwgTD0vufvcsTaGSyFjDAQyXySI3whUHXLqEBco_36Qcru2SiCOOvtMbvFRsssxEeiCHhj61wWX52r0zGqag/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_0008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuny-_w2BuGZCw4HiS81vU7gJHBLoSrS5CZatGHdraQedybmLubGW_nC_8ZyyuXHGsd06vev1BYYAp1pWeJzs1vWeEyLYeNFjIVxJP_mIwgTD0vufvcsTaGSyFjDAQyXySI3whUHXLqEBco_36Qcru2SiCOOvtMbvFRsssxEeiCHhj61wWX52r0zGqag/w225-h400/221117_All%20Photos_0008.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Before making our way to our destination for tonight at the Tathra Hotel and picking up the last of our riders here. A total of 17 this year.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58ezCp3VWX-E9SjC1ka2WAibaMGVqG51kfutcDcYMIaI54H2si5MzyTmcPZ4xDoBdY-6INzTbg5zJ3WDOyhUqhXc7aZZ5nrLWh-liD82OV9oAkX1sW3uXa1u2a-fGcBSGfGuyqrLJpEylD6LhyHF_W8tZsj0AbV5JNPXbvNSkrGdWl59s0c2dFr_ZhQ/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_0432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58ezCp3VWX-E9SjC1ka2WAibaMGVqG51kfutcDcYMIaI54H2si5MzyTmcPZ4xDoBdY-6INzTbg5zJ3WDOyhUqhXc7aZZ5nrLWh-liD82OV9oAkX1sW3uXa1u2a-fGcBSGfGuyqrLJpEylD6LhyHF_W8tZsj0AbV5JNPXbvNSkrGdWl59s0c2dFr_ZhQ/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_0432.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvJT37Zj-RZtLaqO0-yYbs220fB9HD1-WIZn9IAzEP7iAi9kmCIvhKV55CrXM63ccoFColbVh5gvudJDE_XEAMrY4uju3p5E4dqN1X9beXhiw1laazdvrvth6XNyB3viwPfN3txD-BD5FavCLoa3_SH6XWvP4RrM6ac3slzDEjvSZNt0NCy5G723Auw/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_3733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvJT37Zj-RZtLaqO0-yYbs220fB9HD1-WIZn9IAzEP7iAi9kmCIvhKV55CrXM63ccoFColbVh5gvudJDE_XEAMrY4uju3p5E4dqN1X9beXhiw1laazdvrvth6XNyB3viwPfN3txD-BD5FavCLoa3_SH6XWvP4RrM6ac3slzDEjvSZNt0NCy5G723Auw/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_3733.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmenfIggakJO3uqBLG3pg7iSpQecTmPtBESE3zrMdp2E8kIXPRlG91nstkvPjnqeoMr4Zi0bpJDbiMITch35vihE8AdOknxuGMQAi56zEYbbikFl0wuF6qORFSRija5-4D7Gl6RP1kHqoPVd42K69h8IgwZHPR_pXfRBq-fa7dPs9IfOZEqrEBRO-EQ/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_5255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmenfIggakJO3uqBLG3pg7iSpQecTmPtBESE3zrMdp2E8kIXPRlG91nstkvPjnqeoMr4Zi0bpJDbiMITch35vihE8AdOknxuGMQAi56zEYbbikFl0wuF6qORFSRija5-4D7Gl6RP1kHqoPVd42K69h8IgwZHPR_pXfRBq-fa7dPs9IfOZEqrEBRO-EQ/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_5255.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tathra Hotel has some beautiful views out over the ocean, except it was far too cold and windy out tonight to enjoy them. We managed one beer out of the wind in the small alcove before retreating to the warmth of the pub and a delicious diner. Notice none of the locals were outside, that's how cold it was.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4Ep1AxAMemdx1OsveNmNOR6ydEk4AObdyhUl3J8MWIVtEZ5BM_cWMLVhqvfL5y12TSww7K6M66U_QyMF8O6qo7efw9m4SCVM0GhYt4oRY1pYHkZkWKjdpXpox9AnUsQxaXeXXNrMggbXN8e3vY2-DKZ23e7wT17-fPpHuAcq8I0hIVb-gC4Gw86fLA/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_5300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4Ep1AxAMemdx1OsveNmNOR6ydEk4AObdyhUl3J8MWIVtEZ5BM_cWMLVhqvfL5y12TSww7K6M66U_QyMF8O6qo7efw9m4SCVM0GhYt4oRY1pYHkZkWKjdpXpox9AnUsQxaXeXXNrMggbXN8e3vY2-DKZ23e7wT17-fPpHuAcq8I0hIVb-gC4Gw86fLA/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_5300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPKi0lVKeaYm0EZF628tC7KdRIvJmXOx5ZtUoht-S2sgzkrm4exbjt8omHQ0HiRBr8GEpP3EfHuULG17pXiAfCSs70ll87jnzTYjvrvrgoSh1x1XvuHeuQNGy9aTYJR5AwiJbM0Ok1s_gjrS1XBqtv4BlDz95j8tuNvtYQSe0HtV9a0CzlZKjWsCxMg/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_5303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPKi0lVKeaYm0EZF628tC7KdRIvJmXOx5ZtUoht-S2sgzkrm4exbjt8omHQ0HiRBr8GEpP3EfHuULG17pXiAfCSs70ll87jnzTYjvrvrgoSh1x1XvuHeuQNGy9aTYJR5AwiJbM0Ok1s_gjrS1XBqtv4BlDz95j8tuNvtYQSe0HtV9a0CzlZKjWsCxMg/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_5303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSf7JKBVPzv4sgRPB3YoZmGw1oRRghgbxxOVuef70MbuPmIrz5MoLlHYLebcI4fAg7XaH_hLLSekyBI6zdk7jqKxzT-NCPqJpbUqbfezyZ_8QYGvE76qApGim_vqMeaaPnncXn5vbNEaK0VMoqy2k5WDM2qof3OZYHf1Dsg_31s_COJmm2tf6NUH-W_Q/s3485/221117_All%20Photos_1603%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3485" data-original-width="2190" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSf7JKBVPzv4sgRPB3YoZmGw1oRRghgbxxOVuef70MbuPmIrz5MoLlHYLebcI4fAg7XaH_hLLSekyBI6zdk7jqKxzT-NCPqJpbUqbfezyZ_8QYGvE76qApGim_vqMeaaPnncXn5vbNEaK0VMoqy2k5WDM2qof3OZYHf1Dsg_31s_COJmm2tf6NUH-W_Q/w251-h400/221117_All%20Photos_1603%202.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-O5vlVTliq0kBGO2Z27XEV5RCJwDs5sot2bybCx5hJKUveLVJ3r2Vj9iH8aVclZAY4hOJnRTRVmk4RoJT4zk-Nc3YQ_WEe7UVBxN1pshHaQ3HBTyhSfmBnHcpgUekF9YmrWFQMBzPbf1_YgFRrQGCYiiHhd3l8OpQjslutt9H5-CcdagOu3r3-evKhw/s4000/221117_All%20Photos_2524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-O5vlVTliq0kBGO2Z27XEV5RCJwDs5sot2bybCx5hJKUveLVJ3r2Vj9iH8aVclZAY4hOJnRTRVmk4RoJT4zk-Nc3YQ_WEe7UVBxN1pshHaQ3HBTyhSfmBnHcpgUekF9YmrWFQMBzPbf1_YgFRrQGCYiiHhd3l8OpQjslutt9H5-CcdagOu3r3-evKhw/w640-h360/221117_All%20Photos_2524.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: justify;">DAY 2</h3><div style="text-align: justify;">The weather today was a mighty improvement over yesterday, it was still a chilly morning but top temp was going to hit mid twenty's. Hooray for us. First stop was for a bite to eat at the local bakery. When 17 bikers turn up at the same time it can take a while.......</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Im6J8plWRx0VAYxj5vCifOnah-HruCbyX2eD_YXbubjXmOHzq3f3jupsRiBhfYRBrlZtizK777GfqMNbLpjlKXph6Kju7_kaM4HWA1Iv364dTNXp6N0lfRqeQiTLNvXS50mejWHuY40y5rEiT_h16jGy0Artn70_HjECiAkGR3wffGOifuQVSmee3A/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_3424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Im6J8plWRx0VAYxj5vCifOnah-HruCbyX2eD_YXbubjXmOHzq3f3jupsRiBhfYRBrlZtizK777GfqMNbLpjlKXph6Kju7_kaM4HWA1Iv364dTNXp6N0lfRqeQiTLNvXS50mejWHuY40y5rEiT_h16jGy0Artn70_HjECiAkGR3wffGOifuQVSmee3A/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_3424.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KNAjtRVftMi7EYN9n6JbTOgpEEBkOpQccT-8xxG-afQQOZTRH2Yu9uvvoYRFsCOf09YEnhEM2rXitnZSEt8BfsR_xIYb4B-7mSK5ILN3GUBxlsM3hGy7AKleR1LxhlttyuG9icDnkRXUptuhwP9PwFXDxBIaNSEl_-kDnGqvvsJBmnkrHwi0WZ7fAg/s3999/221118_All%20Photos_3454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="3999" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KNAjtRVftMi7EYN9n6JbTOgpEEBkOpQccT-8xxG-afQQOZTRH2Yu9uvvoYRFsCOf09YEnhEM2rXitnZSEt8BfsR_xIYb4B-7mSK5ILN3GUBxlsM3hGy7AKleR1LxhlttyuG9icDnkRXUptuhwP9PwFXDxBIaNSEl_-kDnGqvvsJBmnkrHwi0WZ7fAg/w640-h254/221118_All%20Photos_3454.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkYBliYculP2w0HIqRQGsxgCfsC0ufdo-9CTUqzrwuRt8xsU_Nl9S_XkPtzppgGWxB3Rh4jpJC5-O_31BvT4_1rCvw3_sblkSTGCdHvSXMrPFphjC1xxRNbH7vKULUVy05CkT-dwQbJjSHNcibCf8z64YVgZTjnmPX3MKQFHyNcTS4wx18iahDDkaUQ/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_3510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="4000" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkYBliYculP2w0HIqRQGsxgCfsC0ufdo-9CTUqzrwuRt8xsU_Nl9S_XkPtzppgGWxB3Rh4jpJC5-O_31BvT4_1rCvw3_sblkSTGCdHvSXMrPFphjC1xxRNbH7vKULUVy05CkT-dwQbJjSHNcibCf8z64YVgZTjnmPX3MKQFHyNcTS4wx18iahDDkaUQ/w640-h284/221118_All%20Photos_3510.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The route today was the same as last years, with us going up Mt Darragh and across to Bombala for a fuel stop before tackling the Bonang Highway. Here the group usually splits into 2, with the more precious riders that don't want to do the 10kms of dirt on the Bonang turn down Cann Valley way and meet at Orbost.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo23ZGK6E5ALI3XFO0_xqyTbWPKbtkAqiR3hrGxDsmGFonOwu8owNBixJru8f8-Xk6rP_KeYShwVE56QG7NZsexSsHEv_wxkCLLnuPQLUGgmFU-aydAMXBYMoGiMKxNCbjaRnmvCj-lz0NvPcEnlsFAu47Pglki_nYBoEiYyAyiinmfqCmvQUxhnl2w/s3999/221118_All%20Photos_1004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="3999" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo23ZGK6E5ALI3XFO0_xqyTbWPKbtkAqiR3hrGxDsmGFonOwu8owNBixJru8f8-Xk6rP_KeYShwVE56QG7NZsexSsHEv_wxkCLLnuPQLUGgmFU-aydAMXBYMoGiMKxNCbjaRnmvCj-lz0NvPcEnlsFAu47Pglki_nYBoEiYyAyiinmfqCmvQUxhnl2w/w640-h236/221118_All%20Photos_1004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-sEd_OdMJabuH8e8ysVnXGD-xbBJZwiYhY5DG1L1LvQtjxlP9cCPxxMN8pc8I8ZtGhrS1VijVTQFs8QcFtE1YSklgMUM6hRf_RcCHgAzsXBF690wP2zO3fV1a4sSFcKPqyVYKns7X03a0ZfzwoxECIGrKuf_jS28sxZBDBh0RtDnP_tLyRKXNA_BOQ/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_0958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-sEd_OdMJabuH8e8ysVnXGD-xbBJZwiYhY5DG1L1LvQtjxlP9cCPxxMN8pc8I8ZtGhrS1VijVTQFs8QcFtE1YSklgMUM6hRf_RcCHgAzsXBF690wP2zO3fV1a4sSFcKPqyVYKns7X03a0ZfzwoxECIGrKuf_jS28sxZBDBh0RtDnP_tLyRKXNA_BOQ/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_0958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This year I was going to make it a 3 way ride. I bought some extra water and some lunch whilst fueling up in Bombala. Everyone that was interested last night in my alternate route now chickened out. That made me more determined to do it even if I went alone. I told them where I was going incase something went wrong. So when we got to Bonang I turned off the road and onto McKillops Road. Geoff stopped with a look of concern. I could tell he didn't want to ride this road but he also didn't want to let me ride it alone either. Either way I would have done it alone but company is always the prefered option.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So 150kms of dirt riding coming up, the road was in pretty good condition compared with some of the tarred roads we have ridden. The road followed the Deddick River for quite some time. We stopped several times to admire the views.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYK9jpCMeHZVtuC8E5sy5YTDCgmdBSo3GIJmg2bwJWfcGQDACWZjkVfFS5fPo4xnwBa5nnbYV3qnhIEKriCAVOXg0GAaGe37IFtpi-l1JkWvQPLnFFL5RGjkUDDoWpc5A4he6GGw36jxPldDB27SvO_lOg_zJqpRo6l8WNIPVbHPFW7ld_xgwuGkx_w/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_1739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYK9jpCMeHZVtuC8E5sy5YTDCgmdBSo3GIJmg2bwJWfcGQDACWZjkVfFS5fPo4xnwBa5nnbYV3qnhIEKriCAVOXg0GAaGe37IFtpi-l1JkWvQPLnFFL5RGjkUDDoWpc5A4he6GGw36jxPldDB27SvO_lOg_zJqpRo6l8WNIPVbHPFW7ld_xgwuGkx_w/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_1739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbocULGJhx_370EEvNLKEMJxtD-JxYZEEjXFMxBRQ1lAdv7s3D6HDAVwB3CAXyYMJEGkXSE4EWTDB-m9XtDjW0pjUq6udGZ54hZ0eLOJVYiuTpy4E_Gtjt2R60r7e7Qmui-fR7_4tv1-eaEj5KynnLNoOe5-39OL2yKJzPeiJLH0Xr3Gnrw5ApUU5FA/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_1824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbocULGJhx_370EEvNLKEMJxtD-JxYZEEjXFMxBRQ1lAdv7s3D6HDAVwB3CAXyYMJEGkXSE4EWTDB-m9XtDjW0pjUq6udGZ54hZ0eLOJVYiuTpy4E_Gtjt2R60r7e7Qmui-fR7_4tv1-eaEj5KynnLNoOe5-39OL2yKJzPeiJLH0Xr3Gnrw5ApUU5FA/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_1824.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPRhBw9ucK_WW3anOCg2mS6D_VU491lByrZxm1kzZVBIO6eWyPot7NVeZCHNKhp4qjtzldJ4OtgQKjDJum6SaM02Hf06pePFTrO29mxwJKGJR7jwV8RINvjnHHMgmbbvUc14tm2MKbx_wflUZbH4yp3MW0KUDqADbTkGqDodAO3Ey89xr3gW7Mp4wxg/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_2516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPRhBw9ucK_WW3anOCg2mS6D_VU491lByrZxm1kzZVBIO6eWyPot7NVeZCHNKhp4qjtzldJ4OtgQKjDJum6SaM02Hf06pePFTrO29mxwJKGJR7jwV8RINvjnHHMgmbbvUc14tm2MKbx_wflUZbH4yp3MW0KUDqADbTkGqDodAO3Ey89xr3gW7Mp4wxg/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_2516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6R3zouu--q4BNyCME6O5A_gfcB7qN_mDthK70lQKINk6-xI7GBxoAwp0gF3xW3FhH9NPJ3hazaZmoPKrAmu3AcUvc3wIgOpXOD1F7Z2z7c9khe2DBE8BO94niHEUT4qGcs8kqDq5YLggKKxJpZaMZt_sr16Ag2felEwghhe9vYoaGdogzMaVRgfiBQ/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_2525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6R3zouu--q4BNyCME6O5A_gfcB7qN_mDthK70lQKINk6-xI7GBxoAwp0gF3xW3FhH9NPJ3hazaZmoPKrAmu3AcUvc3wIgOpXOD1F7Z2z7c9khe2DBE8BO94niHEUT4qGcs8kqDq5YLggKKxJpZaMZt_sr16Ag2felEwghhe9vYoaGdogzMaVRgfiBQ/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_2525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Plenty of rock faces on one side and big drop offs into the river on the other side. It helps keeping your concentration levels up but the scenery through here was awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kBvdrT2zWmQ" title="Geoff on McKillops Road" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It seemed to take quite some time to actually get to McKillops Bridge but it was only 58kms from the turn off, but we stopped several times and were only doing about 60kmh as the road was narrow and twisty.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QEt3XsdpyTvL7SM1W7aFB2_EzAmCZe7CzMpfcDRlAzjA1wCOEq0_tx4LZuCS6kkT6wLK6EQ57q3s_toE3RcPV-zvkq1YKvNx_5APuyIjNnOfxsNdPBpGRsUoGET3D2kIjwPosI5eKp7VwBFWfTnx6qg_a65x71A1xDOF7uzgGZYb59Flk5JoYou52Q/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QEt3XsdpyTvL7SM1W7aFB2_EzAmCZe7CzMpfcDRlAzjA1wCOEq0_tx4LZuCS6kkT6wLK6EQ57q3s_toE3RcPV-zvkq1YKvNx_5APuyIjNnOfxsNdPBpGRsUoGET3D2kIjwPosI5eKp7VwBFWfTnx6qg_a65x71A1xDOF7uzgGZYb59Flk5JoYou52Q/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4madnvZK5Tl_JcwCHD5PCUr4Yz2kx2iT4b8DmIduaxrrAH8wph-JJTcq7Vi2MKwNpYTRMwXbp688E7fnuNri2Fs0pSr4NdIMZWlIkMZslN_-hV-cACXKfjD4ZDvipVjOB9H0m4u64zULivysj9JM-ZEH4pIilTdrhN3Lwk7ofxJ8HjyjH72Ysons1tQ/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_5120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4madnvZK5Tl_JcwCHD5PCUr4Yz2kx2iT4b8DmIduaxrrAH8wph-JJTcq7Vi2MKwNpYTRMwXbp688E7fnuNri2Fs0pSr4NdIMZWlIkMZslN_-hV-cACXKfjD4ZDvipVjOB9H0m4u64zULivysj9JM-ZEH4pIilTdrhN3Lwk7ofxJ8HjyjH72Ysons1tQ/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_5120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-aciqhSOdH8" title="McKillops Bridge" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OUMkpMQpyWCVjVMmJxgs2hUfBIRucElu3XepivHmDZ6-MkI6H_bPAqLGWELFHLVi5Dwxl9tMLnOMB2tCzWUe-xRCywTSXbrZbryTOj1R_UYaHb9WzG9wwKbaer_av5HkVXT3KEJAhma6l2le-Eo4nS37RH336LKrUXO9cjoIgRSSy2iDOqFyCB0_xg/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_5128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OUMkpMQpyWCVjVMmJxgs2hUfBIRucElu3XepivHmDZ6-MkI6H_bPAqLGWELFHLVi5Dwxl9tMLnOMB2tCzWUe-xRCywTSXbrZbryTOj1R_UYaHb9WzG9wwKbaer_av5HkVXT3KEJAhma6l2le-Eo4nS37RH336LKrUXO9cjoIgRSSy2iDOqFyCB0_xg/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_5128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDpqhevyNn_axYD5qMDTq5oH0RyuWETVVDWrLBfjekB_0GSFOXQHrvoBoJn6QFtw2OauPbdSNdxQw4kau6WvJt3UBmC6uDD4upDXYNn3T00y_qamnlRUI9pKQKye7zI68r4sdEXt-MMbjDvPA9wjqJBGSoN1V6YW_PmMzKUsq8u1_cyR-X_cyACKL5A/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDpqhevyNn_axYD5qMDTq5oH0RyuWETVVDWrLBfjekB_0GSFOXQHrvoBoJn6QFtw2OauPbdSNdxQw4kau6WvJt3UBmC6uDD4upDXYNn3T00y_qamnlRUI9pKQKye7zI68r4sdEXt-MMbjDvPA9wjqJBGSoN1V6YW_PmMzKUsq8u1_cyR-X_cyACKL5A/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we arrived I noticed 4 KTM riders parked up, looked like they were fixing one bike. Speaking to them they were the sweep riders on a 70 rider group heading to Jindabyne tonight. Luckily they were leaving as we were stopping for a bite to eat. I cracked out the sammiches and Geoff had some chocolate so we shared and had a cool drink in the shade whilst admiring the views. The bridge is 255m long and spans the Mighty Snowy River. The original bridge got swept away in a flood the day before it opened in 1934.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road out of here was a steep and narrow 10km climb out into the vic highlands which meets up at the Barry Way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxLX-4oedZDAVG-h_OjDHfOhIwJiSEVW1pRxmWKfrKSUGapFKuKXFEWFpThpDI-GF9E6WQI_OI2LphTH8523Zuyi119HhtymRdbG4_S4kdY9MqqFMn7TiiS4IV0zXNlsAOrwOmbvJbIeFlCGGm49eT-Pc2nljvJEYZXetsR1HDcSoQcm576eq7kzRig/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_1812%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxLX-4oedZDAVG-h_OjDHfOhIwJiSEVW1pRxmWKfrKSUGapFKuKXFEWFpThpDI-GF9E6WQI_OI2LphTH8523Zuyi119HhtymRdbG4_S4kdY9MqqFMn7TiiS4IV0zXNlsAOrwOmbvJbIeFlCGGm49eT-Pc2nljvJEYZXetsR1HDcSoQcm576eq7kzRig/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_1812%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRNLFnfq8xhj2TRHDq7bXhZlQQLcOQVhGo-jRhGx-5lpoSX9cj4p4oVur_rgLwesFbsFxtDjrP_Ba9c3CAYbzHvwDQdDcEVa6SDNS4aTRe7QHc5i7cUAsbGuB9iv7xsmSKPu76WR3Ufv_AGiYqalaQIwvNCCZdDZ5XCJEGD1gbxXwnzoJKicgLu1v3g/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_1843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRNLFnfq8xhj2TRHDq7bXhZlQQLcOQVhGo-jRhGx-5lpoSX9cj4p4oVur_rgLwesFbsFxtDjrP_Ba9c3CAYbzHvwDQdDcEVa6SDNS4aTRe7QHc5i7cUAsbGuB9iv7xsmSKPu76WR3Ufv_AGiYqalaQIwvNCCZdDZ5XCJEGD1gbxXwnzoJKicgLu1v3g/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_1843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It wasn't long before we came upon Little River Falls. A quick stop for a drink as it was thirsty work now it was getting warm. Surprisingly we passed 5 or 6 cars along the road, lots for a minor back road.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTGurlcq6y6jxCSSDK-9kytbuSwxCwQqZ26uYVWxzajwIb0dujw-BN-BJqXa51h2xO8dT14GyLl-XXnbXSEatEVPLS1UcwuJOXzUImqTCZdc9DaZmDmm_aEYMRjlGhWl32e2hP2-X458XbxD7NZlTAGbgmHJSQTAp_0xSwVFeNcLa1epvPVI_eJKi7Q/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTGurlcq6y6jxCSSDK-9kytbuSwxCwQqZ26uYVWxzajwIb0dujw-BN-BJqXa51h2xO8dT14GyLl-XXnbXSEatEVPLS1UcwuJOXzUImqTCZdc9DaZmDmm_aEYMRjlGhWl32e2hP2-X458XbxD7NZlTAGbgmHJSQTAp_0xSwVFeNcLa1epvPVI_eJKi7Q/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxZTprZkGL7NBZGtGE6Hp7Z9QpyFx-6iSgTHu9X2pyCkjoTKREJbjGXHSQd74Z68Hj8WvtZbFZhZ_pXFOkeRsNd7NsmacFWLvM8gYRk5FrdT5zsBfJU6P1qmpeYOO12r3AxzVykSqFNix2DrcZJKN80wdOY2_eX2ERZd1MOv-m-OlOKZuoQZeZMdbdg/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxZTprZkGL7NBZGtGE6Hp7Z9QpyFx-6iSgTHu9X2pyCkjoTKREJbjGXHSQd74Z68Hj8WvtZbFZhZ_pXFOkeRsNd7NsmacFWLvM8gYRk5FrdT5zsBfJU6P1qmpeYOO12r3AxzVykSqFNix2DrcZJKN80wdOY2_eX2ERZd1MOv-m-OlOKZuoQZeZMdbdg/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyglPjzAWpCSskI6jOv7LM4WnOrXn8fr1qlY0f6dNgZRJGUgha7uX4BzIvmveH0m4lC3CpbfcXSkqvXonsESEQ7CINlTGbH6gMZmrMucRAfcfLqe5JikFkhbHa5D6vLTtZa5K_1fUbg3Qzi7nNdQbITNAbBES_M7v-uV_OPfs93R5nCjXLuYJF0WArmg/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4446.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyglPjzAWpCSskI6jOv7LM4WnOrXn8fr1qlY0f6dNgZRJGUgha7uX4BzIvmveH0m4lC3CpbfcXSkqvXonsESEQ7CINlTGbH6gMZmrMucRAfcfLqe5JikFkhbHa5D6vLTtZa5K_1fUbg3Qzi7nNdQbITNAbBES_M7v-uV_OPfs93R5nCjXLuYJF0WArmg/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4446.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little River Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From here it was only a short fun ride to the Barry Way turn off. It looks to be all tarred from the turn off down to Buchan, but we turned north and headed to Limestone Road. I was surprised as there was 8kms of good tar on the Barry Way. I thought it would be all dirt.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FTOVtyOFSKST1UpNbeYFFxeeElrzOsQupew_DgiDg6e5OZsM66HRU3jwl0b-boolShHUuysP5nio1keytUdwvuN1JSbevFEpUSIvfrhPuQ7aVr45S6IGQsi9tbhs9X3vmXQIQ4u1Y8S_JnjiHvh7GipPAGmTfJgQttdICrDMvoix4n4NChk9a-m1sA/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_5827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FTOVtyOFSKST1UpNbeYFFxeeElrzOsQupew_DgiDg6e5OZsM66HRU3jwl0b-boolShHUuysP5nio1keytUdwvuN1JSbevFEpUSIvfrhPuQ7aVr45S6IGQsi9tbhs9X3vmXQIQ4u1Y8S_JnjiHvh7GipPAGmTfJgQttdICrDMvoix4n4NChk9a-m1sA/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_5827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must say the new Karoo4 was handling the dirt better than the Karoo3, I didn't have any front end slides or moments of any kind and I was getting better at braking into corners. Bit more dirt and my confidence is slowly coming along. Only about 80km of dirt to go and then back onto the tar again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSsDGgpSD46HvVFnQq0zVoMm3zafji5A3Xi7CbCXtGBqH9TYUky3oTAdvJgKzizZ5RIEA_pDMAOiC8opHM63580sExrFylxOhviVDN19hnCxR0xY76QkLWSudwj70XGknkyn_jRGpDSGt1lKyjmD0qvVYVpHInzpQ0eu2rLDillOAwVtzhI9OyU8HQQ/s4000/221119_All%20Photos_0715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSsDGgpSD46HvVFnQq0zVoMm3zafji5A3Xi7CbCXtGBqH9TYUky3oTAdvJgKzizZ5RIEA_pDMAOiC8opHM63580sExrFylxOhviVDN19hnCxR0xY76QkLWSudwj70XGknkyn_jRGpDSGt1lKyjmD0qvVYVpHInzpQ0eu2rLDillOAwVtzhI9OyU8HQQ/w640-h360/221119_All%20Photos_0715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Limestone road had a bit of every type of gravel on it. Good fast compact gravel, slippery new rocky gravel and a fair amount of rutted gravel corners thrown in, but was a good fun ride through some beautiful countryside. We stopped at Native Dog Flat campground for a drink. Geoff then remembered he had a bag of donuts he bought at the bakery this morning, we made quick work of those before heading off again.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxUmbNTjuE_oFS3135Hgacsu51FNDAS1QQOZ1VjpEEk9hc3W7Jn4HVut0jmPRiM1u4nR69ckrLSeNrXP_7vNpHpnmHhe_t8mHtLtyaiTB-9N1oKh0KVdgVTpVw3FXJyHWz0Dw0VMgUNhNM4zEJXaC1ZLmL2Ze_vjO4FqNn9cJs_9W6STVMDHZOziLEQ/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxUmbNTjuE_oFS3135Hgacsu51FNDAS1QQOZ1VjpEEk9hc3W7Jn4HVut0jmPRiM1u4nR69ckrLSeNrXP_7vNpHpnmHhe_t8mHtLtyaiTB-9N1oKh0KVdgVTpVw3FXJyHWz0Dw0VMgUNhNM4zEJXaC1ZLmL2Ze_vjO4FqNn9cJs_9W6STVMDHZOziLEQ/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ32lh5cdb2ydiZil2lZiwtgJWEj3lfl99S92Qu5oyqOjzTs5m6DqbqvBzqWRE5hnUBFUxSuRpHOgaI4hNPn7qP-I0JydZ8ru74Qbi91i7mljtPdHH5t67j4s2kwWSGCZ-0DXk3PnRDVVFz5Rjvr12YU4-WYEVnkcujlLxHtPoXDNMplwGkf1-De59Qw/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ32lh5cdb2ydiZil2lZiwtgJWEj3lfl99S92Qu5oyqOjzTs5m6DqbqvBzqWRE5hnUBFUxSuRpHOgaI4hNPn7qP-I0JydZ8ru74Qbi91i7mljtPdHH5t67j4s2kwWSGCZ-0DXk3PnRDVVFz5Rjvr12YU4-WYEVnkcujlLxHtPoXDNMplwGkf1-De59Qw/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4619.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeKmlmKXCHAxqSM7lBAQz7fCSWXZojgDA6pERC8sT7wRWgke6vi0mNdOm5sf3ApsMlzNlDjgd22iQKB6k3i_9GFFY9xzBAU0svoMpUsbjsfEXDJHCvIkJfgamqvJvuvJoHyOE_rA66MBmQhNLp_FridHoHDxmOzZ3Bxs1bfEzKw1aQVdxuckJ8aWAeA/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeKmlmKXCHAxqSM7lBAQz7fCSWXZojgDA6pERC8sT7wRWgke6vi0mNdOm5sf3ApsMlzNlDjgd22iQKB6k3i_9GFFY9xzBAU0svoMpUsbjsfEXDJHCvIkJfgamqvJvuvJoHyOE_rA66MBmQhNLp_FridHoHDxmOzZ3Bxs1bfEzKw1aQVdxuckJ8aWAeA/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4638.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It took us about an hour to get to Benambra. As we came down from the hills into the valley to Benambra I was thinking this rich green beautiful area is truly god's country. Amazing. Stopping at the intersection in town we both spied the pub across the road. I asked Geoff if he needed Hydration, it was a dumb question. We settled in for a couple of quick pots, as it was only a short 22km ride into Omeo from here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwAGpvaK5QjzzmtnySqUiad4vB3OT1ACYk2J41IhodRsHSpPB5E3ul2-6BRyHRbdTQFEy5g9ny7nMe8cPBMLqSoQywFRlPEF8ZPP-wR6nCHXsvDbKqNq2hNRUPpNIj8VtOorX0D-zDgbyc9F0U5GjKLNu4tF50U-zRkWKAbwzIOVM0CF0hi1ES1FQCw/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_4528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwAGpvaK5QjzzmtnySqUiad4vB3OT1ACYk2J41IhodRsHSpPB5E3ul2-6BRyHRbdTQFEy5g9ny7nMe8cPBMLqSoQywFRlPEF8ZPP-wR6nCHXsvDbKqNq2hNRUPpNIj8VtOorX0D-zDgbyc9F0U5GjKLNu4tF50U-zRkWKAbwzIOVM0CF0hi1ES1FQCw/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_4528.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycu4UbZ9CQIgy-wTky2xVO0fkGDWo55NFTLBSzqEBkuapHHra5dI8y-3Tla4LQ4yAD-4wABn-9Hosq8Z_4OiGH_fowwf6cfHOB8Sygt1uthTSTOLauPh06vncFpy0abMcJjmEdGoX-OERKgvGrBrX2t4bkUwHIatD8kvplDuG-2KK3LJdVXT65CMuKQ/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_5418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycu4UbZ9CQIgy-wTky2xVO0fkGDWo55NFTLBSzqEBkuapHHra5dI8y-3Tla4LQ4yAD-4wABn-9Hosq8Z_4OiGH_fowwf6cfHOB8Sygt1uthTSTOLauPh06vncFpy0abMcJjmEdGoX-OERKgvGrBrX2t4bkUwHIatD8kvplDuG-2KK3LJdVXT65CMuKQ/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_5418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The road from Benambra to Omeo is a cracker too, wishing I had my R1 for that bit but we still had fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As we arrived in Omeo I notice Dave was here and a couple of the others had just arrived. Impeccable timing. So we all caught up over a few beers. We made sure that the guys that chickened out on the ride heard all about the great ride up over McKillops Bridge really was. They saw the photos and then they wished they had come along. Next year fellas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" iframe="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-aciqhSOdH8" title="McKillops Bridge" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Yo-NtUNKNACj_FXeaoumsbB_GToYrJxRcnwbcQT9pX1X1dSwB9R0U3jfk421wNfPccVkXCtGn42zSflMDNwyPdnmFvxtEs7KzHeJVqLaTIGBpuLFrkkS4r1I9vQ6GSI658jBjhsWYPsUGZrgh7ug4I2ZkoV8WtCx1RYC6mAcKjm6uzVnsBhfe1hImg/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_5926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Yo-NtUNKNACj_FXeaoumsbB_GToYrJxRcnwbcQT9pX1X1dSwB9R0U3jfk421wNfPccVkXCtGn42zSflMDNwyPdnmFvxtEs7KzHeJVqLaTIGBpuLFrkkS4r1I9vQ6GSI658jBjhsWYPsUGZrgh7ug4I2ZkoV8WtCx1RYC6mAcKjm6uzVnsBhfe1hImg/w640-h360/221118_All%20Photos_5926.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGSOml4RT2nZFzbA5_iSGpJLIzawdoTefepUqWiE6KyolWJZoccIRSUF5geHeVMYjACQMm4fBMl9TxR1Fo_wtixdvtnOcBGS8rcm0ia3sF4zhF-yuaGV9mYCJ5cfg0v9cAHxwx64m07NQZtZWzWnYA5P-jmHDw1TpLk0FraFcNt0F6z6XWkwb02lOzg/s4000/221118_All%20Photos_2111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGSOml4RT2nZFzbA5_iSGpJLIzawdoTefepUqWiE6KyolWJZoccIRSUF5geHeVMYjACQMm4fBMl9TxR1Fo_wtixdvtnOcBGS8rcm0ia3sF4zhF-yuaGV9mYCJ5cfg0v9cAHxwx64m07NQZtZWzWnYA5P-jmHDw1TpLk0FraFcNt0F6z6XWkwb02lOzg/w360-h640/221118_All%20Photos_2111.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geoff keeping the hydration up, only problem is two hands and only one mouth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Day2 Map Reference</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m66!1m12!1m3!1d816287.8908851743!2d148.2299895984454!3d-36.94713757587554!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m51!3e0!4m5!1s0x6b3e8360c921fc15%3A0x40609b490440f60!2sTathra%20NSW!3m2!1d-36.7297332!2d149.9858069!4m5!1s0x6b3c7b26ca68b211%3A0x40609b49043daf0!2sBombala%20NSW%202632!3m2!1d-36.9108684!2d149.24007899999998!4m3!3m2!1d-37.189871!2d148.7268935!4m5!1s0x6b3b694026362c0d%3A0x40579a430a04460!2sBonang%20VIC!3m2!1d-37.1289376!2d148.6649607!4m5!1s0x6b3b4a8b11bd8a39%3A0x38b97d71752cb0d6!2sMcKillops%20Bridge%2C%20C611%2C%20Deddick%20Valley%20VIC!3m2!1d-37.084026!2d148.413502!4m3!3m2!1d-37.1008329!2d148.2520652!4m3!3m2!1d-37.0148517!2d148.2757183!4m3!3m2!1d-36.8956732!2d148.089911!4m3!3m2!1d-36.9552415!2d147.70327079999998!4m5!1s0x6b2454527ce3cee1%3A0x40579a430a05530!2sOmeo%20VIC!3m2!1d-37.097040299999996!2d147.5949952!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1669638409391!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-86650806804453342802022-09-01T19:05:00.001+10:002022-09-01T19:09:43.953+10:00RIP - Wakefield Park<p style="text-align: justify;"> A long time ago in a <strike>galaxy</strike> country town far far away, I'd just purchased my first road bike, a Kawasaki ZZR250 so I could go road riding on long trips away. At this time I'd been riding an XL250 dirt bike around for about 6 months and was still very much a learner. After a little incident on a ride with my older brother out the back of Wyangala Dam where I ran off the road and dropped the bike after I'd stopped just before launching over a 6ft drop and scaring the bejesus out of myself, my brother suggested that I go to the track and do some rider training. Yep good idea that.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And so a couple of weeks later I had booked myself and a friend of mine into a Roadsense rider training course at a new race circuit at Goulburn, southwest of Sydney. The new circuit was the 2.2km long Wakefield Park Raceway which was made in 1993 by veteran racer Paul Samuels and his business partner John Carter, their vision was for historic events and club racing in the mid 1990s. Back in the 90s there were only 3 other permanent race circuits in NSW; Amaroo Park, Oran Park and Eastern Creek(SMSP).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Amaroo Park closed in August 1998 to make way for a housing development, then in 2010 Oran Park also closed for the same reason, the encroaching urban sprawl of Sydney's outer suburbs had swallowed both circuits.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOo_C2RovursBrAcSTU-KYQKi-lo2omH8vL1fSkCVIWWl2XJNm3wnZgYSe6g911jKpKKiLYKB30EZd5Q08aREUYyuXZg5LOCPcMkW1zCIQqcijrQRlJAFx2UeOYsNS8lmOIUzpxQ5A2f-3Pgb08NSff1JGgqoB8SD-AqR4l41WWWkAoUI6k4Sx7NUPw/s1107/12172015-circuit-map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1107" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOo_C2RovursBrAcSTU-KYQKi-lo2omH8vL1fSkCVIWWl2XJNm3wnZgYSe6g911jKpKKiLYKB30EZd5Q08aREUYyuXZg5LOCPcMkW1zCIQqcijrQRlJAFx2UeOYsNS8lmOIUzpxQ5A2f-3Pgb08NSff1JGgqoB8SD-AqR4l41WWWkAoUI6k4Sx7NUPw/w640-h452/12172015-circuit-map.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wakefield Park Circuit Map 2000-2022</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d63947.853472130075!2d149.67986014620828!3d-34.80903040117442!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6b16a4ec3d6f531f%3A0x1efee9381939ac8c!2sWakefield%20Park%20Raceway!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1662020482533!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Wakefield Park is positioned 11km south of Goulburn's CDB in the middle of sheep paddocks as seen on google maps above.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was somewhere around 94-95, the memory is a little hazy these days. I was a bright bushy eyed kid from the bush, eager to learn how to ride properly. I still remember the first time on the track. They took us around for 2 sighting laps to give us a feel for where the track goes. I clearly remember thinking "Gee why are they going so fast on these sighting laps?"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After many cornering drills, braking drills, gear shift selection drills and combinations of corner/braking drills, by the end of the day I was thinking back to those opening 2 laps and how slow we actually had been riding. My eye's had been opened now to a whole new world of riding. I borrowed "A Twist of the Wrist" by Keith Code from flyboy and proceeded to do another 3 or 4 rider training days at Wakefield Park and Eastern Creek before moving onto track days at Eastern Creek.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Back in the mid 90s Wakefield park was pretty basic as far as tracks go. There was a control tower, 2 or 3 sheds and a set of open air pit garages, the track and that was about it. From this the track eventually grew. Back in the day it was rare for me to carry a camera, but I did take one of those disposable film cameras to the track, my photos then were pretty poor but you can see the barren look of the track back then.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9GrNnpWUht-pt7pZRctcNVmAdgNy2wZz6PT_ssNHQaQRZH3s2exibX99fghRPkQq6Wknh8SQBrcrg5T4felGsgr8Iw4HZGJk8njLCoHGpPkVh2Jt9wHotLRpBy0kDkbBrLssysWoMQvGASsJfgQk_sXy0LICi4Urx-oyco6Iq48INdI0qUBJ33NB_Q/s1760/220831_Wakefield%20Park_%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1760" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9GrNnpWUht-pt7pZRctcNVmAdgNy2wZz6PT_ssNHQaQRZH3s2exibX99fghRPkQq6Wknh8SQBrcrg5T4felGsgr8Iw4HZGJk8njLCoHGpPkVh2Jt9wHotLRpBy0kDkbBrLssysWoMQvGASsJfgQk_sXy0LICi4Urx-oyco6Iq48INdI0qUBJ33NB_Q/w640-h430/220831_Wakefield%20Park_%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circa 1995</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwn9ypjFEqBhV_vfeIjcYGoXtMiAfOIKIKxK-bV7t4iO8WnF5qVWqFA-uNOj3i20GcYnPvnmm2XXViJumKpVmFdHVf2gmBqJu8recfxN3HGWwwgVwHv2oIPLHJ5Wak0SpOrtkrg3cTVPEoNymZHC_S-rLuFHsEn2kdM_YOW3BBeRVEIW2WWHWrm0K0A/s1749/220831_Wakefield%20Park_%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1749" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwn9ypjFEqBhV_vfeIjcYGoXtMiAfOIKIKxK-bV7t4iO8WnF5qVWqFA-uNOj3i20GcYnPvnmm2XXViJumKpVmFdHVf2gmBqJu8recfxN3HGWwwgVwHv2oIPLHJ5Wak0SpOrtkrg3cTVPEoNymZHC_S-rLuFHsEn2kdM_YOW3BBeRVEIW2WWHWrm0K0A/w640-h434/220831_Wakefield%20Park_%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circa 1994</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCpHGYAnc7e6h4HTruTPe2kh8EFioLsc8714tWMe42-UABk-Oim39rjT5FDF5wt1udMBD3e4B0m_PqSwZh_RCMWa-LyzZxVBIUpVXeOa53pcPiwrdLbAAmwa0G9Al9CPFxhKvnUlZTV-2gl9xH8YkqW32yrEUv03hcYp-szO6JFjt8D6rsb4v2nj14w/s1764/220831_Wakefield%20Park_.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1764" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCpHGYAnc7e6h4HTruTPe2kh8EFioLsc8714tWMe42-UABk-Oim39rjT5FDF5wt1udMBD3e4B0m_PqSwZh_RCMWa-LyzZxVBIUpVXeOa53pcPiwrdLbAAmwa0G9Al9CPFxhKvnUlZTV-2gl9xH8YkqW32yrEUv03hcYp-szO6JFjt8D6rsb4v2nj14w/w640-h426/220831_Wakefield%20Park_.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1994</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The circuit was sold in 2000 to Rob Hodkinson and Paul Phillips, who made several adjustments to the track layout, straightening out the hook turn. This attracted major events to the circuit including club sprints, time attack events, manufacturer drive days, driver training programs, state championship race meetings, PROCAR, Shannons Nationals, endurance races, Australian Superbikes and the V8 Supercars Development Series.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was lucky enough to be accepted by Motorcycling Australia(MA) as official media photographer at the 2021 and 2022 ASBK rounds at Wakefield Park, this was a pretty awesome experience for me I must say and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Here's a small selection of photos from the last 2 years of ASBK at Wakefield Park. I have more photos over at my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roadtonowhereimages">facebook page</a>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXq353wJNKqGV4_IwBU-OaNnnPteqAHk1moveZFaN3G7v_wUtBmr4zQEYcltqjWdcJ9AP7Z24S5C_jJTHh0iZnpcjaYuHJx2NYxbUm1qsWpCIQbdKCAeBUa6u7NNjZc2WMYccOm2Or1yByMwcoWajlzzROzLmQtTU5lwMBu6NhCAOyEgjhhL0ImmsGg/s5223/500_2307.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="5223" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXq353wJNKqGV4_IwBU-OaNnnPteqAHk1moveZFaN3G7v_wUtBmr4zQEYcltqjWdcJ9AP7Z24S5C_jJTHh0iZnpcjaYuHJx2NYxbUm1qsWpCIQbdKCAeBUa6u7NNjZc2WMYccOm2Or1yByMwcoWajlzzROzLmQtTU5lwMBu6NhCAOyEgjhhL0ImmsGg/w640-h426/500_2307.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lachlan Epis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJyWkFiQFTkz5kCb_2A9-EHDq8EcNZpIOht7CZus536cASJXknx7UKNUB0fcahzuOwMakm-L2LVBibL-vr6ODEtTNixoTi81yNcMIuMTFjExQrgRa3DQpPKn5_6avZ5-Jh34OAzBtYqFZvkRwHg167_RGy6JCrZY1gUOuMh7W7YyYRj7lwi5smvsB_w/w640-h426/220424_155ND500_6426.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan Staring</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdShtutYs85pWVWdTID0Urgq-__x8Zc-mQ3WrCyQbMl77C0WBLg4xZFkz8jgyp2jwMCkgcJ5VJCvVi03LyyhKs2yJKGQrq9hkqIoIPaAqqGLYfEBlTdmH4dxGuKpTfsIcb6PrWzFpVKBBnLe-2hVyuzRRBgIULYVQWer4TnRvbBs8Pbq02CrVqzfu04g/s5223/DCS_0121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5223" data-original-width="3481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdShtutYs85pWVWdTID0Urgq-__x8Zc-mQ3WrCyQbMl77C0WBLg4xZFkz8jgyp2jwMCkgcJ5VJCvVi03LyyhKs2yJKGQrq9hkqIoIPaAqqGLYfEBlTdmH4dxGuKpTfsIcb6PrWzFpVKBBnLe-2hVyuzRRBgIULYVQWer4TnRvbBs8Pbq02CrVqzfu04g/w426-h640/DCS_0121.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It's quite surreal to experience the inside goings on of a race event, to get access to areas that normal race fans cannot get access to, the people you meet and things you see behind the scenes is quite the eye opener. I never imagined bumping shoulders alongside Australian Racing Royalty before now.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeU6NliSTwL_EzPU2OgIuF_nb274HKdAdvpiztwN7shtEHHyB9zl3GcbhXHyQncBl-F2oJx2BObhqE1Dinh5MP1vPLfwworY_G525IIU6uvY3zAF1cSXABrDwKPHfpVfMF940IoZPjEHgsNNQgO8V5Ph9oCWmJuu7uVDgbbUdZ4GFx_w8Vv2AQUzWBQ/s4032/220424_Wakefield%20Park_0532.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeU6NliSTwL_EzPU2OgIuF_nb274HKdAdvpiztwN7shtEHHyB9zl3GcbhXHyQncBl-F2oJx2BObhqE1Dinh5MP1vPLfwworY_G525IIU6uvY3zAF1cSXABrDwKPHfpVfMF940IoZPjEHgsNNQgO8V5Ph9oCWmJuu7uVDgbbUdZ4GFx_w8Vv2AQUzWBQ/w640-h360/220424_Wakefield%20Park_0532.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wakefield Park Media Centre</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It's interesting to listen to the banter between the riders behind the scenes when the cameras are not on. Below was a short video I made of Tom Reynolds the MA media manager interviewing Mike Jones/Wayne Maxwell at the end of round 3.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="460" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZZzq96grpw" title="ASBK media centre 2022 Wakefield park" width="640"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIYnZTbMituKtaMh4F70XuOIhWviK0iEYbVpycHf-aUo5cSrSFDQWvL-MeBOrK8-4iIQ0R8780IJq2GZnaMts9KX7g5KWC_UiAnOIz6fWZYlVUGtZundR6fJ4wof1Ynxo8klaOBhe0uKnN8E5iaCVoqvwYYCBj1QZ9PeF54yqNVLLb5OBJmqAH3BSYw/s2700/Wakefield%20Park0044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIYnZTbMituKtaMh4F70XuOIhWviK0iEYbVpycHf-aUo5cSrSFDQWvL-MeBOrK8-4iIQ0R8780IJq2GZnaMts9KX7g5KWC_UiAnOIz6fWZYlVUGtZundR6fJ4wof1Ynxo8klaOBhe0uKnN8E5iaCVoqvwYYCBj1QZ9PeF54yqNVLLb5OBJmqAH3BSYw/w426-h640/Wakefield%20Park0044.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shooting at high noon - Inside turn 10 at the marshall hut</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">In 2007 the circuit was purchased by the Benalla Auto Club(BAC) and has been running events successfully until now. In 2021 the BAC submitted a Development Application(DA) for a major expansion to the track facilities. The DA for the complex was for a new two story pit building, an off road experience area and further use of the campgrounds, in total worth $5.6 million.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TRmTXxa3pRIMbQ5yR6CoYQ5MGhfg_q_Gplu3OLw1KCxmGEpjFR2RYxO6dx7drUdE8sSUkX5NDrwkkLEIl9__F2ikdYirl9SIm0wCVO9ZcVlgm63VkBUJO544-SWit_wUBuQh0LC04DEwf1jJo-3RaZyITmfMrS3VWCAcBZW4Dd9m9c6P7IjPAXGRYw/s1862/Pitlane.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1862" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TRmTXxa3pRIMbQ5yR6CoYQ5MGhfg_q_Gplu3OLw1KCxmGEpjFR2RYxO6dx7drUdE8sSUkX5NDrwkkLEIl9__F2ikdYirl9SIm0wCVO9ZcVlgm63VkBUJO544-SWit_wUBuQh0LC04DEwf1jJo-3RaZyITmfMrS3VWCAcBZW4Dd9m9c6P7IjPAXGRYw/w640-h426/Pitlane.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artist's impression of the pitlane redevelopment</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It is estimated that Wakefield Park brings in $18-20 million to the Goulburn community both directly and in-directly. There were rumours in Goulburn Mulwaree council that it would not be approved. On the 13th July 2021 an extraordinary meeting of the </span><span style="text-align: left;">Goulburn Mulwaree Council took place which I watched on live stream. Nearby residents spoke about noise from the track affecting their daily lives, business members of Goulburn spoke about the benefits the track brings to the community, sports people like ASBK rider Tom Toparis 600cc Supersport Champion and goulburn resident spoke.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">In turn council members spoke, some in favour and some not in favour. At the end of the day council did finally approve the DA but stunningly they slapped a whole raft of noise restrictions on the circuit.</p><i><b><br />“Council has also included noise limits as a condition of consent, with four different categories of noise being red, amber, green and blue. Included in the condition is a transition period over a three-year period commencing 1st January 2022.<br /><br />“At conclusion of this period, in the year commencing 1st January 2024, Wakefield Park will be limited to 30 days per calendar year with noise not to exceed 95 decibels, and a further 100 days with noise not to exceed 85 decibels."</b></i><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Wakefield parks response was to take G</span>oulburn Mulwaree Council<span style="text-align: justify;"> to the NSW land and environment court as this would make the circuit unviable to operate. On the 13th July 2022, in yet another stunning decision by the NSW land and environment court Wakefield Park was slapped with an even harsher restriction limiting the circuit to 30 days racing per year. You can read the official court report here - </span></p><span style="color: #f1c232; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1817f8ff906171a28fc91ce5?fbclid=IwAR2s5WZQYeDIh3KGwsoNyF8ykau_dEF0iAn1caCa2NYz9Qoz7TrnIJEPS9U#_Ref106185986" target="_blank">The Verdict</a></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">With Wakefield park running out of options the decision was made to close the track down as of today, 1st September 2022. All events have been cancelled. The backlash on social media and mainstream media has been quiet intense. Businesses already reeling from 2 years of Covid are now struggling further with takings down in the last month. Motel/hotel bookings cancelled all over Goulburn, pubs/club empty.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">G</span>oulburn Mulwaree Council you reap what you sow. There is nothing else in Goulburn to attract visitors, wherefore art thou supposing to fill that $20 million dollar hole?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Another NSW race track bites the dust, now there is only 1 permanent race track in NSW in Sydney Motorsport Park ironically smack bang in the middle of Australia's largest city. It only took 6 leftard complainers to have this track closed due to noise.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Farewell Wakefield Park, we can only hope that a politician somewhere will step in and reverse this absolutely ludicrous decision but in this day and age its looking less likely.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-14047490929774741282022-04-29T23:06:00.000+10:002022-04-29T23:06:02.665+10:00The return trip home<p>The trip back from tassie was always going to be a let down, I'm mean how could it compare and the weather forecast wasn't looking good today with rain and showers for Melbourne. We said goodbye to Flyboy and Andy as they both were headed for Adelaide.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk7cIAZGsym3TrRBQ5FyBEVk-gvIJDwd8viDg3f3vj-I4hmL-24lf8nOlLsR0rTegXUHZybd8ibJdaUjf-LZ_M3KNRg1MY1bMuw-uZEQJhQJsAqNHEH5J3Kvv7E7ip--3l2G0CFQqaP6ssQSBlqLNW9gMObGTDxJrT9PfEoBEQYJcYN6aby24p9f2FQ/s4032/220403_Phone_5200%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEk7cIAZGsym3TrRBQ5FyBEVk-gvIJDwd8viDg3f3vj-I4hmL-24lf8nOlLsR0rTegXUHZybd8ibJdaUjf-LZ_M3KNRg1MY1bMuw-uZEQJhQJsAqNHEH5J3Kvv7E7ip--3l2G0CFQqaP6ssQSBlqLNW9gMObGTDxJrT9PfEoBEQYJcYN6aby24p9f2FQ/w640-h360/220403_Phone_5200%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melbourne<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We just managed to skirt around the rain riding along the freeway and got as far from Melbourne as possible before stopping at the Wallan service centre. We said goodbye to Craig and Geoff here as they were heading home today. The rest of us were heading north with no certain destination known. We'll see what happens was order of the day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A few stops here and there along the way, picking up Stu in Broadford as he seemingly got behind then went past as we stopped for breakfast. We meander through Beechworth and on up to Holbrook. It was around 2:30pm so Doug called a few pubs, nothing in Boorowa, Scotty suggested Tumbarumba. The Tumba pub had rooms so that was were we were heading. Going down Jingellic road Stu pulls over and says let's turn around, the skys were black and foreboding, so we approached Tumbarumba from the Rosewood side from the north. Storms were approaching and it was raining to either side of us. We just made it into the pub before the heavens came down, how's that for luck?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbCb2Ne0HbMbn9FLjk4V-lvP0c4Y04JLdI_--BG9s_5ELKte6xiUhYsfhaG_3g8BnRA8jQM6-ekW03PwYzhqGcivDILqEn9P4NGvgwM7n_IepDTpVuC9xTWGbAIQgiQyXfkd--8JZaihxfb9uZxM34-OADp8Hkjc3GnmS59M2yfdIM0YXxyT6u41qVg/s4032/220403_Phone_2642%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbCb2Ne0HbMbn9FLjk4V-lvP0c4Y04JLdI_--BG9s_5ELKte6xiUhYsfhaG_3g8BnRA8jQM6-ekW03PwYzhqGcivDILqEn9P4NGvgwM7n_IepDTpVuC9xTWGbAIQgiQyXfkd--8JZaihxfb9uZxM34-OADp8Hkjc3GnmS59M2yfdIM0YXxyT6u41qVg/w640-h360/220403_Phone_2642%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When we were getting fuel in Holbrook I saw some USB cables and bought one to try on my Africa Twin, plugging the phone in it started working and the maps came up on the dash. This made navigation much easier, wish I had that at the start of the trip, the one I had kept vibrating lose and I eventually lost it so borrowed Flyboys cable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was bucketing down outside but we stayed dry, Stu found the $10 cocktails, so we had about 5 each until they ran out then went back to beers.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDwxr4zkPY797Doh_nzAtqI_EvNG-Du0b5wjO015bJnVtTB8lOyn6H2NxiSmCIWLHTHvhC6QZ_h4I1_-3juMUD1GF-X_QOaD17dT4mgvLHcoqLptiPFbpv_4SRQL5Vw0kODWuGTlAyZ7W7k84PKNOJHe-H7q3DG0FWqoGfsiIejOTpEameVnrZr3hnw/s4032/220403_Phone_2653%201%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDwxr4zkPY797Doh_nzAtqI_EvNG-Du0b5wjO015bJnVtTB8lOyn6H2NxiSmCIWLHTHvhC6QZ_h4I1_-3juMUD1GF-X_QOaD17dT4mgvLHcoqLptiPFbpv_4SRQL5Vw0kODWuGTlAyZ7W7k84PKNOJHe-H7q3DG0FWqoGfsiIejOTpEameVnrZr3hnw/w640-h360/220403_Phone_2653%201%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers for an awesome tour, the hard core crew</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazBMrZ6Dhfn48kermfW0pC4yzN8xB6WbMxnQ6IuG5B0i__cQTEtcH8NyU4CdX3Jhoqoq7tbkIhts-QOy8tkK1FCuN8Q-lvU048wNricOWZL-w4jZdhXdvwfMhX6EGIpL3z1RoWZaqDhD_SXSZaVB8LUSjVDAhyzkZG9AnrcqJgobykr46xRKBqiYUOw/s4032/220403_Phone_4327%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazBMrZ6Dhfn48kermfW0pC4yzN8xB6WbMxnQ6IuG5B0i__cQTEtcH8NyU4CdX3Jhoqoq7tbkIhts-QOy8tkK1FCuN8Q-lvU048wNricOWZL-w4jZdhXdvwfMhX6EGIpL3z1RoWZaqDhD_SXSZaVB8LUSjVDAhyzkZG9AnrcqJgobykr46xRKBqiYUOw/w360-h640/220403_Phone_4327%20copy.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got two hands, just need two mouths....</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Scotty ordered the T Bone, when it came out it was about an inch thick and covered the entire plate. Biggest T Bone I've seen in years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BmVF_aUS5O1A3ZW3lKLqmnEzgvm56q1HMGaLub6XePbpH6ZPcRc_qcPbCkpYRPp0eYwiheUrkMWMeMU1xvzBcnzFTcNg3RLs5mAz7XMM9SAIPP3C9zqOLNzXq4JD0Y8IOmgcpFHhVlxfQQuuJDofPpmgmHErzH25-IpbNT3sPJnYf_4I1YeEKBV_aA/s4032/220403_Phone_2342%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BmVF_aUS5O1A3ZW3lKLqmnEzgvm56q1HMGaLub6XePbpH6ZPcRc_qcPbCkpYRPp0eYwiheUrkMWMeMU1xvzBcnzFTcNg3RLs5mAz7XMM9SAIPP3C9zqOLNzXq4JD0Y8IOmgcpFHhVlxfQQuuJDofPpmgmHErzH25-IpbNT3sPJnYf_4I1YeEKBV_aA/w360-h640/220403_Phone_2342%20copy.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We retired to the common room upstairs after closing for a couple of end of tour drinks. We would be home tomorrow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltFW4qzx3NfKx91XVn36GLqD0JSwK40tLCgXuY0CFrfDsrpE35XfPSmn5i6PaZJoKvd2p6tD_Cir4NngW5Ws_I0ziHLZvZdiAS4qO-66t9uaBajebmcxjVhlgDoEcowrOxBM3jKbA3cl5zGzLt0JH5214w6ZUZZuJwOXZ33tJRxb-C6qkgcCZkuQijQ/s4032/220403_Phone_4831%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltFW4qzx3NfKx91XVn36GLqD0JSwK40tLCgXuY0CFrfDsrpE35XfPSmn5i6PaZJoKvd2p6tD_Cir4NngW5Ws_I0ziHLZvZdiAS4qO-66t9uaBajebmcxjVhlgDoEcowrOxBM3jKbA3cl5zGzLt0JH5214w6ZUZZuJwOXZ33tJRxb-C6qkgcCZkuQijQ/w360-h640/220403_Phone_4831%20copy.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Cheers and thanks for reading this far.</p></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-78682354825864601132022-04-27T20:31:00.000+10:002022-04-27T20:31:15.918+10:00Tasmania 2022 Day#8 - Saving Tassie one pub at a time tour<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Sadly today was our last day in Tassie, loading up the bikes we fueled up, oiled the chains and checked tyre pressures. Funny the front tyre was down 4psi and rear was down 5 psi. It seems that the tubed tyres leak somewhat more than tubeless. I always seem to top them up every couple of weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6nHh8Q_FiNrGxDgeicz09o4lFjMMRtdIDoUfgSEggQhVoxWCipO3O2S3NyQgC9aP9DFLFIGMHJ2iGObYsz-5XRN3ZAAcwUVyi6SyORkZ7STxCn6I8LIKEzVkoTTcMJS9FhTMNsky7NQ-T1dYCgWfbxNzIB8eLr5iN7nJlqKVfezn7Ha9WcsUD2hkCw/s1926/Phone0924%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="1142" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6nHh8Q_FiNrGxDgeicz09o4lFjMMRtdIDoUfgSEggQhVoxWCipO3O2S3NyQgC9aP9DFLFIGMHJ2iGObYsz-5XRN3ZAAcwUVyi6SyORkZ7STxCn6I8LIKEzVkoTTcMJS9FhTMNsky7NQ-T1dYCgWfbxNzIB8eLr5iN7nJlqKVfezn7Ha9WcsUD2hkCw/w380-h640/Phone0924%20copy.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We headed out of Queenstown via Zeehan Highway and then turned up the B28 via Lake Plimsoll, it was only 30min out before we took a short stop to have a look over the lake. Beautiful mountain scenery here on the west coast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8jMjBiI39vvjwWqIagHf_C2-pfaXCD0LCRqCA9zU16LL4YHVfdqPmxBn20UV2AeZEN5n9-lmt34NzLOjySZoc95NPVvXOpfL-1YdA7gBvWww4muy8e3irppzw1lHX_BZ_CGQx_uIS8CUwXcITU1Dt7FNmY6IK0MGOpbgmpvs86PjLK6XxKm5lhgx3Q/s4032/220402_Phone_0637%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8jMjBiI39vvjwWqIagHf_C2-pfaXCD0LCRqCA9zU16LL4YHVfdqPmxBn20UV2AeZEN5n9-lmt34NzLOjySZoc95NPVvXOpfL-1YdA7gBvWww4muy8e3irppzw1lHX_BZ_CGQx_uIS8CUwXcITU1Dt7FNmY6IK0MGOpbgmpvs86PjLK6XxKm5lhgx3Q/w640-h360/220402_Phone_0637%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OmpZT1jwIVd2uew1MCsqgyQC8aWZ7kpyIGQ_fi1f-eoiB4fCphnbVdfY5gtEkS5-Bra0l34uQ6wNrxHkaSmkQ9igZ6novFtgk23B5TsUAK_Sfr3FtBFlRjJuvgvKV3QB0lAUrJ-0EiqfsDBwwwZhfD97WmibpCuDOD0kOhW4Dk2YGkIG2vQ1lPjhig/s2048/Phone0508%201%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OmpZT1jwIVd2uew1MCsqgyQC8aWZ7kpyIGQ_fi1f-eoiB4fCphnbVdfY5gtEkS5-Bra0l34uQ6wNrxHkaSmkQ9igZ6novFtgk23B5TsUAK_Sfr3FtBFlRjJuvgvKV3QB0lAUrJ-0EiqfsDBwwwZhfD97WmibpCuDOD0kOhW4Dk2YGkIG2vQ1lPjhig/w640-h426/Phone0508%201%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was only a short stop as we keep going onwards up the Murchison Highway and then took the turn off towards Cradle Mountain. As it was a nice sunny day I thought we should have some great views over cradle mountain from Black Bluff lookout. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There were 2 Asian tourists in the carpark when we parked up the bikes. The guy started looking at our bikes and was hysterical with joy when we all pulled up, he tried to communicate with us with his broken english; read very broken english. Turns out he was a motorcyclist back home, showed us photos of his ride. Very funny him oohing and ahhing at all the bikes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Climbing up to the top of the lookout we had superb views over the valley below and all the way out to Cradle mountain. Spectacular scenery, the last time we were here it was covered in cloud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8VL89jmZ7oBDLPUrctuj24ypdOOHwCUMdiiDsHsdVA0DtdpFwsAXksVN53tmniaRctl-22xPJzbvgpTpp3BRDSAlGn8UWhSUyiqdc5MQTvj2YJz-WOYmofJKMPl2463W0ReFJ7u1p2VT3RTAEPutYbUBIKmLhZkIkrWrX7QHwAQnaEONJUmtVnBEag/s2784/RAW2146%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8VL89jmZ7oBDLPUrctuj24ypdOOHwCUMdiiDsHsdVA0DtdpFwsAXksVN53tmniaRctl-22xPJzbvgpTpp3BRDSAlGn8UWhSUyiqdc5MQTvj2YJz-WOYmofJKMPl2463W0ReFJ7u1p2VT3RTAEPutYbUBIKmLhZkIkrWrX7QHwAQnaEONJUmtVnBEag/w640-h426/RAW2146%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuaFmvlT8CZqIhSNzjLIYfSQM0xw3E_WzsB62ixlmzbjLgAD694rwpR-A9e98IUv7ZT07RxRWmRaESppOKRPIrCw1I1cGyvGZDucs3ok0wsGwzdLZqm8hQjvX1extY6O-u_Lqubk3sxFy6y1DETtut8WVO8lHPYBPhxmwHgUPrhvgM3U7Tt4TZNqafQ/s2784/RAW2154%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuaFmvlT8CZqIhSNzjLIYfSQM0xw3E_WzsB62ixlmzbjLgAD694rwpR-A9e98IUv7ZT07RxRWmRaESppOKRPIrCw1I1cGyvGZDucs3ok0wsGwzdLZqm8hQjvX1extY6O-u_Lqubk3sxFy6y1DETtut8WVO8lHPYBPhxmwHgUPrhvgM3U7Tt4TZNqafQ/w640-h426/RAW2154%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90iocRGv5UdyDoLPV8GSR3DFL_OIN9-R84QqkbIbkBL6JGm4x5kJ5Y-XEGvEwythOD7ja_Bf-o6CzZsPjZu0PuMFp-suVA19fX8PsPNzKSkgchG3acL1apjGZsPbv8JjwpYViRrpOk7jT1I5Zf0DyAeAHeRIbgL8ywOQIk6p4a6xCV9qW09dXKAboYQ/s2784/RAW2149%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90iocRGv5UdyDoLPV8GSR3DFL_OIN9-R84QqkbIbkBL6JGm4x5kJ5Y-XEGvEwythOD7ja_Bf-o6CzZsPjZu0PuMFp-suVA19fX8PsPNzKSkgchG3acL1apjGZsPbv8JjwpYViRrpOk7jT1I5Zf0DyAeAHeRIbgL8ywOQIk6p4a6xCV9qW09dXKAboYQ/w640-h426/RAW2149%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The chinese couple took some photos of all of us standing around the pinnacle, new boy band cover photo time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZF4XJnnP67lkioFsSQymFtydmXE45lJwbLPZqkI-CbKWgf00UVGxdL_zoAfLPqrX7sdcohm20Cxwy6ckabpD-eBiQ2PZVKY29ZuDvsyTr8wmVfjl9Kmm2nzxf889spaPuSxT1W2wvTYYCZhULz86M4HEgFy_QCRdgllIFJatJisgxrtZ83YgBeZqw-A/s876/220426_Phone_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZF4XJnnP67lkioFsSQymFtydmXE45lJwbLPZqkI-CbKWgf00UVGxdL_zoAfLPqrX7sdcohm20Cxwy6ckabpD-eBiQ2PZVKY29ZuDvsyTr8wmVfjl9Kmm2nzxf889spaPuSxT1W2wvTYYCZhULz86M4HEgFy_QCRdgllIFJatJisgxrtZ83YgBeZqw-A/w612-h640/220426_Phone_.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It was time to get going again, so I thought that I might be able to get some photos of the guys along the road somewhere so headed off to look for a spot before they were ready. At the speed they ride I reckon I'd have about 2 minutes to find something and setup. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Flyboy came back after he went past as I was packing up my camera, didn't have the heart to tell him I slipped and panned too quickly when he went past and probably missed the shot. So we then rode together to catch up to the boys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFE7H2aYDv1KYjSwZi-ejhuxNwzdFCqCkkC13ctRN6m6faT0ZODuppuiKidxGTnfMCKXJKC_9t5xG1aynpqSopfOTz_eokMN2e1hWpSJn_ReDnZJVwL7exEnAC-UkYKn9EL-L0MYmouJXKKqrIggnGyTY-SovtVkfeq808fWowK7EA9M1jtokllVfSg/s4032/220402_Phone_2641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFE7H2aYDv1KYjSwZi-ejhuxNwzdFCqCkkC13ctRN6m6faT0ZODuppuiKidxGTnfMCKXJKC_9t5xG1aynpqSopfOTz_eokMN2e1hWpSJn_ReDnZJVwL7exEnAC-UkYKn9EL-L0MYmouJXKKqrIggnGyTY-SovtVkfeq808fWowK7EA9M1jtokllVfSg/w640-h360/220402_Phone_2641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We finally caught up to them as they were getting ready to head in for a coffee at Cradle Forest Inn at Moina, I decided to order Scones with jam&cream. They tasted as good as they looked and the coffee was nice and strong. It was saturday and lots of bikes were out today, a few bikes were stopping in here so must be popular with the locals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMPyDK-EDLPFwgNRca6Qspd4uHFtoTmccaYQKqNp95EAxgZnEsyuMnOqI0kS2_M7g_ZRWqlqAYp_FvT8Jq92sjN4ht50Y972mIUtZimUfXEyFPcEC8cgxRDJFd0pY7aK_YOd96ORoSxk9zta_cbQTF9dr1pk1N1hHey8AbMn-Qwjgg0DpyBn3Q_lhQA/s4032/220402_Phone_4745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMPyDK-EDLPFwgNRca6Qspd4uHFtoTmccaYQKqNp95EAxgZnEsyuMnOqI0kS2_M7g_ZRWqlqAYp_FvT8Jq92sjN4ht50Y972mIUtZimUfXEyFPcEC8cgxRDJFd0pY7aK_YOd96ORoSxk9zta_cbQTF9dr1pk1N1hHey8AbMn-Qwjgg0DpyBn3Q_lhQA/w640-h360/220402_Phone_4745.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qAI3xJCm-G5Ff3wr8GWH6o6lz1a_G9jH-lE5b4RD1IT2egj5yi0e0khYEYAjGMvPTbEz200-mu-YFLbygFHodUnjHgomECSDePF0bK8MsnNKQfd_8wGmAP_FpPlGLJNzr50YCpnbuJe9Zb7kCXq8Tfrg87KcILLXND_TR-U9M6ZPlhQRpujh372l7g/s4032/220402_Phone_5406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qAI3xJCm-G5Ff3wr8GWH6o6lz1a_G9jH-lE5b4RD1IT2egj5yi0e0khYEYAjGMvPTbEz200-mu-YFLbygFHodUnjHgomECSDePF0bK8MsnNKQfd_8wGmAP_FpPlGLJNzr50YCpnbuJe9Zb7kCXq8Tfrg87KcILLXND_TR-U9M6ZPlhQRpujh372l7g/w640-h360/220402_Phone_5406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Flyboy said there a nice little lookout on the left a few kms out the road we'll go have a look. The others kept motoring on so we quickly checked it out. There seems to be endless lookouts all over tassie all with various levels of spectacular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTwNv2sOwD8mPfHmOvi8mSlsfR95j0ulTS4A5xF_t3NHUrsvzY_2FBTjuO1tAfcBq5iqQGSWjqcP3gLRmqIDMlZkROyGLpSc6DprnUqotbF738jhXuWqrIvnPQOgDoXa0pDoc6MqIkAFask1VJb0SkkFibHm7u9lVGBD36HYKn23Fu_k_69MQ-dTRWg/s4032/220402_Phone_5107%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTwNv2sOwD8mPfHmOvi8mSlsfR95j0ulTS4A5xF_t3NHUrsvzY_2FBTjuO1tAfcBq5iqQGSWjqcP3gLRmqIDMlZkROyGLpSc6DprnUqotbF738jhXuWqrIvnPQOgDoXa0pDoc6MqIkAFask1VJb0SkkFibHm7u9lVGBD36HYKn23Fu_k_69MQ-dTRWg/w640-h360/220402_Phone_5107%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next up was the ride across to Sheffield. At Gowrie Park found this large mural painted on a shed along the roadside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPxwqsCtjnS4d-8laFKgE1Epti5SFdeuLp0f0qzXm6Uii1l9P5kBQYgTNUqsFY1FNMZBoeg9a9Mzg_R7PidNg4C2z4cyuLsXV23wB_UNtGOOxJ7Quw7LEVQkt4K_t4RwyHcgy0CBGXI8WNMrMGC1Xvqe7627PAjkuSp1eNGJ20IECLYRkwnhVUhxNTw/s4032/220402_Phone_5949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPxwqsCtjnS4d-8laFKgE1Epti5SFdeuLp0f0qzXm6Uii1l9P5kBQYgTNUqsFY1FNMZBoeg9a9Mzg_R7PidNg4C2z4cyuLsXV23wB_UNtGOOxJ7Quw7LEVQkt4K_t4RwyHcgy0CBGXI8WNMrMGC1Xvqe7627PAjkuSp1eNGJ20IECLYRkwnhVUhxNTw/w640-h360/220402_Phone_5949.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwf8D2gGFdAEV0S2GF1b4-G4h6-ZL7YuRWEneieuyS_yOfLgvUvLtAbq1B7Ei8ITV0dKE5JI-2Nwuxg8NBFcH4hT1IbBcT5NL6gZ2l5u-Brtg8b2Ro5Dz_3Xworz7lmgCBVGNiKv1uteRI9HPj3xQ2nhobPv3v2IeAGC920Q8te1g3630Pfkvy1IReQ/s4032/220402_Phone_0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwf8D2gGFdAEV0S2GF1b4-G4h6-ZL7YuRWEneieuyS_yOfLgvUvLtAbq1B7Ei8ITV0dKE5JI-2Nwuxg8NBFcH4hT1IbBcT5NL6gZ2l5u-Brtg8b2Ro5Dz_3Xworz7lmgCBVGNiKv1uteRI9HPj3xQ2nhobPv3v2IeAGC920Q8te1g3630Pfkvy1IReQ/w640-h360/220402_Phone_0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As we were head to Sheffield I saw a sign to the right that said Paradise 3kms. We both stopped and did u-turns and went back and headed down the road. Unfortunately Paradise is just a locality and nothing there just a house or two. I didn't even notice a sign, but google maps shows there was one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Still a excellent little diversion in some beautiful countryside, I came around a sharp downhill right hander and suddenly a bee/wasp flew inside my helmet that was slightly cracked open for ventilation and was buzzing around in front of my eyes. Lucky I had my internal dark visor down as it was caught in-between the two, but nearly ran off the road trying to get it out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPhIuxcTIH-uyFbMBsiezWhRN43hjhEVZX8zyYwx5fSARk1qiT5IkrW-ozaPGRR3GJDBrDQVQYBc1OMSg3Vpcs63eavFZIJ6EvFft53vrCRPn1EFqo8irXdnCwQL_3w0UYOsBxWEoLJtHfZm-ogzxa2IRYCcAxPK7r_gAwkb44Bu4wLxoc00_URFEFg/s4032/220402_Phone_2258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPhIuxcTIH-uyFbMBsiezWhRN43hjhEVZX8zyYwx5fSARk1qiT5IkrW-ozaPGRR3GJDBrDQVQYBc1OMSg3Vpcs63eavFZIJ6EvFft53vrCRPn1EFqo8irXdnCwQL_3w0UYOsBxWEoLJtHfZm-ogzxa2IRYCcAxPK7r_gAwkb44Bu4wLxoc00_URFEFg/w640-h360/220402_Phone_2258.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paradise Road</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We stopped in a Sheffield where the guys were filling their pie holes with all sorts of goodness from the bakery. I was still a bit full from the scone but couldn't pass up an opportunity to save another bakery, so got a small sausage roll/spinach roll. They were awesome. Gee the jackets getting tight on this tour.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLlT101mrKRr3rddoNqg_9Ko2bZeikGD9AJaz6wUnEH-rvweft5vZUsEADtq6MH-cCJiSkqxIvcONHpIo1TNE3nqRm7jJNdOwn1vHG-YGRVlvorqt39o7nOH81fY4SbUymvO39Uim7L68T8wuHUm6MBpUH2HicmFixtv3aWuOHA3gVbuBHP0CFmQAyg/s2784/RAW2239%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLlT101mrKRr3rddoNqg_9Ko2bZeikGD9AJaz6wUnEH-rvweft5vZUsEADtq6MH-cCJiSkqxIvcONHpIo1TNE3nqRm7jJNdOwn1vHG-YGRVlvorqt39o7nOH81fY4SbUymvO39Uim7L68T8wuHUm6MBpUH2HicmFixtv3aWuOHA3gVbuBHP0CFmQAyg/w640-h426/RAW2239%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-aIDX-5nSxhCnY5HAWRk6WUYx67vMCXeQrQnLlOreWoHUrbOnnzQfWg2rxv9s-5vqsNaDkpxqpazsNXVaaGAk_Kd4fmszdVAwHzk_UP5ZZ2NWz0e6cuIuNRSnfBpo9TKPVEyHTNcDsJ_SN39I5DWsm0suMpZUA6SN8Z-u-Nq-0fNbtZyLV5pmLZRrA/s2784/RAW2242%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-aIDX-5nSxhCnY5HAWRk6WUYx67vMCXeQrQnLlOreWoHUrbOnnzQfWg2rxv9s-5vqsNaDkpxqpazsNXVaaGAk_Kd4fmszdVAwHzk_UP5ZZ2NWz0e6cuIuNRSnfBpo9TKPVEyHTNcDsJ_SN39I5DWsm0suMpZUA6SN8Z-u-Nq-0fNbtZyLV5pmLZRrA/w640-h426/RAW2242%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI9nkw3mi4boKFhagqQF1j2s4Q-hxvFkKIMUXx6IP4s2Vh6VZsxpyAGmph16fDzhF9AiVX5XDIcS2uK_FsaeDdj-BJK2fQqbZ6elAZjeaHEB-hL36GfSpV_QwwIs5QeJ0KQbVfaGplIdxMxPlWgp25gOkW-JlE6Hq6HmwyRmQQY8t4MI4AMRLJjkuHg/s2784/RAW2243%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI9nkw3mi4boKFhagqQF1j2s4Q-hxvFkKIMUXx6IP4s2Vh6VZsxpyAGmph16fDzhF9AiVX5XDIcS2uK_FsaeDdj-BJK2fQqbZ6elAZjeaHEB-hL36GfSpV_QwwIs5QeJ0KQbVfaGplIdxMxPlWgp25gOkW-JlE6Hq6HmwyRmQQY8t4MI4AMRLJjkuHg/w640-h426/RAW2243%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheffield is best known for it murals painted on the buildings, there were a couple right next to the bakery. I didn't have time to go searching for more as it wasn't long before we were heading across to Beaconsfield. Flyboys workmate was also going to meet us there, he was riding an Africa Twin as well and was also getting on the boat tonight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pGy5S8Le_7FazDHD53GrEKb9LOOTn_kxhoWht-8zH3ninI6RidgTqkhpUBzIzSTqF0Ck_Mv02TGygIicKtBvUt-eKpcT0i1fEN5S_CX0focL2ixtODbeeGv8U5OtfUykYr5BpydEURzCDKWIFIMxGBv3zur4aIohdrvXJkS8MF2QCt7VNqYrEhxfFQ/s2784/RAW2245%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pGy5S8Le_7FazDHD53GrEKb9LOOTn_kxhoWht-8zH3ninI6RidgTqkhpUBzIzSTqF0Ck_Mv02TGygIicKtBvUt-eKpcT0i1fEN5S_CX0focL2ixtODbeeGv8U5OtfUykYr5BpydEURzCDKWIFIMxGBv3zur4aIohdrvXJkS8MF2QCt7VNqYrEhxfFQ/w640-h426/RAW2245%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFgP9APU6rthH7RYfzA2cXjXpCbKq5J8YMqmsDW07dZwHdz_C-BBJWtB4DYEkOoy_Wryn5_F6lvQpKUFWW0jXgPD2QqBnrUzYupBRDBBgrRVU1PnKA6z8MiXLzNFYLd40SzIOcUT3V_JfOPbn_Tq54EtAe2pJCoJ0fNlFz9apbh5QsYQdAQDqKF8H2A/s2784/RAW2246%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFgP9APU6rthH7RYfzA2cXjXpCbKq5J8YMqmsDW07dZwHdz_C-BBJWtB4DYEkOoy_Wryn5_F6lvQpKUFWW0jXgPD2QqBnrUzYupBRDBBgrRVU1PnKA6z8MiXLzNFYLd40SzIOcUT3V_JfOPbn_Tq54EtAe2pJCoJ0fNlFz9apbh5QsYQdAQDqKF8H2A/w640-h426/RAW2246%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We rode out to Beaconsfield and then across Batman bridge to Georgetown, there was a strong side wind riding along here that was blowing us all over the place. I was kinda over it by now and to be honest didn't really want to ride out there as Flyboy said it was a shit ride, he was right. Georgetown was a small fishing village, the pub in town near the waterfront looked nice however. Time to head back, via some brilliant backroads from Beaconsfield to Devonport, it was getting late so no photos and I was having too much fun.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rolling into Devonport the guys were looking for somewhere to eat. Flyboy mentioned he was going into the city centre so I thought I would go take a look, the boat doesn't depart till about 9:30pm or something like that. Both Flyboy and Andy went to a car wash to wash the bikes, so I joined in to get most of the dirt off from the western explorer and the bugs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oAeLQLA2DqbQ3OYZkMdBqH0JLtN4hdTKroXxbM_nauK3cR9tqFjnFGNRRXdpnKwBqV4Fg6Sh4HTBIkV5SN2oafHWGt2BydkwvolHqy79gvolA3DV5N-VltbxuKyZP-LwYGCBXCRrGOIkLO546FCkIUoYTJNWJUcfl6zY0uz4Oo1W3iF4pmyqZfnHMg/s4032/220402_Phone_1153%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oAeLQLA2DqbQ3OYZkMdBqH0JLtN4hdTKroXxbM_nauK3cR9tqFjnFGNRRXdpnKwBqV4Fg6Sh4HTBIkV5SN2oafHWGt2BydkwvolHqy79gvolA3DV5N-VltbxuKyZP-LwYGCBXCRrGOIkLO546FCkIUoYTJNWJUcfl6zY0uz4Oo1W3iF4pmyqZfnHMg/w640-h360/220402_Phone_1153%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was rather cold out waiting to board the ship. It seemed to take forever, as we chatted with a few of the other riders there. A couple of shots of Fireball warmed us up somewhat while we waited.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZTnX7oVNqY48Wnm-IVOCrHs8wAfodLkravq1iiJE-Rf7eQ5LU9zauYd5VIo7_WYj-TfKDL8YS9KOxv6h2x3U01JNO-smV0Kimko65Y5tlhPTXzzJgct49W13PeW_TKKGvyI5R6TZa7nWLaq5s-zRc08kUyVt8-bdG3paka-E7Zf0FVGxvc82ANjB6A/s4032/220402_Phone_5651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZTnX7oVNqY48Wnm-IVOCrHs8wAfodLkravq1iiJE-Rf7eQ5LU9zauYd5VIo7_WYj-TfKDL8YS9KOxv6h2x3U01JNO-smV0Kimko65Y5tlhPTXzzJgct49W13PeW_TKKGvyI5R6TZa7nWLaq5s-zRc08kUyVt8-bdG3paka-E7Zf0FVGxvc82ANjB6A/w640-h360/220402_Phone_5651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25bzu5yDQesPtNVnLlHazJNlTwCPB3klX0p0IWtxH6anz7wjPuN_ZHhK_kx7Wg3SCtpkbFKzizDFuZjvPD05X8ew3z2bjmWFJAMAgkBcxP88FCwc1f9y6joOD2a-jsKKwl_Fpy0BnIEfhfNsfg-Ywb6x2vmDM6lP9TRaHJo2O9RGMZVcttt2Ncpf02g/s4032/220402_Phone_5609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25bzu5yDQesPtNVnLlHazJNlTwCPB3klX0p0IWtxH6anz7wjPuN_ZHhK_kx7Wg3SCtpkbFKzizDFuZjvPD05X8ew3z2bjmWFJAMAgkBcxP88FCwc1f9y6joOD2a-jsKKwl_Fpy0BnIEfhfNsfg-Ywb6x2vmDM6lP9TRaHJo2O9RGMZVcttt2Ncpf02g/w360-h640/220402_Phone_5609.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;">TASSIE Epilogue</h3><div style="text-align: justify;">Another successful tour of Tassie completed, no one died which was good and there were no crashes which was great even though I tried my best with the wallaby incident.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tassie is such a great place to ride, there are so many good twisty roads with awesome views of mountains, lakes, farmlands, forests, beaches and historical places. Plenty of dirt roads too for even more adventures.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to a great bunch of guys for such a memorable trip, without you guys it wouldn't have been the same. All good riders, and great company. There were many tall stories told in the pub at days end, good times. Shout out to our fearless tour captain Dougie, for booking all the important stuff. Thanks Legend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We booked all of our accommodation, mostly pubs in advance. Lucky as most places were booked out. Our first day was 26th March and last was 2nd April, 8 days in total. The temperatures were good mostly, although we did have a few cold days near the end of the trip, earlier in march might be a better option but it was still good until early April but I probably wouldn't plan a trip later than this. Most of the accomodation at the pubs cost between $50-$75 which is great value. Fuel prices were sky high at around $2.30 - $2.35 per litre, but have since dropped to more reasonable levels($1.80).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did 2873kms around Tassie on my trip meter, average 359km per day which was a good distance I think and I did over 5000kms for the trip in total. You could do more kms per day but I feel that you would end up missing a lot of things, as it was 8 days was good but still a bit short. I think you would need a good 14 day trip here just so you could see and do a lot of things. Camping would make it cheaper but could be bad in wet weather.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We did our best to inject some much needed funds into the local pubs and bakery's, although the bakery score looks pretty low, we did spread the love to some local cafe's, no franchise places for us. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">Pubs Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> 11</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Bakery's Saved Counter: <span> 6</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Day 8 Map Reference</div><p></p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m70!1m12!1m3!1d934398.0595676501!2d146.03189072226482!3d-41.4246958428311!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m55!3e0!4m5!1s0xaa6536ea9ee38a1b%3A0x403c94dd0de0270!2sQueenstown%20TAS%207467!3m2!1d-42.080483199999996!2d145.5543592!4m3!3m2!1d-41.4749742!2d146.0955591!4m3!3m2!1d-41.4704719!2d146.170951!4m3!3m2!1d-41.4520635!2d146.3312249!4m5!1s0xaa7a48b5cdd638cb%3A0x403c94dd0ddf470!2sSheffield%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.382101299999995!2d146.32475639999998!4m5!1s0xaa7a1a587876f3f5%3A0x403c94dd0ddeb30!2sExeter%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.299721999999996!2d146.953056!4m5!1s0xaa7a225565b45c77%3A0x403c94dd0dde7c0!2sBeaconsfield%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.202141399999995!2d146.8175659!4m5!1s0xaa798a6aca051a7d%3A0x258b1b3bed5f0f5!2sGeorge%20Town%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.1062504!2d146.82709509999998!4m5!1s0xaa7a225565b45c77%3A0x403c94dd0dde7c0!2sBeaconsfield%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.202141399999995!2d146.8175659!4m5!1s0xaa7a34a1c429b48f%3A0x403c94dd0de0f30!2sDevonport%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.1770585!2d146.3451775!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1650940264252!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-6161763202776834542022-04-25T11:22:00.003+10:002022-04-25T11:22:58.383+10:00Tasmania 2022 Day#7 - Saving Tassie one pub at a time tour<p style="text-align: justify;">I was up early today so went out and Flyboy and Craig were about so we wandered up main street looking for a coffee. We found a reasonably average coffee at the train station where all the crowds were today, it was busy as the train was about to leave. I've done this Western Explorer train ride down to Strahan with my wife and 1st Daughter about 10 years ago. It was actually a lot of fun and would recommend it to anyone. It has some really steep climbs and has this abt rack and pinion system to get the train up the hills, apparently the only one in the southern hemisphere.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnceVz7LlBoeFHVPGPtIoLOHJiTGX_HA3MGyBdUwXJ_X1OntVvspLV9Atn7Zbc6hPbUpAIaY18tKpO9AsqNEsZ2QnAtSCvrqtOo45WGRqVn1Ln3g7YO2bd0pxosgUcGxzO7e-Emw7wZI2xf-fLA1DX2D6ZdFjs1zSmjKb2HGvaMNb3J1NfHtdSBr0xjg/s3351/220401_Phone_5732%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3351" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnceVz7LlBoeFHVPGPtIoLOHJiTGX_HA3MGyBdUwXJ_X1OntVvspLV9Atn7Zbc6hPbUpAIaY18tKpO9AsqNEsZ2QnAtSCvrqtOo45WGRqVn1Ln3g7YO2bd0pxosgUcGxzO7e-Emw7wZI2xf-fLA1DX2D6ZdFjs1zSmjKb2HGvaMNb3J1NfHtdSBr0xjg/w430-h640/220401_Phone_5732%20copy.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today's ride was going to be another different ride. As we have 2 days left in Tassie and I wanted to do the Western Explorer which is dirt, it would be better to do it today rather than the day we have to be boarding the boat for the north island because if anything went wrong out there we would be stuck. So the other guys took to the tarred roads with a few loop rides and Flyboy and I took to the gravel roads up the Western Explorer route. I can see this is going to be a big day looking at the map.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We got underway just after 9:30, running about half hour later than I would have liked, we took the twisty Zeehan Highway which is a great ride to Zeehan, plenty of twisty bends. Riding north out of Zeehan it was just after 10am, the sun was flicking inbetween the tree's making it difficult to see, with the constant flicker of bright light and dark shadows of the tree's. Suddenly I see a kangaroo about 1 meter in front and to the right of me heading towards me. "FUCK" I thought and then, a big thump through the bars/bike followed by some weaving. I then slow/pull on the brakes but have to setup to enter the next turn. After the turn I come to a quick halt. Flyboy pulls up alongside from following behind. We both exchange a few more "Fuck" words, then turn around and go back around the corner to have a look and inspect the damage. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfvjhnJt_iCvdAChM7bpTnC1vcWjZjyXoIJexiAPRf6LBOy_r9ji0gRrHop7F6TG0VUdkofPydWXPi4b_qs43KCzIImClPl1F6oIsYsFQ3GUzXY-r8ybqFgi-hF6w_dtHM5bYhz-00c6WDJYlD4kWZaonVHEVnz1kFfuRSf8-NlMG3Nw8LVf-wvmhQg/s4032/220401_Phone_0926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfvjhnJt_iCvdAChM7bpTnC1vcWjZjyXoIJexiAPRf6LBOy_r9ji0gRrHop7F6TG0VUdkofPydWXPi4b_qs43KCzIImClPl1F6oIsYsFQ3GUzXY-r8ybqFgi-hF6w_dtHM5bYhz-00c6WDJYlD4kWZaonVHEVnz1kFfuRSf8-NlMG3Nw8LVf-wvmhQg/w360-h640/220401_Phone_0926.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjH_ijqqj65xrgXhwLASy9__qkqD0HJ8aSJMgzChGbBAVu8ACwEZefkIoU0kTbGaQz_eKq3p-na056MTs2jQGtkpA2S1lvCFOs-jn1uyD8ppa4eVVQhfhNWjHGjpS2e0h6vvRYKxKsqmTdeBe-LclgfRxIAJU9z9sGnvnI_kCkWaHF8v3_LpnTJHlmw/s4032/220401_Phone_0949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjH_ijqqj65xrgXhwLASy9__qkqD0HJ8aSJMgzChGbBAVu8ACwEZefkIoU0kTbGaQz_eKq3p-na056MTs2jQGtkpA2S1lvCFOs-jn1uyD8ppa4eVVQhfhNWjHGjpS2e0h6vvRYKxKsqmTdeBe-LclgfRxIAJU9z9sGnvnI_kCkWaHF8v3_LpnTJHlmw/w360-h640/220401_Phone_0949.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hit this Wallaby at about 110kmh on the gas as I couldn't see him and had no reaction time whatsoever. Probably turned out to be a good thing being on the gas at the time and we were only 2 km's out of Zeehan. Sphincter is definitely puckered.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Africa Twin 1, Skippy 0</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Inspecting the bike there was no damage at all, smacked the critter fair on the front tyre I reckon. How lucky that was I can't describe. The next 30 minutes had me riding along at 90-100kmh, I'm sure Flyboy was getting annoyed at my slow speed but something like this does things to your mind. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we popped out of the tree lined forests we could see the ocean in the distance, coming down the hill below there was a massive wind farm up ahead. Probably a great place to have one here on the west coast. We stopped for a few photos' before proceeding onwards to the Corinna turnoff.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJNbRgokyyUIz8ofBwPK4_JRT2wxOfJlJjqP7hqLh6F7QiwNwUKDZFBKT1YinEZpVhHGLh7OPowMhmiecjL6xHYh5dvAOWPqNFpJV--lGFpHWfRXkiCSQo4BvwN0BYQ7lRoUlA_3PnZJh9LvY0gxQpA0zfwWbycMa3MexKM_c5D8pIukpclRantzOww/s2784/RAW2130%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJNbRgokyyUIz8ofBwPK4_JRT2wxOfJlJjqP7hqLh6F7QiwNwUKDZFBKT1YinEZpVhHGLh7OPowMhmiecjL6xHYh5dvAOWPqNFpJV--lGFpHWfRXkiCSQo4BvwN0BYQ7lRoUlA_3PnZJh9LvY0gxQpA0zfwWbycMa3MexKM_c5D8pIukpclRantzOww/w640-h426/RAW2130%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66hwikq-sf27zAuRLr6X7c4xhn6FqnmNzvZXYZm7A0DOya_Ns2Qgk7aI_S04sNeK8zaDn5bGlDVjuh0szxhb_HzSJ7tyBzB48n3-DjLbE0bukVU1MC7Jj6BkLRR--kxoIckHz_kP66QCv9-FkjqnnkjKSqRTiRMm2snxSdXKhcydGAVEbSgFwQJz_HQ/s2784/RAW2133%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66hwikq-sf27zAuRLr6X7c4xhn6FqnmNzvZXYZm7A0DOya_Ns2Qgk7aI_S04sNeK8zaDn5bGlDVjuh0szxhb_HzSJ7tyBzB48n3-DjLbE0bukVU1MC7Jj6BkLRR--kxoIckHz_kP66QCv9-FkjqnnkjKSqRTiRMm2snxSdXKhcydGAVEbSgFwQJz_HQ/w640-h426/RAW2133%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHK-1FmnYPLjx-ZH933WellwZdhQ5PQYdqi0RpKfOudLA2zxdEdexrd1EIdOu_dBVkHLokoLQNPbgYurvVD6p8W7i_CzEIXWzMjDXRCG6PcEkTGY9N0p2SdC-XDga7VxTsCk09U-UkvRxmVX6r8-1qnWVQrx_dTVWf5YqMciSkmN-r_rE-RSkyLEW-g/s2784/RAW2136%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHK-1FmnYPLjx-ZH933WellwZdhQ5PQYdqi0RpKfOudLA2zxdEdexrd1EIdOu_dBVkHLokoLQNPbgYurvVD6p8W7i_CzEIXWzMjDXRCG6PcEkTGY9N0p2SdC-XDga7VxTsCk09U-UkvRxmVX6r8-1qnWVQrx_dTVWf5YqMciSkmN-r_rE-RSkyLEW-g/w640-h426/RAW2136%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turning down the Corinna road towards the ferry, I stopped for a quick pic. The road is super narrow here and is all dirt on google maps, but found about half of it was tarred now. The dirt was good compacted gravel and easy to ride. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGaARK6POs-juD2U7Surn0Yf0_0ypb24tBqvlOVQ9a7BKvYnEKEzECSmCeN8qD5-Uf4fXCqAgKCwKN6EOJNf4hS-7fvPoWpi0_zjPdxPlamZecLIt8Aska6pDUVVsc8UkyvMoZU-vycuWlvFshu80Juyy7XyY5pdQoPNb07mq0-4LIeRya7dXrPs_JQ/s4032/220401_Phone_4210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGaARK6POs-juD2U7Surn0Yf0_0ypb24tBqvlOVQ9a7BKvYnEKEzECSmCeN8qD5-Uf4fXCqAgKCwKN6EOJNf4hS-7fvPoWpi0_zjPdxPlamZecLIt8Aska6pDUVVsc8UkyvMoZU-vycuWlvFshu80Juyy7XyY5pdQoPNb07mq0-4LIeRya7dXrPs_JQ/w640-h360/220401_Phone_4210.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaxCfx-YJrT_ErQ95AuBOIVhgmNHwdNV-E24TChk3x63ZUrJSpWUwjK_zT-leFhkwfmsqlRdlvMiZ6aDl6OvT6B1Bk_cNIfzh4Eda4PM7Xy4wE-EwLxjQ1By1bFabKY2695p4CGBOzg91zimn9jaCnU3V6RMGNjCUtSIX0pPox3HcpcOKg1VqeB8eLA/s2784/RAW2137%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaxCfx-YJrT_ErQ95AuBOIVhgmNHwdNV-E24TChk3x63ZUrJSpWUwjK_zT-leFhkwfmsqlRdlvMiZ6aDl6OvT6B1Bk_cNIfzh4Eda4PM7Xy4wE-EwLxjQ1By1bFabKY2695p4CGBOzg91zimn9jaCnU3V6RMGNjCUtSIX0pPox3HcpcOKg1VqeB8eLA/w640-h426/RAW2137%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU4w0X-oaI7K-PlJMMrHAjSIho4WM2MylfnrDyMfy7_aTfN-vYyk0Kn7ySehMThBgy7dyOy03J1sPl2-pLfrq87bo0qyyiLd2QYxoGgzo1ukqwDTSATET-9hqxPr6--wnFYprCHEs5DRu5qFPP437rzyn9aurZ7S5EoFimcfEJnwwPNsqSexREr4rPQ/s2784/RAW2138%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU4w0X-oaI7K-PlJMMrHAjSIho4WM2MylfnrDyMfy7_aTfN-vYyk0Kn7ySehMThBgy7dyOy03J1sPl2-pLfrq87bo0qyyiLd2QYxoGgzo1ukqwDTSATET-9hqxPr6--wnFYprCHEs5DRu5qFPP437rzyn9aurZ7S5EoFimcfEJnwwPNsqSexREr4rPQ/w640-h426/RAW2138%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We arrived at the pieman river and stop as we can't go further. There is a button to press to call the Fatman Barge across. The barge is big enough to put about 2 cars on or 1 car and 2 motorcycles. Corinna is on the other side of the river. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZupk8knpH2SSszFN68mFWLUmp0LA5XhqXvNBcCTrHKMvck5WaSnau4YIm9yihrdJK625AtN1-_Ri6If5sD06vI3ttBBsJUdVUxhgYBa-hI1kKNXF_pRqoNYXEOJCirfcBrT5G0JhJLhd2uue01MKbkpo5GUvJJQRX3WuwvHKZNWKixMrDhI6KIU2Tw/s2784/RAW2140%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZupk8knpH2SSszFN68mFWLUmp0LA5XhqXvNBcCTrHKMvck5WaSnau4YIm9yihrdJK625AtN1-_Ri6If5sD06vI3ttBBsJUdVUxhgYBa-hI1kKNXF_pRqoNYXEOJCirfcBrT5G0JhJLhd2uue01MKbkpo5GUvJJQRX3WuwvHKZNWKixMrDhI6KIU2Tw/w640-h426/RAW2140%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJrJ1uEfEdJ7UlyoGXxIQlLxkQcg1Z_ZLSoi8Zn3trt_Ux-pUf9-Gp0oZAGwE-4iW4-uvoxmAeDmH9_Y_x3Nsiqm1BZYjobLjzHG3dLUDbHyj87BDr-u_0gJ4TRnmt6jo4z-Shzs-n5Stt16K_U6peZDf_lZT_FnsFK0AmqTzpm3EFXD1aK7Ep3AwMQ/s2784/RAW2143%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJrJ1uEfEdJ7UlyoGXxIQlLxkQcg1Z_ZLSoi8Zn3trt_Ux-pUf9-Gp0oZAGwE-4iW4-uvoxmAeDmH9_Y_x3Nsiqm1BZYjobLjzHG3dLUDbHyj87BDr-u_0gJ4TRnmt6jo4z-Shzs-n5Stt16K_U6peZDf_lZT_FnsFK0AmqTzpm3EFXD1aK7Ep3AwMQ/w640-h426/RAW2143%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_qoDJUtxuSwnjIVDAjEz-ruQDs0bJ0M7vaZonxf9TWIoAc7mrJajzSAcssRFRd43-NFNte0dzP-UWTw-6lECuu6lU2_hDSQBsTCqj5vm7wbdaPPYG0N-tY135Fc0_dgNVVvW7fXimMHSjsVqo_utWsZthglzRoNkusfKk6zBUGVkLEWdGRgY7Uy3Fw/s4032/220401_Phone_0820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_qoDJUtxuSwnjIVDAjEz-ruQDs0bJ0M7vaZonxf9TWIoAc7mrJajzSAcssRFRd43-NFNte0dzP-UWTw-6lECuu6lU2_hDSQBsTCqj5vm7wbdaPPYG0N-tY135Fc0_dgNVVvW7fXimMHSjsVqo_utWsZthglzRoNkusfKk6zBUGVkLEWdGRgY7Uy3Fw/w640-h360/220401_Phone_0820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Barge came across picked us up, a couple of minutes later we were in Corinna. We stopped at the Tarkine Hotel to pay for the barge journey. 13 beer coupons for the ride one way. We stopped also for a coffee and sat out the front. Geoff would of been on his second beer by now I reckon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1ipoYmkBsbd0qsSefZfzbGC43xTfMwYEeVcX-Gb8VBZEF7FqxVjumEJZTSZQdLtppqidK2zqSRAa6FPKP5K5B_mG7t0xBmwjIOGpdr4WNSTQrRLJJyaf6MtF-Tc1ppmZpVnPKy-SxTPF24CpxGqjZ4HgeevxYxXVG_Uw67ExxLnsL8eknqAeEiy5Tw/s4032/220401_Phone_2742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1ipoYmkBsbd0qsSefZfzbGC43xTfMwYEeVcX-Gb8VBZEF7FqxVjumEJZTSZQdLtppqidK2zqSRAa6FPKP5K5B_mG7t0xBmwjIOGpdr4WNSTQrRLJJyaf6MtF-Tc1ppmZpVnPKy-SxTPF24CpxGqjZ4HgeevxYxXVG_Uw67ExxLnsL8eknqAeEiy5Tw/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Everytime someone would press the buzzer the guy would have to come out of the hotel and go to the ferry and ride it across. He must get sick of that everyday, quite an inconvenience. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pc6tHC1cvwDN_FKSsJFykxSJqn_Mc306bxd4cIrlKyvZXJlxRBeOca3n-5XfromunOnOXznO7eX2F-hv5j7CBt0vcV3OTtZbhzMHjvEYEiohXkUbSVYqdlEAZlONzz7581IZXq9q6wwT5olUZyI27WbB5pc3P6LiHxqsEk8qzK_Xry5xZfJd4JTfgA/s4032/220401_Phone_1731%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pc6tHC1cvwDN_FKSsJFykxSJqn_Mc306bxd4cIrlKyvZXJlxRBeOca3n-5XfromunOnOXznO7eX2F-hv5j7CBt0vcV3OTtZbhzMHjvEYEiohXkUbSVYqdlEAZlONzz7581IZXq9q6wwT5olUZyI27WbB5pc3P6LiHxqsEk8qzK_Xry5xZfJd4JTfgA/w640-h360/220401_Phone_1731%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was now 11:30am and time to get going. Taking off down the road from here was all gravel, turning onto the Western Explorer about 3kms from Corinna, continuing straight would have taken us to Waratah.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehzm3ITK6VDNQ6YOj94RAwwOupOpKvn8mWNJ5DL3KSn1mEhae2kb0v_-Qx6wEoXsgNV8Ynx8wtzJo4QFDpGi0c3Vo2AhrUhQW-4x3mcegRaHLEMQhMjXUbhG6Gk_vEgYDV03aOn_vh54BCrgymez4lNCGkZF3yHCEblCjaSIYefCTguNVNyWq1ruN3A/s4032/220401_Phone_3430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehzm3ITK6VDNQ6YOj94RAwwOupOpKvn8mWNJ5DL3KSn1mEhae2kb0v_-Qx6wEoXsgNV8Ynx8wtzJo4QFDpGi0c3Vo2AhrUhQW-4x3mcegRaHLEMQhMjXUbhG6Gk_vEgYDV03aOn_vh54BCrgymez4lNCGkZF3yHCEblCjaSIYefCTguNVNyWq1ruN3A/w640-h360/220401_Phone_3430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bitP1AYUZ1_hQDlyFHRjDzjLiUIdwLbS15uhGU9wBU_Tzck14d9lwOV_WR50sttGHlsn75ygSezZqkYj4nArKhd-7oQMHVkDoFUeX6NeUoZ0lEZlx2NcZoYnm7pLe_XxRpTs431F4YkX4Y5_APqK6BYHizpI3JZAr5rx6rnTmpY4C_z0RF5ooO87Ww/s4032/220401_Phone_3442%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bitP1AYUZ1_hQDlyFHRjDzjLiUIdwLbS15uhGU9wBU_Tzck14d9lwOV_WR50sttGHlsn75ygSezZqkYj4nArKhd-7oQMHVkDoFUeX6NeUoZ0lEZlx2NcZoYnm7pLe_XxRpTs431F4YkX4Y5_APqK6BYHizpI3JZAr5rx6rnTmpY4C_z0RF5ooO87Ww/w640-h360/220401_Phone_3442%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The landscape change drastically going along the western explorer, we started in thick forest with winding road then it opened out into vast hills with views as far as the eye could see over hilly bush terrain. We couldn't have asked for a better day to do this trip, sunny and about 20°C. The surface on the southern end was a little slippery in places but rather good otherwise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsR9LAh2O1WVkIriQ8Ky6avOrSGvIQRAKwFkIYlrN70H_ZFf4AiL1WrTiR3SpLKKgFkHVKoPPN_fMf9f8ZZCb90df4Vs6haa63hFAP9dy6e1R4YeAXUnFI1taLIOatvQyP0Y7ox9vVPSQNCf9B_X8aIqNJcAhpZWct8Xd2-ClSQlN-i1Cavxxvywd-w/s4032/220401_Phone_4519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsR9LAh2O1WVkIriQ8Ky6avOrSGvIQRAKwFkIYlrN70H_ZFf4AiL1WrTiR3SpLKKgFkHVKoPPN_fMf9f8ZZCb90df4Vs6haa63hFAP9dy6e1R4YeAXUnFI1taLIOatvQyP0Y7ox9vVPSQNCf9B_X8aIqNJcAhpZWct8Xd2-ClSQlN-i1Cavxxvywd-w/w640-h360/220401_Phone_4519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1AuJHEE_TFkNaFm_t8ilIjtXqVmg71Gfu1R4Ob9SLHDb2GDs6rMpONhVKPeNJ2QMhhjg_xxE3z0_bIlOduk0iyZW5vwy8EuxyohqbseVdRNfEseFcCqlIbVBfG9Pzlq8fucf7lWOzQaBcSY4Zm_ERAaqSLwCSKa8Uxkc14ZSdQ34zN9BFZHe9ZZoPg/s4032/220401_Phone_5051%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1AuJHEE_TFkNaFm_t8ilIjtXqVmg71Gfu1R4Ob9SLHDb2GDs6rMpONhVKPeNJ2QMhhjg_xxE3z0_bIlOduk0iyZW5vwy8EuxyohqbseVdRNfEseFcCqlIbVBfG9Pzlq8fucf7lWOzQaBcSY4Zm_ERAaqSLwCSKa8Uxkc14ZSdQ34zN9BFZHe9ZZoPg/w640-h360/220401_Phone_5051%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We came to Donaldson river lookout on the western side of the road. The views from here had big hills on one side and forests on the other, with the river running through the middle somewhere down below.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDrShwBjWe0LU8dmk2fIbKryuRYFSbehiNeBcTl-MqIQ-gHGcK_yA5W7qhNT5eQ5srpMiedziEf67gNTq9L0TqhhvtqJR57ezOaFVY7pL-CxWXFzbh0kduPGNqYsSDDvJW2LSLHcgC2MKd1QQmk5vzWOZpps5FIBS7525adBBgs0iq3EoOcLqcO920w/s4032/220401_Phone_5135.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDrShwBjWe0LU8dmk2fIbKryuRYFSbehiNeBcTl-MqIQ-gHGcK_yA5W7qhNT5eQ5srpMiedziEf67gNTq9L0TqhhvtqJR57ezOaFVY7pL-CxWXFzbh0kduPGNqYsSDDvJW2LSLHcgC2MKd1QQmk5vzWOZpps5FIBS7525adBBgs0iq3EoOcLqcO920w/w640-h360/220401_Phone_5135.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donaldson River Lookout</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMEdyN4ZPwKkE6xn-vK06WF4JgLJSBWja8UNSSnCljOp1zpTdWxtQzB6O6XcgUpay9OxO-GyDg6NDd4CK2cb1_6_BUWWd0WMZ05iXM0-0klBEhUq0Nul0IN557V5s-V9kAlVUmv_gCHmcEfF81r6E6nip4J_eYMsWDVXzyGtYHHG92aZATZvQzVlY7g/s4032/220401_Phone_5104%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMEdyN4ZPwKkE6xn-vK06WF4JgLJSBWja8UNSSnCljOp1zpTdWxtQzB6O6XcgUpay9OxO-GyDg6NDd4CK2cb1_6_BUWWd0WMZ05iXM0-0klBEhUq0Nul0IN557V5s-V9kAlVUmv_gCHmcEfF81r6E6nip4J_eYMsWDVXzyGtYHHG92aZATZvQzVlY7g/w640-h360/220401_Phone_5104%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One minute we would be riding up and down hills through forest then next we would be riding out on open plains over the hills where you could see what was coming over the hills in the distance. Made for spotting oncoming vehicles easy as you could see there dust kicking up. But we probably only saw 3 cars going either way, that's how remote this road is.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4qw8zabZm5LjrIaKtbQygwIeud0Vn0Oc1wXWAddMA0E6_v4bICXG8NejURukgO_B5b96Zg2IJuhxO_F6axksYwrLDBcxsSmi79G3z5gFrLtU2smkxesLjBHNDuFwFVX6WSiD0uUxfv3ySjwXVdKvGU5zUc9cB12xxYlsc_lGhLswH12KsnT-7FXW4A/s4032/220401_Phone_2857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4qw8zabZm5LjrIaKtbQygwIeud0Vn0Oc1wXWAddMA0E6_v4bICXG8NejURukgO_B5b96Zg2IJuhxO_F6axksYwrLDBcxsSmi79G3z5gFrLtU2smkxesLjBHNDuFwFVX6WSiD0uUxfv3ySjwXVdKvGU5zUc9cB12xxYlsc_lGhLswH12KsnT-7FXW4A/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Every now and again we came to a really steep section, and they had tarred that little bit, it helped getting up and down them, would be narly in the rain if it wasn't tarred. In all there were about 4 little sections like this which last for maybe 1km or less.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last 10 kms of the road opens up into a very wide road and the surface is super grippy and easy riding. I was doing 110kmh along this last section until it came to the T intersection at Tarkine Drive. I waited for Flyboy to catch up as he was staying out of my dust trail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivooTlR9KXl_Za_fx82aO7LMlE83uGgOiriORAnWcX3zDHzq42Qen9TDXw7YnUDFqiVdr7LEVyWtXe-0PtfUTedh4JNQ4kc0dJkEvl1bcomEsEhLYLJ1NTOupqy90ov7QVQm2BHiYyQPJiZAy0znlZZEbIrMGgGTOg6W7T3Sqp_qywRsmrRakptHTqOA/s4032/220401_Phone_0432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivooTlR9KXl_Za_fx82aO7LMlE83uGgOiriORAnWcX3zDHzq42Qen9TDXw7YnUDFqiVdr7LEVyWtXe-0PtfUTedh4JNQ4kc0dJkEvl1bcomEsEhLYLJ1NTOupqy90ov7QVQm2BHiYyQPJiZAy0znlZZEbIrMGgGTOg6W7T3Sqp_qywRsmrRakptHTqOA/w640-h360/220401_Phone_0432.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WsHMmGaMhczw1GFrYOE1HL5tMNzZdC95Wx-Tz_Jk1CX_rLuZMVeoDGgzYDdh4zHdD6406dJmH8iKwYRK-jBdIZFx98Cmzq3wzN2AUc1Kbm5CRxn_w1QBNtyL7YiNuRZgQoAGF8PM8EE-sXlXfQiD6aOQNOFrWMwD9_DCA6Mbw6GTG6sGFLCZB9JGlQ/s4032/220401_Phone_0450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WsHMmGaMhczw1GFrYOE1HL5tMNzZdC95Wx-Tz_Jk1CX_rLuZMVeoDGgzYDdh4zHdD6406dJmH8iKwYRK-jBdIZFx98Cmzq3wzN2AUc1Kbm5CRxn_w1QBNtyL7YiNuRZgQoAGF8PM8EE-sXlXfQiD6aOQNOFrWMwD9_DCA6Mbw6GTG6sGFLCZB9JGlQ/w640-h360/220401_Phone_0450.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9b4V8FV9UIrlvwcoHh_Wu4rURIRQZ8yMY9xlAXGt8wvg27JlsbysmxXC9il26p6BfDUsUfI9eBSpg5oND2IyYZT0GyWX-BluJAlx1tCaXC44mg151--RfKLnIK9n1-FXwscyY7NhK9Gkor3tlww1wPrCK0Q0kAcgo92pRBJXO3kah_4Js3YJVi2co_w/s4032/220401_Phone_0523%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9b4V8FV9UIrlvwcoHh_Wu4rURIRQZ8yMY9xlAXGt8wvg27JlsbysmxXC9il26p6BfDUsUfI9eBSpg5oND2IyYZT0GyWX-BluJAlx1tCaXC44mg151--RfKLnIK9n1-FXwscyY7NhK9Gkor3tlww1wPrCK0Q0kAcgo92pRBJXO3kah_4Js3YJVi2co_w/w640-h360/220401_Phone_0523%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good to see Tasmania is full of responsible shooters. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It was now 1pm and we were a little hungry, so we made for Arthurs River. To our disappointment it was even smaller than I'd read about, there was only one shop and it was this tiny little cafe below, as we entered the girl behind the counter said they have no power an electrician is coming so she can't cook anything. So ham cheese and tomato sammiches it was for us then. I asked about fuel as I wasn't going to make it back to Zeehan. She said no fuel here you need to go to Marrawah about 15 kms north. We sat in the shade and discussed options on the return route whilst munching down our lunches. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ30DG0VIXns4rZU2N1iykwGszbYpSFRpnl2gzzoIj-Mm7ETg2NK1Ggo_jZ3Wj80l82GjZ7VeJlMJscA7odku0sKNdO0bPXEEeeyQKDUfvsz2CdQFlvyLRKgGPfrk43fAi7k_vwmbACohd8Oyr5QBrdvF67MM8vjb3XQzZerrB7Cu63PcGO4BFClhgw/s4032/220401_Phone_5357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ30DG0VIXns4rZU2N1iykwGszbYpSFRpnl2gzzoIj-Mm7ETg2NK1Ggo_jZ3Wj80l82GjZ7VeJlMJscA7odku0sKNdO0bPXEEeeyQKDUfvsz2CdQFlvyLRKgGPfrk43fAi7k_vwmbACohd8Oyr5QBrdvF67MM8vjb3XQzZerrB7Cu63PcGO4BFClhgw/w640-h360/220401_Phone_5357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We saw two signs about the ferry hours, one sign said 7pm, the other 5pm closing and the alternate route to Zeehan was through Waratah, which would be 150 kms out of the way with no fuel as they were closed due to covid from a few days earlier. This could be bad if we got to the ferry and it was closed. We also discuss riding around and down through Hellyer gorge to Queenstown, except that was going to be 292kms and about 4 hrs. The sign also said 2 hours from Tarkine Drive to Corinna. We were a little unsure how we would go, minimal photos stops from this point was in order.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We blasted up to Marrawah and filled the bikes with 91, that's all they have then came back to Arthurs river, it was now 2.25pm by the time I stopped at the bridge and took these photos.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8YzcGmuu5kVPRgCphmAJMLLbzy12ykGam5VxIQFxM9lARR_69p99XT5VYHIHz7N3A7wrbxbfodv2s7d7NvKf4wOn2VZuIorqS3pEDH-rTSk26mOFM7aKd7utzUPyJ6bj_RE3Q0oCyb1YY0OxINTzOhKKPMgkxmBlnUi1OCrBxMxAmzXdi-OHk_kLBQ/s4032/220401_Phone_2517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8YzcGmuu5kVPRgCphmAJMLLbzy12ykGam5VxIQFxM9lARR_69p99XT5VYHIHz7N3A7wrbxbfodv2s7d7NvKf4wOn2VZuIorqS3pEDH-rTSk26mOFM7aKd7utzUPyJ6bj_RE3Q0oCyb1YY0OxINTzOhKKPMgkxmBlnUi1OCrBxMxAmzXdi-OHk_kLBQ/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQfzJijhC0xR7yJ-z87-PyZz3UI-nqnzEeFeNXhMIfLyCFe-Wkfcn-7oE2liVXd63QA8RFkhU3eoGghMxbZFkU847UcO6ZliJ53zcAQVdEmYOLcr-OZfbqlw7Khdz86tlmiVskoI0ZzrKX0f2zp35iRv6uN_mjN2nuUP2JQJG3p932uTznDr-A3nuHQ/s4032/220401_Phone_2525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQfzJijhC0xR7yJ-z87-PyZz3UI-nqnzEeFeNXhMIfLyCFe-Wkfcn-7oE2liVXd63QA8RFkhU3eoGghMxbZFkU847UcO6ZliJ53zcAQVdEmYOLcr-OZfbqlw7Khdz86tlmiVskoI0ZzrKX0f2zp35iRv6uN_mjN2nuUP2JQJG3p932uTznDr-A3nuHQ/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first 10kms of dirt we rode side by side to minimise one rider being so far behind because of the dust, until we started hitting the hilly twisty section then went single file again. There is one really interesting section that rises up over a pass that has these really tall gums trees that rise up really high. I didn't stop to take any photos of that maybe next time but was spectacular.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBKiJSKqr6QEpfNFEVIr17pSxAex9L9-2H12agfXzhmijGQOyHiVOAx2pA94JO2wVaxq1nQy4Vt7MEG1-yL4MmjJUI7RSzhMrsbSWFWoVjEU_M5fQk76TwWjFRvrQyOD7nSKnhzasiND8r_EC0eTaTSHNkvJG-GUmqGSf1t5pmJ6gkaIbZesH6Q2QMg/s4032/220401_Phone_2913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBKiJSKqr6QEpfNFEVIr17pSxAex9L9-2H12agfXzhmijGQOyHiVOAx2pA94JO2wVaxq1nQy4Vt7MEG1-yL4MmjJUI7RSzhMrsbSWFWoVjEU_M5fQk76TwWjFRvrQyOD7nSKnhzasiND8r_EC0eTaTSHNkvJG-GUmqGSf1t5pmJ6gkaIbZesH6Q2QMg/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2913.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I actually think the road rides better from North to South and the scenery is more spectacular in this direction and the riding is also better. I had to stop at this hill top for a photo, only 1 of 2 spots on the way back I stopped for a photo, we didn't want to miss the ferry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7m3iG19fD4lg1GASZzFDMhaOpXXOT8rQt4IroqO3jmfV86PPUIkL7p-eQ2dT9F763bwVbW7Qbhcey6Bkzi-YvTWHJjuhuHQk6_eeSCSx2OJsWV6ixcva0WxjwFQtJVMlUR1f21S6rnH5gC7DRhl7JWSr1yJPc_AjZQCcpC5HZoi9r1gzPuhvxc86pQ/s4032/220401_Phone_5401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7m3iG19fD4lg1GASZzFDMhaOpXXOT8rQt4IroqO3jmfV86PPUIkL7p-eQ2dT9F763bwVbW7Qbhcey6Bkzi-YvTWHJjuhuHQk6_eeSCSx2OJsWV6ixcva0WxjwFQtJVMlUR1f21S6rnH5gC7DRhl7JWSr1yJPc_AjZQCcpC5HZoi9r1gzPuhvxc86pQ/w640-h360/220401_Phone_5401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AX8aWMn8d-xTWoEg1DQ93OXNmyXQHEovAqZ4jCwLENE1_9zrh-KDr7hzCisMIelNOAyjkXfV8JABmg2xQ0dx-SThstm-wLiKv7N6vwlDUR6WozMpp9t31yqFhw4XHvlIWKRghk-9KcV5CWkL2GGU-lnZQPAi7sKbFRV6GeZJoucDm0wSYt0bm1pnrw/s4032/220401_Phone_5445%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AX8aWMn8d-xTWoEg1DQ93OXNmyXQHEovAqZ4jCwLENE1_9zrh-KDr7hzCisMIelNOAyjkXfV8JABmg2xQ0dx-SThstm-wLiKv7N6vwlDUR6WozMpp9t31yqFhw4XHvlIWKRghk-9KcV5CWkL2GGU-lnZQPAi7sKbFRV6GeZJoucDm0wSYt0bm1pnrw/w640-h360/220401_Phone_5445%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuAQj6iweUcmcO6LSy0rmUbVwoCUMxiZOcGE5_hxg9ppVAcpTRlVBT1JKd-fbCVRMYhWONo24kZ_pjvZlAfZlmqI7Fc5LfISxvVzncM85AQXuFIk2MZDGX4oEXEh4rnZc2bj62kkGsjAWQXzIrcRMa1ibf7o58nzlJ7i1iiY6fjgbENmC_1-F3hqRag/s2048/Phone5504%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1149" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuAQj6iweUcmcO6LSy0rmUbVwoCUMxiZOcGE5_hxg9ppVAcpTRlVBT1JKd-fbCVRMYhWONo24kZ_pjvZlAfZlmqI7Fc5LfISxvVzncM85AQXuFIk2MZDGX4oEXEh4rnZc2bj62kkGsjAWQXzIrcRMa1ibf7o58nzlJ7i1iiY6fjgbENmC_1-F3hqRag/w360-h640/Phone5504%20copy.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We arrived back at Corrina just before 4:30pm, the publican confirmed the ferry was running until 7pm today. Flyboy said let's have a beer, I'm good with that but I said let's jump on the ferry as its about to go and we will have the beers on the other side then we don't have to wait on the ferry to come back. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IpDeyhX4jgJexlsaRWrErcoI_7ChCDAcUDllb6EyoH9boJ86V3X96lae8jsJEJ9pZqT8T4Qhka2Le6v2TMYtUeHfXtGFYLqfZ93KCowZMgiV4-gRsb6guLoVXGo2PurUUoCWYf-tTEy1fB7l785UA465BubIR_eXhpDlDqmBJGZJNqadutZHN6joyQ/s4032/220401_Phone_2052%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IpDeyhX4jgJexlsaRWrErcoI_7ChCDAcUDllb6EyoH9boJ86V3X96lae8jsJEJ9pZqT8T4Qhka2Le6v2TMYtUeHfXtGFYLqfZ93KCowZMgiV4-gRsb6guLoVXGo2PurUUoCWYf-tTEy1fB7l785UA465BubIR_eXhpDlDqmBJGZJNqadutZHN6joyQ/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2052%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy boy with 2 beers in his tankbag</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jN6W3NLXGPYK3AorgAyfZPDSoaqW5vOn4hZON0bcpcBLZIzQRDa86kgGxBfYWXREApG2BGG9CwvkHohLJzANcrMu9uNKEFsD1o_9ze0dc-iH-ixlWmeiJBbkLV1RbLBYwyQ5fBO1I4HLpvE6MmAP-0-uaoc5DZI8yLZ14HptXytLjgHEnLhKBbYdkw/s4032/220401_Phone_2104%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jN6W3NLXGPYK3AorgAyfZPDSoaqW5vOn4hZON0bcpcBLZIzQRDa86kgGxBfYWXREApG2BGG9CwvkHohLJzANcrMu9uNKEFsD1o_9ze0dc-iH-ixlWmeiJBbkLV1RbLBYwyQ5fBO1I4HLpvE6MmAP-0-uaoc5DZI8yLZ14HptXytLjgHEnLhKBbYdkw/w640-h360/220401_Phone_2104%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fatman barge driver looking bored </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Riding off the barge we parked up on the other side. Opened the cans of beer high fived each other and said cheers. A well earned beer today I must say. There was a small path here that lead into the woods we went for a quick walk. It lead up into the hills to a grave site of early settlers.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCHYFnEDrqGEYe3_7wTYLX7-358E9W6kYNIZQaQTWlgjSkAzwNOBjJO64XlFmIFWtU1LhldMHQrhSjhUby8EnUlmYnjZfn_MyH3ILL-dn7shCAybrKDUaFaSFZ8JNwPMAoOKAQ6nawEz79jdWIFNXkfJGUCOP4j3Zu_FtPZn7LfEfU6FVXvmZpcstJQ/s2048/Phone2720%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCHYFnEDrqGEYe3_7wTYLX7-358E9W6kYNIZQaQTWlgjSkAzwNOBjJO64XlFmIFWtU1LhldMHQrhSjhUby8EnUlmYnjZfn_MyH3ILL-dn7shCAybrKDUaFaSFZ8JNwPMAoOKAQ6nawEz79jdWIFNXkfJGUCOP4j3Zu_FtPZn7LfEfU6FVXvmZpcstJQ/w426-h640/Phone2720%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The beers went down a treat and now it was time to get going as it was getting late in the afternoon and I really didn't want to encounter any more skippys today. It was 86kms from here to Queenstown through some twisty roads and still a bit of dirt. Getting into Zeehan both petrol stations were closed, so lucky I didn't risk trying to make it here. I would have run out by about 1.5 litres and had to syphon Flyboy dry then we would both probably got stuck here. Lucky there were no Tuono's on this leg otherwise they'd still be out there.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We got back into Queenstown about 5:40pm and the other boys were sitting up having drinks. We retired to the bar for drinks and dinner. The boys were amazed at me hitting the wallaby and not coming off. The pub closed early tonight about 9pm, but the barmaids allowed us to buy take aways and sit in the bistro area. After the wallaby incident and about 180kms of gravel roads today I really needed a few more drinks.</p><div>Pubs Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> 10</span> </div><div>Bakery's Saved Counter: <span> 5</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Day 7 Map Reference</span></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m48!1m12!1m3!1d765003.655314015!2d144.55259279867045!3d-41.497870161417424!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m33!3e0!4m3!3m2!1d-42.077739699999995!2d145.556629!4m5!1s0xaa7b2ac7fed95539%3A0x403c94dd0de0330!2sZeehan%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.8829973!2d145.3359151!4m5!1s0xaa7b49117889dfbf%3A0x403c94dd0de01d0!2sCorinna%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.651322!2d145.07768869999998!4m3!3m2!1d-40.9202456!2d144.6998026!4m5!1s0xaa7b49117889dfbf%3A0x403c94dd0de01d0!2sCorinna%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.651322!2d145.07768869999998!4m5!1s0xaa6536ea9ee38a1b%3A0x403c94dd0de0270!2sQueenstown%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.080483199999996!2d145.5543592!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1650117872758!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-53518687381956138462022-04-22T17:25:00.000+10:002022-04-22T17:25:16.573+10:00Tasmania 2022 Day#6 - Saving Tassie one pub at a time tour<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We returned to Battery Point for breakfast at the Jackman & McRoss bakery. This is one mighty fine bakery, the pie was fantastic which big chunks of melt in the mouth beef. The cakes looked so good so I bought a caramel slice so I could have lunch out at Gordon Dam. Looking up the street at Mt Wellington it was looking like a fantastic day up there, pity it was closed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8TbjdpgaxR1Wba0JpLZPPHl-3ycHpMRbTdGTtBk4KK95RHVMkeI9gICFQczXoXWNSRVIxz0GcRubemmdKAVLwa2GcqGbyrSCWi7MFfo1Wr7OrvMYJRNv9b9opgmaerdgPr1m2DouPIhoWrMoR4h8EI6z5xmxSLcRXe9aC8KXvB_Hy-iBm5lotFC4jQ/s4032/220331_Phone_1558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8TbjdpgaxR1Wba0JpLZPPHl-3ycHpMRbTdGTtBk4KK95RHVMkeI9gICFQczXoXWNSRVIxz0GcRubemmdKAVLwa2GcqGbyrSCWi7MFfo1Wr7OrvMYJRNv9b9opgmaerdgPr1m2DouPIhoWrMoR4h8EI6z5xmxSLcRXe9aC8KXvB_Hy-iBm5lotFC4jQ/w640-h360/220331_Phone_1558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XUbkOTtBqtDrr3OJeKxVtAdij7AiNXq4UQRllqexf1qIk418ZwmCeD9xe_hQ5ej8rPIfyH51oy_7_8c3hh70WAdjr7n5uoucX2411RkyFnqLI5hS_BdofjiQyYlgeJbPAE4rTDugNWUAmJKgXXgcPi4NabHSvcFY7i_JCOxR9edURKtyHWgSjQLvbQ/s4032/220331_Phone_2833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XUbkOTtBqtDrr3OJeKxVtAdij7AiNXq4UQRllqexf1qIk418ZwmCeD9xe_hQ5ej8rPIfyH51oy_7_8c3hh70WAdjr7n5uoucX2411RkyFnqLI5hS_BdofjiQyYlgeJbPAE4rTDugNWUAmJKgXXgcPi4NabHSvcFY7i_JCOxR9edURKtyHWgSjQLvbQ/w640-h360/220331_Phone_2833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">By the time we got riding again there were rain shows coming over the top of Mt Wellington, how quickly the weather changes up there. We didn't stop for fuel as we were trying to outrun the rain and not get stuck in it. So we got fuel in New Norfolk at the cheap price of $1.99 litre, cheapest on the trip so far, its been up around $2.33 per litre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Riding out to Gordon Dam the temperature was only 10-11°C and quite chilly, with the road being damp on the way in, in the morning. I had the heated grips up to 60% today. Luckily I'd put my jacket & pants inner liner back in this morning. What a fantastic ride it is from Westerway to the Dam, I'd forgotten how good this bit was. 105kms of twisty forested mountain roads virtually empty of any traffic. Best part was the Africa Twin just soaks up the bumps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8dW9iDZvvDDh6ttqTa6Q13BTApx4TCCjV3hMH7mDp7COToNrL1X6D4CQI1CqnSOWFH2UrBTRKDt68rZb7G_D9J-2NQSteC7EvBn7Oev2tb3TfqI77pMcIzm-sWERTk-0NO0CVLTsNE3zUmpcLxG0Tz5Nj3YBrmuj8prh8VpxWC80NkqCyh6FnHHwdw/s2784/RAW2006%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8dW9iDZvvDDh6ttqTa6Q13BTApx4TCCjV3hMH7mDp7COToNrL1X6D4CQI1CqnSOWFH2UrBTRKDt68rZb7G_D9J-2NQSteC7EvBn7Oev2tb3TfqI77pMcIzm-sWERTk-0NO0CVLTsNE3zUmpcLxG0Tz5Nj3YBrmuj8prh8VpxWC80NkqCyh6FnHHwdw/w640-h426/RAW2006%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCme0z9LPSG-V7mIZtzLGA8GLVKNGKAUPFKRLYQ2AWr3_ur7bOdam_SyrXDuZ69rIWNB2Cit1rwHjjRmFy-_7Qr6het3J_mvUwNWs0bq8xeXA06WQjU7z0koeA3RiJmLac5pQB7mfe7d7B99STdEuH8vAXe_y01XBVLaS5xsydEDEsLoCCY1qKB7ovQ/s2784/RAW2008%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCme0z9LPSG-V7mIZtzLGA8GLVKNGKAUPFKRLYQ2AWr3_ur7bOdam_SyrXDuZ69rIWNB2Cit1rwHjjRmFy-_7Qr6het3J_mvUwNWs0bq8xeXA06WQjU7z0koeA3RiJmLac5pQB7mfe7d7B99STdEuH8vAXe_y01XBVLaS5xsydEDEsLoCCY1qKB7ovQ/w640-h426/RAW2008%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPp8tb6lnTn-RcC4ycgAQLJZH-xqwi9n_CQMfVF0kcRk-_bWpjgt8b66-yYoGPI5ZKHwUVAhSeAYF8bVGUQZyhdXik9zt_OPr2f1Yf23lHYsfGO5Viu5KmFxNCPVmftxNeiHJXfI7zqGirpfKue_kMPi6SZtO0rM_1hgDuv0KagAMPYOQXE3ys-9zPPw/s2784/RAW2011%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPp8tb6lnTn-RcC4ycgAQLJZH-xqwi9n_CQMfVF0kcRk-_bWpjgt8b66-yYoGPI5ZKHwUVAhSeAYF8bVGUQZyhdXik9zt_OPr2f1Yf23lHYsfGO5Viu5KmFxNCPVmftxNeiHJXfI7zqGirpfKue_kMPi6SZtO0rM_1hgDuv0KagAMPYOQXE3ys-9zPPw/w426-h640/RAW2011%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F3Rk2UywHHmBGWWXSrqNJ3yLeUQaHqTYzJTjXOTy7thCNZZIpTzrYnc-rinztfOPFEpoo_yqPSYyUdVa3qO5PNjpTm2g4V7AccQXhojo27hy9eas7bl9DCYtue1HSd7gzb9-L91U6ILh2-Sa3pI_bsYKtlrB_SyFcxUKLoCST0lj7tIpJOT1Uuo1Og/s2784/RAW2012%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F3Rk2UywHHmBGWWXSrqNJ3yLeUQaHqTYzJTjXOTy7thCNZZIpTzrYnc-rinztfOPFEpoo_yqPSYyUdVa3qO5PNjpTm2g4V7AccQXhojo27hy9eas7bl9DCYtue1HSd7gzb9-L91U6ILh2-Sa3pI_bsYKtlrB_SyFcxUKLoCST0lj7tIpJOT1Uuo1Og/w640-h426/RAW2012%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKUTM2Z0teNSI-FSsPzYtzOXTL9AkHHdwI86zMnpBYZg6t7GeOtv-sZE8nOVWDDWB_FT-AwJALuQfOHDnxzOSHNrCs_HhGk1BLcbXUzWXTRr5ztEYQOzI7O9EGCFSHP3HIDMNpiAO8uJKIwyIs5SumnG85P64YGgPwYzZB7HmeqkSez1dFyGiGahMew/s2784/RAW2016%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKUTM2Z0teNSI-FSsPzYtzOXTL9AkHHdwI86zMnpBYZg6t7GeOtv-sZE8nOVWDDWB_FT-AwJALuQfOHDnxzOSHNrCs_HhGk1BLcbXUzWXTRr5ztEYQOzI7O9EGCFSHP3HIDMNpiAO8uJKIwyIs5SumnG85P64YGgPwYzZB7HmeqkSez1dFyGiGahMew/w640-h426/RAW2016%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZpPYF22SLCLKTQZZtjX9IB14U61j3UfEns4C6MP_hECI9OlhgSlrZdK7Lxuyy4HzodJJChu8c8WGwdorGraKU2bOeJIXrbVtIDkp6dIZc9xglLn-AsySweD9Llf6JmOm9Sdmsc-BPF4nQCqp56znt3SLCQPcM7r5ZuZ2DIRR2ST3sj3o80thoITCaA/s2784/RAW2019%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZpPYF22SLCLKTQZZtjX9IB14U61j3UfEns4C6MP_hECI9OlhgSlrZdK7Lxuyy4HzodJJChu8c8WGwdorGraKU2bOeJIXrbVtIDkp6dIZc9xglLn-AsySweD9Llf6JmOm9Sdmsc-BPF4nQCqp56znt3SLCQPcM7r5ZuZ2DIRR2ST3sj3o80thoITCaA/w640-h426/RAW2019%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I climbed up the hill next to the road to see what I could see. There were 360 degree views of pristine Tasmanian wilderness, mountains, lakes and forest. Stunning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw0199qSRfKJfSogOIILpNGejtaXzgP7mmhKL5fxClfm3CPhttD11RCd85PIBTLrBUl2-XhUqfB5SQandbhxQoQBr_CljZluAtgvfScfDFCEbu8bQub8Lx_3ALCAAxaKjLNKpq46XCQglf2SML2tCkjFBQOT2mWUtiwh_il6HtbMaUUaxLS1uWGh2VA/s2784/RAW2026%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw0199qSRfKJfSogOIILpNGejtaXzgP7mmhKL5fxClfm3CPhttD11RCd85PIBTLrBUl2-XhUqfB5SQandbhxQoQBr_CljZluAtgvfScfDFCEbu8bQub8Lx_3ALCAAxaKjLNKpq46XCQglf2SML2tCkjFBQOT2mWUtiwh_il6HtbMaUUaxLS1uWGh2VA/w640-h426/RAW2026%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdktPOBv8zinmeeK2b15DaBtxgvwtSdJOUBhxinYtQnTh2LkX3Qg75jYpkbwFFu3mzyMN6B4finQflIvJzPZjjvhg-yYpgiNkv4RJBAhDMxbEP0WCoXTKhCEJ4l5jqBGhIA-GzCXS-7DIWBxqEhQ7P87m-h4eP7KfeYoQF8dscQUalAn3sHCtyJBarw/s2784/RAW2028%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdktPOBv8zinmeeK2b15DaBtxgvwtSdJOUBhxinYtQnTh2LkX3Qg75jYpkbwFFu3mzyMN6B4finQflIvJzPZjjvhg-yYpgiNkv4RJBAhDMxbEP0WCoXTKhCEJ4l5jqBGhIA-GzCXS-7DIWBxqEhQ7P87m-h4eP7KfeYoQF8dscQUalAn3sHCtyJBarw/w640-h426/RAW2028%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We briefly stopped at the lookout at Lake Pedder for a photo before pressing on. Looks like the lake was a little bit low on water.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ0eds8vbY0YkFxs96PyP31T9sYKqaZKOV-X54vSjeIxH73tnT29iL9-gzBzS54iY82YqxCLdZtv973HNPwygMLBXM4AKu9dJxora3lL3_FZ0ITc2igUY3l46FVcs-m8ojC3iOA1yBW73KMGLZ9IoLbMzZqRPUuA_SHb6pUIHZ27RkwO64UVBQ_E6cQ/s4032/220331_Phone_1116%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ0eds8vbY0YkFxs96PyP31T9sYKqaZKOV-X54vSjeIxH73tnT29iL9-gzBzS54iY82YqxCLdZtv973HNPwygMLBXM4AKu9dJxora3lL3_FZ0ITc2igUY3l46FVcs-m8ojC3iOA1yBW73KMGLZ9IoLbMzZqRPUuA_SHb6pUIHZ27RkwO64UVBQ_E6cQ/w640-h360/220331_Phone_1116%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZup1UpTHyXxrO3auFv-dO6yfRSo0LX7HaWPb8BY1WUFiLQ3NKGXAq0BbjSoK0GC8Q8B_1iPYN4BjFoDKb6s_DauZ1NA5pw_zJfnn4HlrR-TZoaYjbEL2aPiPsO53gPFZ-lY6xQiARxCNwdhjyFg_h3RnaEluDxRXMvpTDY9Mx8k4Weo3gpbAsQzGCg/s4032/220331_Phone_1053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZup1UpTHyXxrO3auFv-dO6yfRSo0LX7HaWPb8BY1WUFiLQ3NKGXAq0BbjSoK0GC8Q8B_1iPYN4BjFoDKb6s_DauZ1NA5pw_zJfnn4HlrR-TZoaYjbEL2aPiPsO53gPFZ-lY6xQiARxCNwdhjyFg_h3RnaEluDxRXMvpTDY9Mx8k4Weo3gpbAsQzGCg/w640-h360/220331_Phone_1053.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7IFlusFr7xksXXOVrK6kwRbJL570p2IzaUctRKLAZOqepJv8jw8IoZSrSsq-kbwrZSC0VJ7yTl9CSz0H0-dRQIGl0sBnL-eBuQB0OK8jLvjI5JOs5G2KRe-3XcZh9wvtv3scv1_1LxLFAImd7YKwK4DhTd_DJ761JjvkvTnjCe9A5hfBBaxqfsXNLg/s4032/220331_Phone_1130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7IFlusFr7xksXXOVrK6kwRbJL570p2IzaUctRKLAZOqepJv8jw8IoZSrSsq-kbwrZSC0VJ7yTl9CSz0H0-dRQIGl0sBnL-eBuQB0OK8jLvjI5JOs5G2KRe-3XcZh9wvtv3scv1_1LxLFAImd7YKwK4DhTd_DJ761JjvkvTnjCe9A5hfBBaxqfsXNLg/w640-h360/220331_Phone_1130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As we approached Lake Gordon power station I saw a nice little road that went up to the right, so turned around to take a look and see what the view was like up there. Beautiful views over the lake, the water was well down. Tasmania has been in a bit of a drought so we were told by the locals.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23stdMQ31RSB6XnxmnhefXxh2wkRY0pK6dbi2cyb1hpf_o_chVnxrza8zcKVbY-6m-7RcomaMR52UNkjvpTQ6zA0RGrzdfIuPPjwSJ-09WkY1BAMWSPMUrJnXOEuEzCkt5kYzCng7X519hy8KrsGymt899OQI0Fe5Npn-qteZ1rvVD58xhMzLzt6b-A/s4032/220331_Phone_4135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23stdMQ31RSB6XnxmnhefXxh2wkRY0pK6dbi2cyb1hpf_o_chVnxrza8zcKVbY-6m-7RcomaMR52UNkjvpTQ6zA0RGrzdfIuPPjwSJ-09WkY1BAMWSPMUrJnXOEuEzCkt5kYzCng7X519hy8KrsGymt899OQI0Fe5Npn-qteZ1rvVD58xhMzLzt6b-A/w640-h360/220331_Phone_4135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-GmnfBRnwHDMdh0ZaTYfS_xJ9YICHiPALQv21h1qg8CmbNhEBtgMdMpBFp2gf4Xj9TntDRdlWsqXHWGaZIE9GPVkGHpCeLbO1fc5Aj7Y9jmBZmA1UpuhTQVg3W2e5UyayEOwiCHoK5muvveoc0vsLW3EjSrF1YNHSQ6OKAgTZ2oWN5nXozyy3uAdpQ/s4032/220331_Phone_4159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-GmnfBRnwHDMdh0ZaTYfS_xJ9YICHiPALQv21h1qg8CmbNhEBtgMdMpBFp2gf4Xj9TntDRdlWsqXHWGaZIE9GPVkGHpCeLbO1fc5Aj7Y9jmBZmA1UpuhTQVg3W2e5UyayEOwiCHoK5muvveoc0vsLW3EjSrF1YNHSQ6OKAgTZ2oWN5nXozyy3uAdpQ/w640-h360/220331_Phone_4159.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We pressed on to the dam wall, the two Tuonos were already parked up but riders were nowhere to be seen. We parked up it was 12.50pm, so had taken a while to get out here. Looking down on the dam wall we could see our missing two riders.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI0VxK-UN4s8NFnJy1eu1Fegq_bQixjqzZdAlZu8kgbNWnc0U9A0SouZRyLcC8otIy-RHzvpl9vHWVSv5mnzp6mjBmHV-4BQjpP94C5S_IL_fuGc6ZUxqSQQsDhFEAq1B8a54baNQoH2hxVFZ_c_ShMZIMcHfpOMa7RKGKEjddrcLU_0y5r0qq7OkbQ/s2784/RAW2032%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI0VxK-UN4s8NFnJy1eu1Fegq_bQixjqzZdAlZu8kgbNWnc0U9A0SouZRyLcC8otIy-RHzvpl9vHWVSv5mnzp6mjBmHV-4BQjpP94C5S_IL_fuGc6ZUxqSQQsDhFEAq1B8a54baNQoH2hxVFZ_c_ShMZIMcHfpOMa7RKGKEjddrcLU_0y5r0qq7OkbQ/w426-h640/RAW2032%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8Ts-emlN4J5w8RJ0kwUT5WbEWQ2Y8h00eDg6GPNRQ3vMZCUBKvSBTJ02xLF9wC6ThPOV8LFYYxkl8xfU0ie9i5FAFQ3DIzvPXsZtVp-t4OGQHUEoiXK2CC64SCykgL-lXtgt_oD7HNEXWAYCRXUeQTopZzenXa4BWpGqSC-jgNAnzAFLGYUTnCsYGg/s2784/RAW2030%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8Ts-emlN4J5w8RJ0kwUT5WbEWQ2Y8h00eDg6GPNRQ3vMZCUBKvSBTJ02xLF9wC6ThPOV8LFYYxkl8xfU0ie9i5FAFQ3DIzvPXsZtVp-t4OGQHUEoiXK2CC64SCykgL-lXtgt_oD7HNEXWAYCRXUeQTopZzenXa4BWpGqSC-jgNAnzAFLGYUTnCsYGg/w640-h426/RAW2030%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_bbegakdG8R6aNscgz_d_qLZuja3dHerykRbSDtdTCfHGz-J3gAs8oUTIuDc41e96JhjYkSlDouDc-7jGXuaM_QYfvAsRbsyguWKXVqjr59tVKyUlxgjGZu2Ke6WuFab8_bRHoupgNr8iEo9odbz0fOuvPkqF0iTmYSqWqR_VB61aLdeOSetM2eQzw/s2784/RAW2034%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_bbegakdG8R6aNscgz_d_qLZuja3dHerykRbSDtdTCfHGz-J3gAs8oUTIuDc41e96JhjYkSlDouDc-7jGXuaM_QYfvAsRbsyguWKXVqjr59tVKyUlxgjGZu2Ke6WuFab8_bRHoupgNr8iEo9odbz0fOuvPkqF0iTmYSqWqR_VB61aLdeOSetM2eQzw/w640-h426/RAW2034%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8SCM6pRsmXkNwf7g1pz9iDaqk_elcxgqoQfc_kM7molY3I7VOCucIg4q90FIDchWyiznn-LPFmAVIQGsyzgDfGE7AzyZphkoV3Wy45O6_6bkkYP-VJ0Vs47tc5x_zQ50l4ccSm4LOJtcARF_O0qnLDgkOKNf8QZOSrWQkv2udaXdPNa3Mv0lm_OB9g/s2784/RAW2038%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8SCM6pRsmXkNwf7g1pz9iDaqk_elcxgqoQfc_kM7molY3I7VOCucIg4q90FIDchWyiznn-LPFmAVIQGsyzgDfGE7AzyZphkoV3Wy45O6_6bkkYP-VJ0Vs47tc5x_zQ50l4ccSm4LOJtcARF_O0qnLDgkOKNf8QZOSrWQkv2udaXdPNa3Mv0lm_OB9g/w640-h426/RAW2038%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00M1jON_uHjiAFzSlmj9lMEMZ5l3CqYoEYrA5faCj2IDcaOWkMxb2ishJhJhtYwwmePDtwHIsy9VwoaCaM99H8LKoqsMwfS9fShfWE8tOzdbsb6ORC5qBcMOxOrt7FbPhw-2VDirMwmmkZmqmVdYQZIhpmlX39RN2kgLZxk81uOqxP1pMZMG6jsmzcA/s2784/RAW2040%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00M1jON_uHjiAFzSlmj9lMEMZ5l3CqYoEYrA5faCj2IDcaOWkMxb2ishJhJhtYwwmePDtwHIsy9VwoaCaM99H8LKoqsMwfS9fShfWE8tOzdbsb6ORC5qBcMOxOrt7FbPhw-2VDirMwmmkZmqmVdYQZIhpmlX39RN2kgLZxk81uOqxP1pMZMG6jsmzcA/w640-h426/RAW2040%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So Flyboy and myself decided on a Dam wall walk as well, and why not we have plenty of time. I took my camera and Caramel slice so I could have a little lunch on the dam wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnSKwvlSKZo3x-PYXuc79K9CXkD1IUFIEEdCgT2dZbJYi6YmqLN-WCJwvfme7_ocSppc58ybc6W8hNtaaTf1vwKX65hvjOlGxw6G5dyVJUfzJZ6qCea3KNAoYnbrSYu-4ddNwvJbXiYWPrgdLAP1pWNCsR4iOVwwFYtWblp6CewRBgZHssOAZEKG3iQ/s2784/RAW2044%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnSKwvlSKZo3x-PYXuc79K9CXkD1IUFIEEdCgT2dZbJYi6YmqLN-WCJwvfme7_ocSppc58ybc6W8hNtaaTf1vwKX65hvjOlGxw6G5dyVJUfzJZ6qCea3KNAoYnbrSYu-4ddNwvJbXiYWPrgdLAP1pWNCsR4iOVwwFYtWblp6CewRBgZHssOAZEKG3iQ/w426-h640/RAW2044%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZhFIK3l1HvxknOoGk9ThUG3imJUUmr-TmC7_ZAWZgLo7ZlmdDz9ZdDWnVFhu9UEKzyomZw2YObK0PI4DMs7m5YWS0rpdqWDJDUzIRY_npZWXupEEOoHp27T6d8j52mh9QIa-sT65mh1wBJGA5bO4pTOdeJoXRIgjEw-4wapzNgUqe68YQHtsrffYlg/s2784/RAW2045%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZhFIK3l1HvxknOoGk9ThUG3imJUUmr-TmC7_ZAWZgLo7ZlmdDz9ZdDWnVFhu9UEKzyomZw2YObK0PI4DMs7m5YWS0rpdqWDJDUzIRY_npZWXupEEOoHp27T6d8j52mh9QIa-sT65mh1wBJGA5bO4pTOdeJoXRIgjEw-4wapzNgUqe68YQHtsrffYlg/w640-h426/RAW2045%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFZd5Gnz0sECgXHvuNVkvOlN6Fms7UITgd9SAS-UFyt_9yin9ltSs3L-wxt1HSBV1ZSzTQTZD5StQ8C2d9Xc72F_jxPBjEPKjSzSOyNczcvtVIH3N_PR4DH_DxMSfDjxIGjuzQMv2QjQH9xagGMn-3XWTaR06JIlhgPxA8fe1WxoiGPRFJd2hAKMiFw/s2784/RAW2046%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFZd5Gnz0sECgXHvuNVkvOlN6Fms7UITgd9SAS-UFyt_9yin9ltSs3L-wxt1HSBV1ZSzTQTZD5StQ8C2d9Xc72F_jxPBjEPKjSzSOyNczcvtVIH3N_PR4DH_DxMSfDjxIGjuzQMv2QjQH9xagGMn-3XWTaR06JIlhgPxA8fe1WxoiGPRFJd2hAKMiFw/w640-h426/RAW2046%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I can climb on the wall if someone with me is licensed?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEHBsEBPblviTWVFECAklNqRs_4QbmUcNMnTlBgzDTTHi0_t-xUHVcpAFxLdYWI68lHn7PuoUv-e_3iOSSqHg4TP1LTX2Ey98B3j7581yf6B8lrQfd3B-PowqQPi72HbmNlDiAKi2SbgauAOiz8LfVoe_Pewa_pPsOXd4j3xoDTPNDBI7lYHzSctlmg/s2784/RAW2048%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEHBsEBPblviTWVFECAklNqRs_4QbmUcNMnTlBgzDTTHi0_t-xUHVcpAFxLdYWI68lHn7PuoUv-e_3iOSSqHg4TP1LTX2Ey98B3j7581yf6B8lrQfd3B-PowqQPi72HbmNlDiAKi2SbgauAOiz8LfVoe_Pewa_pPsOXd4j3xoDTPNDBI7lYHzSctlmg/w426-h640/RAW2048%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The dam wall is 140m high with a double curvature, and is the largest dam volume in Australia at over 12.4 million Megalitres. It would have been pretty hard labour building this thing back in the 60's and 70's, especially out here in this harsh environment. Such a beautiful and peaceful place though. From the carpark I spied above a viewing platform. I think I'll go have a look up there on the way out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI3G2ltKQZ5X5s5rFcMjUTbKQRgMaGp9VAxu9bBcAO29pNa-eFxd2l77B7Cy-ZLTPneNHeObblY0uVs92u5z4rNxvOyVUOzKDTg5wpboVuOKLUNnPwuh09AMvpd3s45_U6E-aQSZcY9V0WZczI0QAZB5Za2P0N25tLVZ8mAIWL9LNAm86F1MNOyP8wg/s2784/RAW2051%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAI3G2ltKQZ5X5s5rFcMjUTbKQRgMaGp9VAxu9bBcAO29pNa-eFxd2l77B7Cy-ZLTPneNHeObblY0uVs92u5z4rNxvOyVUOzKDTg5wpboVuOKLUNnPwuh09AMvpd3s45_U6E-aQSZcY9V0WZczI0QAZB5Za2P0N25tLVZ8mAIWL9LNAm86F1MNOyP8wg/w426-h640/RAW2051%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtJ8KgL-Y5gKhfdgm0k31D62RiiXXnJ-uvGQqJvkIgk5RaHwLJin9k0tXAOsnOtp011JJ1EglIM4hwtLpyziAiRXQaTkj3wo0ViQkvoHpMNGFdWT3R77dVB2HJB9W5MC8o-AT35U_rjVOCwU-sNrk-mKSMGkywXjyuVRmP8yvoeX1C3Ypx5wF2F_o8A/s2784/RAW2055%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbw9wyjDsLqLsvkQ4hlaGQmT9su3w1oa3PYIbuY_ZjInluekk3RMFG3efWqDya_g6WSFoEuJUlWWTEsLc4WIGdedukgb0gaGgAQ_2v03taR_YztP-HoccuOjEWRB2jJlaAboPjBiwYl-G10CnRFzigNMTml021qCf9TFhvZtvXjxizyRmX1wllvK_xw/w426-h640/RAW2065%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This stair reminded me of the stair in the Return of the King where Frodo and Sam climb up the mountains to Cirith Ungol.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzpCgbs-TP6hnjI9E4OOor_oobpxV9JI2XCOwihfuYHcryFnCfMFVrwjpAJbHgahRKBThb0iWNxyqgH-ROu4AWofxm61a_x6JGbfXB4fpz0jFdMwT90hDbr7zh5gGfZkzbe8BZstTGuqaKNYS0oo1eqwKXU_PDbUgpGI1SMMTK-7m8DwyOjrO-TGtDg/s2784/RAW2066%201%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzpCgbs-TP6hnjI9E4OOor_oobpxV9JI2XCOwihfuYHcryFnCfMFVrwjpAJbHgahRKBThb0iWNxyqgH-ROu4AWofxm61a_x6JGbfXB4fpz0jFdMwT90hDbr7zh5gGfZkzbe8BZstTGuqaKNYS0oo1eqwKXU_PDbUgpGI1SMMTK-7m8DwyOjrO-TGtDg/w640-h426/RAW2066%201%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The climb back up to the top left me short of breath and I saw at the top someone had graffitied the sign saying 192 steps, sounds legit I wasn't going back to count. Before leaving I wanted to check out the top lookout over the Dam and lake. Even more stunning scenery from up here. </div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Iv4s7129yIyazW2-xUmBDqmQ7drpzEYHCIkX1Ma3cHM4vX7SkRFCebU1Z6V6FpxPGUr1_uQ7HEMYJgdZO4VUqVgNZOktYfr7g4BxI927IxNyF_JZu2AV7FWlOWmpvLlufwNPSAMfghsNUXQ7g3d9Auw_zqeYHIglbrW3f6BYc2tlWg8hj94EUzkiYg/s4032/220331_Phone_3915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Iv4s7129yIyazW2-xUmBDqmQ7drpzEYHCIkX1Ma3cHM4vX7SkRFCebU1Z6V6FpxPGUr1_uQ7HEMYJgdZO4VUqVgNZOktYfr7g4BxI927IxNyF_JZu2AV7FWlOWmpvLlufwNPSAMfghsNUXQ7g3d9Auw_zqeYHIglbrW3f6BYc2tlWg8hj94EUzkiYg/w640-h360/220331_Phone_3915.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Apparently there's 12 Million Megalitres out here in that dam. Yeah that's a lot of water and Australia's biggest dam according to google.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9Rqar78H9LvexgiFAArmUWk52NpWcrsMoNj1ojVukIlf3808n2sZg-ZutifQ2oOQKLKzLYJj2wM1F-aR81MeiFuz2IOlZWotmI2qQJgDkwToX-CNZxN4LqFt5G9xFlA1aLSsRI6fAtTRjRc0DJhUYCwR_8eIh_-OBy5tcCGlRGvR3kue-f-Na1MhyQ/s6096/220331_Phone_3833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="6096" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9Rqar78H9LvexgiFAArmUWk52NpWcrsMoNj1ojVukIlf3808n2sZg-ZutifQ2oOQKLKzLYJj2wM1F-aR81MeiFuz2IOlZWotmI2qQJgDkwToX-CNZxN4LqFt5G9xFlA1aLSsRI6fAtTRjRc0DJhUYCwR_8eIh_-OBy5tcCGlRGvR3kue-f-Na1MhyQ/w640-h234/220331_Phone_3833.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I saw the sign that said Dam lookout, which pointed up behind some bushes and the fence. Yeah didn't look real enticing but I wander up to have a look and yes the views over the dam were pretty spectacular, even more so than the one's down closer. It was now quarter to 2, time to get going as it was 300kms to Queenstown from here, and at least 250km of that was going to be twisty roads.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU1PVZwzEucQNMfuGb6P8HcHwWRdGY9N8FhUjpm3aK2pY_oVavqa7HkQnL6iDkUztHwKibS1Y_G7qvRY8HZQteF150b2YT_Ql_zuC00RlE6VuOB8tmsvEFRNESY6SCEwSRsJgv6hOhCZKvw6TU6Fn7qLwCNJ8S-YtbivebKdg8VMlvfRotfdCv-34tg/s4032/220331_Phone_4219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKU1PVZwzEucQNMfuGb6P8HcHwWRdGY9N8FhUjpm3aK2pY_oVavqa7HkQnL6iDkUztHwKibS1Y_G7qvRY8HZQteF150b2YT_Ql_zuC00RlE6VuOB8tmsvEFRNESY6SCEwSRsJgv6hOhCZKvw6TU6Fn7qLwCNJ8S-YtbivebKdg8VMlvfRotfdCv-34tg/w640-h360/220331_Phone_4219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">So no more photos until we get to Queenstown for now and we blasted off the way we came. The road had dried out by now and the temp had risen to a barmy 16°C from the low of about 10-11 in the forest this morning. On our way out I was following Dave/Stu and around a right hand bend a FWD coming the other way sat right on the centre line, our heads were all leant over on the centre line and we all had to pick up quick smart to avoid a mid corner collision. First bike fair enough but all three bikes the driver was a complete prick. Both Stu and I said it was the closest call we've had in years. F#cker. Lots of fun chasing Tuonos through the 100kms of twistys.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The rest of the trip across the Lyell Highway was pretty good. Plenty of twisty bits. A quick stop in derwent bridge, where the tuonos filled up and then we were off again. The road from Derwent Bridge to Queenstown is all twisty and it had plenty of bumps and we were riding directly into the sun, yeah that made it a little difficult but it was still fun but we were starting to get a bit tired.</p><p>I decided to turn off at the top of the hill into town and head to the Iron Blow lookout, Scotty was with me and he's never been here before so would be good to show him about. Looking down on the road we saw 2 adventure riders that we passed earlier go by and then Flyboy came flying up the hill but he kept going. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGsqU_-q93_2ImisPm-ulU3nslscgXGQx-_7oMPkhuQGo4QyTGRE1SxgAjUhhZpiq6MCB11hbjlFrLxkwkOWzkd9L6OTn9POVChPPXC50slykwp_Cd0EdHYXH264zFI8r6Ae_kn_--YK8wksr6udHwVj4q7sygsgaa0nKkCHIBcWbL9NHYc2HydltVQ/s2784/RAW2075%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGsqU_-q93_2ImisPm-ulU3nslscgXGQx-_7oMPkhuQGo4QyTGRE1SxgAjUhhZpiq6MCB11hbjlFrLxkwkOWzkd9L6OTn9POVChPPXC50slykwp_Cd0EdHYXH264zFI8r6Ae_kn_--YK8wksr6udHwVj4q7sygsgaa0nKkCHIBcWbL9NHYc2HydltVQ/w640-h426/RAW2075%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMzRiFvBk281hd4XpEBcXyNgn3i_KQYopKkjy0M8uM9LtOZIajRmHGVj3S0fWkdhoLTE47SZM27qKeeQIqqKain8jV2vqwsZ4uxYMBylwXKEjJpYG0qNuplllcbKpcoRzheTn0_tBjvKpxwGWz1Rc6g5EExDtyNTO1a73pnceXct5NZ5e20-vPy5g_g/s2784/RAW2076%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMzRiFvBk281hd4XpEBcXyNgn3i_KQYopKkjy0M8uM9LtOZIajRmHGVj3S0fWkdhoLTE47SZM27qKeeQIqqKain8jV2vqwsZ4uxYMBylwXKEjJpYG0qNuplllcbKpcoRzheTn0_tBjvKpxwGWz1Rc6g5EExDtyNTO1a73pnceXct5NZ5e20-vPy5g_g/w640-h426/RAW2076%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Iron blow is an open cut mine in the side of the hill. They mined gold and copper up here back in the 1800's. Beautiful Azure blue water is the result of the ore in the water. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjpIcR0dTYGQKgpb_Rtxr2bC2CfMZKzOpWjwJT5_6fP65QkyZtHQmHz5jdhGK6dWrtWvp3D--w_CMbXNzRXLqen5PIFCVfWB7KmCer-5S4eW9k4hOKgwjtU1jSzJcAo-UoGvSC-k70U6EPEp7fl-D1ifM_V0Cdm5n-C89wogK8HK-Y_0qF-noGI2yZg/s2784/RAW2078%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjpIcR0dTYGQKgpb_Rtxr2bC2CfMZKzOpWjwJT5_6fP65QkyZtHQmHz5jdhGK6dWrtWvp3D--w_CMbXNzRXLqen5PIFCVfWB7KmCer-5S4eW9k4hOKgwjtU1jSzJcAo-UoGvSC-k70U6EPEp7fl-D1ifM_V0Cdm5n-C89wogK8HK-Y_0qF-noGI2yZg/w640-h426/RAW2078%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6n2ut-Wd_fPmJRAs9eAvvHR3rd_BR6MvGgJe2cURXGFLO9kN4uMqifpWTEoFZUppCa74OtVueHKHRBwNG0yk8A2YGU28K4P_SgLT7_Zw2OfVnwPp3VIXWXY4Tlk3Rps1F6iFzQvFSSaCAUzYv2hGNCH48WSJ8500QP4XUft08dG7D0_Kgubn-C1xXg/s2784/RAW2080%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6n2ut-Wd_fPmJRAs9eAvvHR3rd_BR6MvGgJe2cURXGFLO9kN4uMqifpWTEoFZUppCa74OtVueHKHRBwNG0yk8A2YGU28K4P_SgLT7_Zw2OfVnwPp3VIXWXY4Tlk3Rps1F6iFzQvFSSaCAUzYv2hGNCH48WSJ8500QP4XUft08dG7D0_Kgubn-C1xXg/w640-h426/RAW2080%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those hills in the distance have become a Mountain biking mecca now, you can see 2 distinct trails coming down those hills on the right. Yeah that would be pretty intense downhill run, but good to see people out enjoying our environment rather than sitting inside endlessly scrolling down. I could see myself going over the handlebars down there.</div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM2YrLaN3RNE-tV8yPXF-gH3SqMyLn20gKimE9wd9crjGxoTm2030HaI1FMVDqneNpjdJO3CYqGhG6p4-2ifAEgxQhxvvn3gp0D4Uikwl7azHC2WKaRvUg7N8RmSnX8ry-JyOWy0yE4JIorRr2qjypCZswC8Zn6lDSGW32KzhD0QCPprCiQMtrWvcxg/s2784/RAW2081%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM2YrLaN3RNE-tV8yPXF-gH3SqMyLn20gKimE9wd9crjGxoTm2030HaI1FMVDqneNpjdJO3CYqGhG6p4-2ifAEgxQhxvvn3gp0D4Uikwl7azHC2WKaRvUg7N8RmSnX8ry-JyOWy0yE4JIorRr2qjypCZswC8Zn6lDSGW32KzhD0QCPprCiQMtrWvcxg/w640-h426/RAW2081%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gormanstan</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xNV_uHZVSrIr19LfLzo1i8OEXIl_gUlRJ_hulcZwEXNVK4XOUWfy-ixWJclKuwyvbZtGW-tlBSE0FtzC2VB3wfInz0-UQptDwpKKC9NdEXH_nMwvIZnsPajW-zRNgvYADhlgv-EhMqtNb32b34_y7eHLVOUb2b_lSgC2e5Y3H4xS_cBimwZhAbRxPw/s2784/RAW2082%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xNV_uHZVSrIr19LfLzo1i8OEXIl_gUlRJ_hulcZwEXNVK4XOUWfy-ixWJclKuwyvbZtGW-tlBSE0FtzC2VB3wfInz0-UQptDwpKKC9NdEXH_nMwvIZnsPajW-zRNgvYADhlgv-EhMqtNb32b34_y7eHLVOUb2b_lSgC2e5Y3H4xS_cBimwZhAbRxPw/w640-h426/RAW2082%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY8maR-YNbKJB1NZuAo8ghycKmGYqmwRehWnD3kZopeuj2YkiSX5DXydmfA_Axmfzr-Gw8NF31FSLzY5hzTuQB38NrBmAIBsb58wBWWX7Wl2SICi22SzXIOt3XcEN_55otAsg7pGe1jzfx9zsL__10nAQwHBtPy2ZR3wgFK0LvzePLVsrVaYumJEllQ/s2784/RAW2083%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY8maR-YNbKJB1NZuAo8ghycKmGYqmwRehWnD3kZopeuj2YkiSX5DXydmfA_Axmfzr-Gw8NF31FSLzY5hzTuQB38NrBmAIBsb58wBWWX7Wl2SICi22SzXIOt3XcEN_55otAsg7pGe1jzfx9zsL__10nAQwHBtPy2ZR3wgFK0LvzePLVsrVaYumJEllQ/w640-h426/RAW2083%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One more brief stop before we get into Queenstown and it's the lookout over the town just over the top of the hill about 1km. I could see Scotty was a bit tired from the several attempt he was making to park his bike, so thought we'd make it a short stop then head straight to the pub, it's only a few minutes away anyway.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3g2cqQN8RdeRrOVxc8KBCynbaZPwxkrXsYAg_XliPz3AZlD-Z33bmiKq8DkP4z6-YMlFKQms80UI4MXSj2Fn0ldfksiCLw-Y_cfj7FWf-ngwwH06EkkYB4HSi0c9XXGv4K3wApgAsk6N-dg3BDmVKJ1eDvnrSgGZ6Cb1I_STMlqszerS-UORMYOObQ/s2784/RAW2087%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3g2cqQN8RdeRrOVxc8KBCynbaZPwxkrXsYAg_XliPz3AZlD-Z33bmiKq8DkP4z6-YMlFKQms80UI4MXSj2Fn0ldfksiCLw-Y_cfj7FWf-ngwwH06EkkYB4HSi0c9XXGv4K3wApgAsk6N-dg3BDmVKJ1eDvnrSgGZ6Cb1I_STMlqszerS-UORMYOObQ/w640-h426/RAW2087%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJBPX8cog8DdQYpxTIXjxboJWOfm-vzvAh5IX4vmlHUxdUBReamKh_nRgS1Nq94nqYsmh7rjermXfihq6shCe1FY4POa3Bo9mtMT1EhpCMC3GkWoAzW1ZUI8EnQVb1rlReVIFTGeYTyv2wJJ0mmX2NiXDqH_B_FRZIgaHqAdqXbq1QNKws3S5S6pi4Q/s2784/RAW2089%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJBPX8cog8DdQYpxTIXjxboJWOfm-vzvAh5IX4vmlHUxdUBReamKh_nRgS1Nq94nqYsmh7rjermXfihq6shCe1FY4POa3Bo9mtMT1EhpCMC3GkWoAzW1ZUI8EnQVb1rlReVIFTGeYTyv2wJJ0mmX2NiXDqH_B_FRZIgaHqAdqXbq1QNKws3S5S6pi4Q/w640-h426/RAW2089%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXw5h7gAFBnuhrZ4eYoYHCHTb30HVdz8hToOIGgI1ukY7OxRF5LIsa7yt1uY2kM_CrsNrmcs3b5xY3Y0A_XSdNwZwFTNDEj_4HUkfufQF4ERex5K-c3Ct2LKQnJYGI0eC79JLjgt4XwY43zixxqjfdO5VqSJ_v44Evhkr4uz0OPxwfjUmoUwnIop2gg/s2784/RAW2096%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXw5h7gAFBnuhrZ4eYoYHCHTb30HVdz8hToOIGgI1ukY7OxRF5LIsa7yt1uY2kM_CrsNrmcs3b5xY3Y0A_XSdNwZwFTNDEj_4HUkfufQF4ERex5K-c3Ct2LKQnJYGI0eC79JLjgt4XwY43zixxqjfdO5VqSJ_v44Evhkr4uz0OPxwfjUmoUwnIop2gg/w640-h426/RAW2096%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtG9R1behOBScGNpzCdI-SgRA2e9dr1043H1ylhmGmL9ok9lDPta2MYSA5EFmQAxIa3bwTZSTVTNV65B8y92vC6-y5j-ZK2k9CJCoINUcyiMwAOybJGFdQeXWfTTeRAPoRvE7-4M3aESycpqgIbWXA_Nr2HiQ8EnQL7sg43MAIPuBjOtw9btzGrxqn-Q/s2784/RAW2098%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtG9R1behOBScGNpzCdI-SgRA2e9dr1043H1ylhmGmL9ok9lDPta2MYSA5EFmQAxIa3bwTZSTVTNV65B8y92vC6-y5j-ZK2k9CJCoINUcyiMwAOybJGFdQeXWfTTeRAPoRvE7-4M3aESycpqgIbWXA_Nr2HiQ8EnQL7sg43MAIPuBjOtw9btzGrxqn-Q/w640-h426/RAW2098%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Riding down the 99 bends into town was a good last dash but by now we were pretty well spent and just wanted to get there. Our accomodation for the night was the Empire Hotel. Parking right out front with the other guys we wandered in to get our rooms and get changed and have a well earned beer. Unfortunately there's no off street parking at the Empire but other than that the rooms were ok and the food was good, all for $75 for a double room including continental breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yTq3qDgkXVSVVZZPnTn63FzANackiO6kUopR5e2HODu5BRrDrWXJUdsri6rYd7puJ06uIGDnqY_xXPIm58tOlQzk27Vqvui3_U9ibfCJCIn_nqJFnIWBtPuZZCnWUmmPVZgblsyKI3K7ElGd5a1LZz40PfMXO5sPpFJGrGtBbPrE5uQCJ9iaqfQH8A/s2784/RAW2111%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yTq3qDgkXVSVVZZPnTn63FzANackiO6kUopR5e2HODu5BRrDrWXJUdsri6rYd7puJ06uIGDnqY_xXPIm58tOlQzk27Vqvui3_U9ibfCJCIn_nqJFnIWBtPuZZCnWUmmPVZgblsyKI3K7ElGd5a1LZz40PfMXO5sPpFJGrGtBbPrE5uQCJ9iaqfQH8A/w640-h426/RAW2111%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUnii-wOq_112EoZ_P_J2XS-Ks5V7wqkntj5Ju3ST6y3HtxXKNil7fRPE-C5Q0VvKx4hLsfgYNpcbowvJoTBNZe6jVGYBJbwGpSgP0y1VwOBI_YgZqxXumlCb7wUCe9-XKiR4rcD1i3FY0I1dTlGeMHhvkKZdz0HZ7jnKSK7hzK7ITK429BYiTN4KgA/s2784/RAW2105%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUnii-wOq_112EoZ_P_J2XS-Ks5V7wqkntj5Ju3ST6y3HtxXKNil7fRPE-C5Q0VvKx4hLsfgYNpcbowvJoTBNZe6jVGYBJbwGpSgP0y1VwOBI_YgZqxXumlCb7wUCe9-XKiR4rcD1i3FY0I1dTlGeMHhvkKZdz0HZ7jnKSK7hzK7ITK429BYiTN4KgA/w640-h426/RAW2105%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fmHFemlD2EY32g2jDTAS0GhCun1sKLFI7wEz_JVpUtQTdq9ne3uqsHKkN8S6EGa-qzcesQlV9CY6z-HQrAmAPuS3Uu2_uyG7zw9l-JZKJXxGFGKLTs16UCOjz8mA9aAedsmaUpvhwTrea3KZWphNFtcti9eJUDc0-mAr17bV5kyAG2guuHaJNZ1DEQ/s2784/RAW2113%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fmHFemlD2EY32g2jDTAS0GhCun1sKLFI7wEz_JVpUtQTdq9ne3uqsHKkN8S6EGa-qzcesQlV9CY6z-HQrAmAPuS3Uu2_uyG7zw9l-JZKJXxGFGKLTs16UCOjz8mA9aAedsmaUpvhwTrea3KZWphNFtcti9eJUDc0-mAr17bV5kyAG2guuHaJNZ1DEQ/w640-h426/RAW2113%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We had a few beers and it was golden hour outside so decided to get out and get a few shots of whatever I could before diner. Mt Lyell made for a magnificent backdrop during golden hour.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAeBcqRrURp-PWeDQAcfLHQ5r7Pegz88w4DGol_pQ-f24KH5tFkskj7P52pU8iQtXblsxrU4jMWRyZWcyCX4ebTH52M3CsNQnG_iUbI4DsRifewiHfc4W_PQm0PkhPHSXTfXNlqmLyovT8VeG-3D2zVpp1vCGhKd8GatERz_qxMpwOFgBhOTnE2iKYw/s2784/RAW2116%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAeBcqRrURp-PWeDQAcfLHQ5r7Pegz88w4DGol_pQ-f24KH5tFkskj7P52pU8iQtXblsxrU4jMWRyZWcyCX4ebTH52M3CsNQnG_iUbI4DsRifewiHfc4W_PQm0PkhPHSXTfXNlqmLyovT8VeG-3D2zVpp1vCGhKd8GatERz_qxMpwOFgBhOTnE2iKYw/w640-h426/RAW2116%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXZ7mbsHLRwSnN0gO4TjL-tbNC7-QRSpdQImF7pe0JmKX8qm9YB5MFP6vCmlafn9tbf1vZfD38-Tv2xGqVqfABuQRhAjaiRGXYg1yVxgsF2oRFIBP9fffiMwNf0-TjzjOO0XIi8oMy1i5k8VlYY68hnI-ALFSheRirvVS8ZBsYi3pJeqMwVdy88uD7w/s2784/RAW2118%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXZ7mbsHLRwSnN0gO4TjL-tbNC7-QRSpdQImF7pe0JmKX8qm9YB5MFP6vCmlafn9tbf1vZfD38-Tv2xGqVqfABuQRhAjaiRGXYg1yVxgsF2oRFIBP9fffiMwNf0-TjzjOO0XIi8oMy1i5k8VlYY68hnI-ALFSheRirvVS8ZBsYi3pJeqMwVdy88uD7w/w640-h426/RAW2118%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q93KcVAVNG-vA4067nXSIDQYu9lavsh9C7BebGReye5hKz87M_L1QP7pL1M5M2fwixaB1wuVI6gVWXOGaACmphzDo9-wM5bFXxf-QXD6rP_Dfz8Q23svk1YsxeYHVAYiCG2c3mC56ZUzIlzugTMfIRwTRD_ufF74mut2MvAErTjWMxWbzi6kMHR7-w/s2784/RAW2121%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q93KcVAVNG-vA4067nXSIDQYu9lavsh9C7BebGReye5hKz87M_L1QP7pL1M5M2fwixaB1wuVI6gVWXOGaACmphzDo9-wM5bFXxf-QXD6rP_Dfz8Q23svk1YsxeYHVAYiCG2c3mC56ZUzIlzugTMfIRwTRD_ufF74mut2MvAErTjWMxWbzi6kMHR7-w/w640-h426/RAW2121%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8VCugFOACFrg58YVwN2bhAE6wnF_S30y8aLOryBxZNg9AbDtMr6nTT7nSZMTg4BRwtlinyfu-H0f-Wxo2tRny4dcjzmaHz2B5UzcfPd7ed3oAPyfDQ2QrkSeXgc0ahx3lBsQiE-cKP1BcfZzdvRSnTE6kqNnRRsPMpos1-d0_Wl1LD5Pj8eB8I3fGA/s2784/RAW2128%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8VCugFOACFrg58YVwN2bhAE6wnF_S30y8aLOryBxZNg9AbDtMr6nTT7nSZMTg4BRwtlinyfu-H0f-Wxo2tRny4dcjzmaHz2B5UzcfPd7ed3oAPyfDQ2QrkSeXgc0ahx3lBsQiE-cKP1BcfZzdvRSnTE6kqNnRRsPMpos1-d0_Wl1LD5Pj8eB8I3fGA/w640-h426/RAW2128%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yet another awesome day riding in Tassie, a little bit on the chilly side since yesterday, the temperature's have dropped by about 10°C from what it was the first 4 days but still enjoyable. With my rain/warm liner back in and the heated grips on it hasn't been too bad.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>Pubs Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> 9</span> </div><div>Bakery's Saved Counter: <span> 5</span></div><p><br /></p><p>Day 6 Map Reference</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m46!1m12!1m3!1d376674.6534303141!2d146.1775625965301!3d-42.47516463481953!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m31!3e0!4m5!1s0xaa6ddf43796f04f1%3A0xb51141750849c40a!2sWrest%20Point%20Hotel%20Casino%2C%20410%20Sandy%20Bay%20Rd%2C%20Sandy%20Bay%20TAS%207005!3m2!1d-42.9026591!2d147.3373007!4m5!1s0xaa6e6b7c1649a823%3A0x503c94dd0de1230!2sNew%20Norfolk%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.781144!2d147.0622665!4m5!1s0xaa6f0a42c7b88b61%3A0xabdad0592cc07bee!2sGordon%20Dam%2C%20Gordon%20River%20Road%2C%20Strathgordon%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.730241799999995!2d145.97640379999999!4m5!1s0xaa6ffd13c663c311%3A0x403c94dd0de0080!2sDerwent%20Bridge%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.1366389!2d146.2293402!4m5!1s0xaa6536ea9ee38a1b%3A0x403c94dd0de0270!2sQueenstown%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.080483199999996!2d145.5543592!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1649988007738!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-26545202987738316772022-04-20T17:59:00.000+10:002022-04-20T17:59:17.510+10:00Tasmania 2022 Day#5 - Saving Tassie one pub at a time tour<p style="text-align: justify;">With Mt Wellington being closed till friday, today was going to be a short ride down towards Cockle Creek and back.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We stopped for breakfast at a small cafe. Unfortunately there was only one guy doing everything and breakfast took about an hour. It was good though, just slow. As we waited we could see the weather closing in from the south, just the place we are riding to today.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We headed down past Kettering and it starts to rain lightly and consistently, as we got down to Middleton it got a little heavier and didn't look like it was going to ease at all. It was only like 12-13°C and wet, there was mutual agreement riding around aimlessly in the cold and wet was pointless so we pulled the pin and attempted to ride north and get out of the rain. As we did so, we got up onto high ground and could see out over Hobart and to the north and there was rain out in the distance. Doug gave the abort signal and we headed back to the casino. I didn't take one single photo this morning and only rode about 100kms. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Due to industrial action the busses were running for free until end of april so we caught a bus into town to have a look around. The 2 Dave's and I checked out one of the bike shops in town, then this bike pulled up. An undercover Police Tiger 900 and the copper had plain black motorcycle gear with Police badges on each arm. Stealth, he had covert lights, siren etc hope we don't see him out on the road.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDdiYIn3aSF7jmmgyICjIWDDGvlVgmACD7cBITnTPnKUeiqxyTt9M51oQcjpVaqlTcHgMOH5eU_rfx9qePDE2L7phTGHH7ROPcIMXYG4E-N1KCU6Cf0P6v727G6TplyxWeOHoTFXptH_Z0JVom0d3W_wzEeYugzv4T-7RRDxN6gOKCKUw5z28VCrqqQ/s4032/220330_Phone_0005%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDdiYIn3aSF7jmmgyICjIWDDGvlVgmACD7cBITnTPnKUeiqxyTt9M51oQcjpVaqlTcHgMOH5eU_rfx9qePDE2L7phTGHH7ROPcIMXYG4E-N1KCU6Cf0P6v727G6TplyxWeOHoTFXptH_Z0JVom0d3W_wzEeYugzv4T-7RRDxN6gOKCKUw5z28VCrqqQ/w640-h360/220330_Phone_0005%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We stopped in at a Thai restaurant for lunch, the Laksa was very nice, although the meal was a bit big and I couldn't finish. Great value at $13. We got a message from the boys that they were in the Whaler Hotel in Salamanca. I'm surprised they made it past 3 other pubs on the way.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmaecqM8SCrR2VEBFNXWFveScReAOHCo3wSxv9y_7clSxZk5sXp9ccYvRjdky06DAkGbX38uM767aiR-nRaESVFccEpJrydaNyjuDvmvU1EGFR4F7hgHVTy1r-fb1DT_IVfTMB4Rt1z91sqkbjI64-iHNd2xKKlcqUEiT-gWIG2BlNAF9jONmbWjB-A/s3561/220330_Phone_1533%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="3561" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmaecqM8SCrR2VEBFNXWFveScReAOHCo3wSxv9y_7clSxZk5sXp9ccYvRjdky06DAkGbX38uM767aiR-nRaESVFccEpJrydaNyjuDvmvU1EGFR4F7hgHVTy1r-fb1DT_IVfTMB4Rt1z91sqkbjI64-iHNd2xKKlcqUEiT-gWIG2BlNAF9jONmbWjB-A/w640-h360/220330_Phone_1533%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salamanca</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After a beer at the Whaler we moved on and had look through the market area. As Hobart was the second city settled in 1803 it has a very distinctive look, just like the Rocks area in Sydney. Although it seems to me that it is actually bigger with more old style houses. Probably because they knocked them down in Sydney in the name of progress.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeyEF5bIY769Xg_qbIZOWS364LaZ1tPAoZqcslLDPuC1lJCnj-8LXvW4ht9mFkJRiqMkIWlIpLOafiTqDyPYWw3IZQ_bn1N7nXj5Fh47Q-RC3rNypaaZWTYnN2bydpZtKEOWooECqhmmMOdX0Ir9LNEukTk0VjBog5UPIGj4YGvdrta2o8ZxehS3cbg/s3699/220330_Phone_4537%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="3699" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeyEF5bIY769Xg_qbIZOWS364LaZ1tPAoZqcslLDPuC1lJCnj-8LXvW4ht9mFkJRiqMkIWlIpLOafiTqDyPYWw3IZQ_bn1N7nXj5Fh47Q-RC3rNypaaZWTYnN2bydpZtKEOWooECqhmmMOdX0Ir9LNEukTk0VjBog5UPIGj4YGvdrta2o8ZxehS3cbg/w640-h360/220330_Phone_4537%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhoUW2dNPiMftJ4zCINwYifFaOb41QECBmkoNTlIqFvvCFsxeqRw8D5oCmH2iACMhSL83NG-2PLfY-08A3OU4RotrRpEwWNvTa2C1Ksbl4RgHizkuMC3_lNBmTTFmUZdOGqQvEswRFYvAZW71H08rVqS74RvTuAOwTz6o_wvDL06SbZPGjbcydmeyIQ/s4032/220330_Phone_4628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhoUW2dNPiMftJ4zCINwYifFaOb41QECBmkoNTlIqFvvCFsxeqRw8D5oCmH2iACMhSL83NG-2PLfY-08A3OU4RotrRpEwWNvTa2C1Ksbl4RgHizkuMC3_lNBmTTFmUZdOGqQvEswRFYvAZW71H08rVqS74RvTuAOwTz6o_wvDL06SbZPGjbcydmeyIQ/w640-h360/220330_Phone_4628.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN025rgqpoTFz1zjHOfp3iHLpy9voM9psBwAbschkUSMHlE730efmPRADGoEeIl1dmAQ4K-MmwwIgUCoHhkE0sRpfkQUQeQd02H9NJIJYpeQtzWK7t3Sz9WVirHd_vjttt88ZvKAtGCswoEM4Y0THuV815TjrDlMRBwePZXKDjCbXh4r9RUCzbrBc0g/s4032/220330_Phone_4900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN025rgqpoTFz1zjHOfp3iHLpy9voM9psBwAbschkUSMHlE730efmPRADGoEeIl1dmAQ4K-MmwwIgUCoHhkE0sRpfkQUQeQd02H9NJIJYpeQtzWK7t3Sz9WVirHd_vjttt88ZvKAtGCswoEM4Y0THuV815TjrDlMRBwePZXKDjCbXh4r9RUCzbrBc0g/w360-h640/220330_Phone_4900.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not sure about death by chocolate, but death by whiskey bring it on.......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p12w4B-A96WU78MjPrChNmDNCpQHaIvLykVE8mqoDagYuF-mvdAfCtyQTCxxaOC84uHmE3WDcmtrCqXmNqidwjYbLPYlAwMKL154F1zmSxVY_0G2XNnULDzOxUsTRldljmYCIXmsfFU3Q-EJtrge9HMjo1obIo41TTpM6XLeSi9pmz-ZgCeWVS9muw/s4032/220330_Phone_4318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p12w4B-A96WU78MjPrChNmDNCpQHaIvLykVE8mqoDagYuF-mvdAfCtyQTCxxaOC84uHmE3WDcmtrCqXmNqidwjYbLPYlAwMKL154F1zmSxVY_0G2XNnULDzOxUsTRldljmYCIXmsfFU3Q-EJtrge9HMjo1obIo41TTpM6XLeSi9pmz-ZgCeWVS9muw/w360-h640/220330_Phone_4318.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eventually we made our way around to the Shipwright Arms Hotel. This is the first time flyboy and I had been here in 19 years. I was looking forward to a beer in here with Dave and the boys. Since the rain cut our riding short it's been quite a relaxing day off in Hobart today which has been a pleasant surprise really. It's a bit of a stop to smell the roses moment, where we aren't rushing here and there and I thoroughly enjoyed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7NB_M7xgql6WPGvubG8SpDBi_hppGeIMywDgJt1wiA2O2Rtd_0EnXqxM9D3JBT8dpQHdgqFcsJS_wQKZ3g6lA8yVv8lG7ZjjsV4ke1JMs5baHHS2-6Bu4XBqmL7Itw6zpEhBRivXN8FCV-kFa3-QsM3dk9nAekoOLK-BgAUfSgsI1JXF1EW79XpiPA/s4032/220330_Phone_1324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7NB_M7xgql6WPGvubG8SpDBi_hppGeIMywDgJt1wiA2O2Rtd_0EnXqxM9D3JBT8dpQHdgqFcsJS_wQKZ3g6lA8yVv8lG7ZjjsV4ke1JMs5baHHS2-6Bu4XBqmL7Itw6zpEhBRivXN8FCV-kFa3-QsM3dk9nAekoOLK-BgAUfSgsI1JXF1EW79XpiPA/w640-h360/220330_Phone_1324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQRo70t0YW58PUQDVIkbHZgynDoaZlPxBBNIcIjidq32rdgi9h8pYh1ZiR6GVxbm49xBjdNGgqchVm798xF60B2d4FbRWUJB6Gg0rbjRvXdr4k2cBSkc-VfnBEBOdrXRj_Lcik7zFIVbf6aUJSfVqDB_MgD6W-d60C_CrYG_9_dSAccvkqsBLT6HLEA/s4032/220330_Phone_2200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQRo70t0YW58PUQDVIkbHZgynDoaZlPxBBNIcIjidq32rdgi9h8pYh1ZiR6GVxbm49xBjdNGgqchVm798xF60B2d4FbRWUJB6Gg0rbjRvXdr4k2cBSkc-VfnBEBOdrXRj_Lcik7zFIVbf6aUJSfVqDB_MgD6W-d60C_CrYG_9_dSAccvkqsBLT6HLEA/w640-h360/220330_Phone_2200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They were renovating out the back and extending the bistro area. Just after 5pm the local crowd started to turn up and the pub was very lively. I looked around and everyone was enjoying themselves. What a top little pub nestled in amongst all the houses. This must be similar to those little pubs you see on tv in england.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E4FGHd-FDDTjKm1C6G55bxEYIJvAenHCGYY7WBNWt4ugTy0BtJWcbBx-lyEcW-yVWjY1Dp-_1KWWNYZpiS5mj8oF5_r6rZrq0h2g4FkJghlvRhSu3NQbFnlAwa-JM7WCc874xkiS0ocFwo_uyhAvAMht2no6swGyXUlAq10f-fqxU5sIDjA3cOSDeg/s4032/220330_Phone_3848%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E4FGHd-FDDTjKm1C6G55bxEYIJvAenHCGYY7WBNWt4ugTy0BtJWcbBx-lyEcW-yVWjY1Dp-_1KWWNYZpiS5mj8oF5_r6rZrq0h2g4FkJghlvRhSu3NQbFnlAwa-JM7WCc874xkiS0ocFwo_uyhAvAMht2no6swGyXUlAq10f-fqxU5sIDjA3cOSDeg/w640-h360/220330_Phone_3848%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8jaiPVLO3iqVzpT6SGTUUzJfNcoVSVtZazrxGALsT50-yE4dZBKNaMPgQdaqZl9nqTtyRX4kUZOhtVniUyNmGMpc9rfvchMPuYrIBqTVOY3bKufnYMtqF8K9NbhYBxJ0P6Ezu2rgRkaGfKTFSLPBtBQs8nJYAsiyjEZtBUNJkfGgeEZtxVg49XFUwA/s4032/220330_Phone_0150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8jaiPVLO3iqVzpT6SGTUUzJfNcoVSVtZazrxGALsT50-yE4dZBKNaMPgQdaqZl9nqTtyRX4kUZOhtVniUyNmGMpc9rfvchMPuYrIBqTVOY3bKufnYMtqF8K9NbhYBxJ0P6Ezu2rgRkaGfKTFSLPBtBQs8nJYAsiyjEZtBUNJkfGgeEZtxVg49XFUwA/w640-h360/220330_Phone_0150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We had diner booked at Da Angelo Ristorante for tonight, which was only a couple of streets away from the pub within easy walking distance. Our waitress was fantastic and joined in with the fun we were having even giving Geoff some stick, Hilarious. The food was fantastic I highly recommend this place, the pastas looked wonderful, the pizza's were delicious and the red wine flowed as quickly as the Derwent.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwrFUDGTUztHnnVkfaXm66EUSVrKdSteEVpv1JFQAzPUowb0kY3VazaRdJ1VIUc6NQt7QKj-LoNI9pxwzEZiUVUjPc83UWzHlrSm_RU5Gb38KFDMSh6k4q1NA-U7Qtzjj5aBlPkrWXI-Kwa1HWYZGuVHwAwPdM59yT7Vep2QyKh_zj_saBmT7ZiH7AQ/s3250/20220330_210042%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3250" data-original-width="1793" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwrFUDGTUztHnnVkfaXm66EUSVrKdSteEVpv1JFQAzPUowb0kY3VazaRdJ1VIUc6NQt7QKj-LoNI9pxwzEZiUVUjPc83UWzHlrSm_RU5Gb38KFDMSh6k4q1NA-U7Qtzjj5aBlPkrWXI-Kwa1HWYZGuVHwAwPdM59yT7Vep2QyKh_zj_saBmT7ZiH7AQ/w354-h640/20220330_210042%20copy.jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Flyboy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Pubs Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> 8</span> </div><div>Bakery's Saved Counter: <span> 4</span> </div><p>Day 5 Map Reference</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m38!1m12!1m3!1d186479.10239544604!2d147.22843204604442!3d-43.08904583590941!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m23!3e0!4m5!1s0xaa6ddf43796f04f1%3A0xb51141750849c40a!2sWrest%20Point%20Hotel%20Casino%2C%20410%20Sandy%20Bay%20Rd%2C%20Sandy%20Bay%20TAS%207005!3m2!1d-42.9026591!2d147.3373007!4m3!3m2!1d-42.947787999999996!2d147.34954779999998!4m3!3m2!1d-43.2269029!2d147.2552475!4m3!3m2!1d-42.983474199999996!2d147.1955404!4m3!3m2!1d-42.902394099999995!2d147.33702929999998!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1649986794025!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-63987560386743655172022-04-18T22:12:00.003+10:002022-04-19T17:11:53.285+10:00Tasmania 2022 Day#4 - Saving Tassie one pub at a time tour<p style="text-align: justify;">The boys were having the continental breakfast this morning but Flyboy and I decided to go to the St Mary's bakery. Sadly the pie at the bakery was ordinary at best and the coffee was slightly worse than ordinary. Another cup of milk with a dash of coffee. One thing I've discovered this trip is that the coffee's are hit and miss here in Tassie. Some great and others are terrible. Probably should have stuck with the continental breakfast. Oh well.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This morning we got to ride up over Elephant Pass and down the other side. We were looking for a photo spot that we stopped at 19 years ago but went past it. So I decided rather than go back we'd make a new photo spot instead. Trips don't have to be the same but the nostalgia is nice.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RaKHMbxy9cPmRueGxuLgI0oRWCviAafaA8Huco55qg9yF-TToE24X00UWGp5OZAo3xjGnXBQ7f6xrh8PBJqMfo1PMts4PlwhmHFD99VQkUqcKVy3bV9k7zQpd5w6fG_f-qrbGoDKBxIhwiNGdP7dCV77omuwi2BOuUNaaTCi_jeTQ8Hwh-YYk82wAw/s4032/220329_Phone_1552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RaKHMbxy9cPmRueGxuLgI0oRWCviAafaA8Huco55qg9yF-TToE24X00UWGp5OZAo3xjGnXBQ7f6xrh8PBJqMfo1PMts4PlwhmHFD99VQkUqcKVy3bV9k7zQpd5w6fG_f-qrbGoDKBxIhwiNGdP7dCV77omuwi2BOuUNaaTCi_jeTQ8Hwh-YYk82wAw/w640-h360/220329_Phone_1552.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It was a bit damp this morning and a little cooler compared to yesterday but the riding was a lot of fun. The pancake shop on elephant pass was for sale. I would say another victim of covid, with no tourists they were probably forced to close and sell. It's a shame to see such terrible times.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAw8eao2-U895mcWANt9fYxq_CqfKD9QqpYubCk3Dp2HihztYUtKSaa3PM2CUqIS-60s6tVdVMdWy1xq6aMcbNJMb2Mzx9naTlTw03EIaGolXtgMa8BNq-MRPLoJq9EzJ97ASjWr1GaEtJh2rnKydSFzScwQ7VvoW7zhcqix-rh51DMx5MmP1m1Vlsqg/s4032/220329_Phone_1601%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAw8eao2-U895mcWANt9fYxq_CqfKD9QqpYubCk3Dp2HihztYUtKSaa3PM2CUqIS-60s6tVdVMdWy1xq6aMcbNJMb2Mzx9naTlTw03EIaGolXtgMa8BNq-MRPLoJq9EzJ97ASjWr1GaEtJh2rnKydSFzScwQ7VvoW7zhcqix-rh51DMx5MmP1m1Vlsqg/w640-h360/220329_Phone_1601%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Coming to the end of the road we turned down the coast towards Bicheno, the road opens up to sweeping bends with views of the Tasman sea on one side and hills on the other. We were soon in Bicheno and as we rode in there must have been over 100 old style Vincents, triumphs, BSA's etc just starting up getting ready to ride out. Amazing to see so many riders in the one spot. I saw about four or five trailers but amazingly there was only 1 bike on one of them.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLxAvPo0ZfdPozOV-cH-35FFr2ODzScBfV_WpCn5X3fm7o3B3UMeJwaQSSU49rJH-Jq5YcDVMBwBAg4IuqJv8rLf_0EISZxQuEL9OI7lK6kwA6FlLGxs_bo0yGUW-p4us5_RnwJvRqk1fRB0EfKM1i3dXrEd9tJ3qfNRUmPguu9ggQOxpn4dO-YXWQA/s2784/RAW1978%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLxAvPo0ZfdPozOV-cH-35FFr2ODzScBfV_WpCn5X3fm7o3B3UMeJwaQSSU49rJH-Jq5YcDVMBwBAg4IuqJv8rLf_0EISZxQuEL9OI7lK6kwA6FlLGxs_bo0yGUW-p4us5_RnwJvRqk1fRB0EfKM1i3dXrEd9tJ3qfNRUmPguu9ggQOxpn4dO-YXWQA/w640-h426/RAW1978%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIJD5zWyFtOXCsUDa2Lc12KoPiJ0_Kp830SbWfNQhU7ugKumaeK2yOzYs7jB676LTguWNG85176vszS4xVze7L7ZZlyqTcTxmqBUal9tgiekH-t7Sjfz-lvXVQkS_m8zPXZrfelllp68WINrfxPXSRWZtsee2JCK1BPSZKvRceNHR_NrjB_hNLU9elQ/s2784/RAW1982%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIJD5zWyFtOXCsUDa2Lc12KoPiJ0_Kp830SbWfNQhU7ugKumaeK2yOzYs7jB676LTguWNG85176vszS4xVze7L7ZZlyqTcTxmqBUal9tgiekH-t7Sjfz-lvXVQkS_m8zPXZrfelllp68WINrfxPXSRWZtsee2JCK1BPSZKvRceNHR_NrjB_hNLU9elQ/w640-h426/RAW1982%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We took a break along the foreshore of the bay in Bicheno before moving along. The plan was to ride down into Coles Bay for a look about the Freycinet Peninsula.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVLp7colyDiZ8R4Vv_Bv3SszLlomvmCTYGlr9ITwck8fd3gSUBMtLFdVqimceGfa_0g-_ojuJDVLr-nd5bZv1cOTp2dPIpi1u9XtMmGdN2wFQ9MTKknpmCyKCK0RwZexiH4RiyxOmlAZCo7HK-6I7j99HyKmQq1dtbAQqV4LKWNpIUhMkq7-wqU6Ugg/s2784/RAW1984%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVLp7colyDiZ8R4Vv_Bv3SszLlomvmCTYGlr9ITwck8fd3gSUBMtLFdVqimceGfa_0g-_ojuJDVLr-nd5bZv1cOTp2dPIpi1u9XtMmGdN2wFQ9MTKknpmCyKCK0RwZexiH4RiyxOmlAZCo7HK-6I7j99HyKmQq1dtbAQqV4LKWNpIUhMkq7-wqU6Ugg/w640-h426/RAW1984%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN2H5zwfKVu0K08iiAhh43NwiqBTHO2FmbjklkXoDY_0-GRC4jnVHSA-qQk7UCyiS9Jb_gw1RkaSqU48i_PhoZgpJH7fPg_FNLSthCIY4rGXOCLR7nRyMLJKGb4-G8aPpjEpYuIsrJiktFMP_YmN_GKGWl-VqiMtVL-CZlgg89d2NuydMyKqYwK1rcg/s2784/RAW1974%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnN2H5zwfKVu0K08iiAhh43NwiqBTHO2FmbjklkXoDY_0-GRC4jnVHSA-qQk7UCyiS9Jb_gw1RkaSqU48i_PhoZgpJH7fPg_FNLSthCIY4rGXOCLR7nRyMLJKGb4-G8aPpjEpYuIsrJiktFMP_YmN_GKGWl-VqiMtVL-CZlgg89d2NuydMyKqYwK1rcg/w640-h426/RAW1974%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By now it was starting to warm up nicely at a respectably 23°C, the ride into Coles Bay was a mixture of long straights with some nice flowing curves. It's only about 30km from the main highway. We made our way to the waterfront and gapped at the jaw dropping views over the bay.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6ZDysZuyuHVvmMwTJp-f3OXcJOAHGA9paa6m6cNbxLRa-Br8M-By6mZXPQd_M2zSO4PHpRUOXlbns8OVbeb5aQP18qIVe8y4CbeCtfnVVKyb46xdgkqxRoYRUQsAxhle7sKmW3bj23xQNI2bCHzM47xLzw-hjMiG8M7WaGiHjBCU_KUJ2e2fjX8FTg/s3817/RAW-1%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="3817" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6ZDysZuyuHVvmMwTJp-f3OXcJOAHGA9paa6m6cNbxLRa-Br8M-By6mZXPQd_M2zSO4PHpRUOXlbns8OVbeb5aQP18qIVe8y4CbeCtfnVVKyb46xdgkqxRoYRUQsAxhle7sKmW3bj23xQNI2bCHzM47xLzw-hjMiG8M7WaGiHjBCU_KUJ2e2fjX8FTg/w640-h276/RAW-1%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just what I needed. A nice cake and coffee went well filling a hole. The boys were going to do the Lake Leake road which takes you up to Campbelltown in the centre of the Island. There's no good riding up there and I wasn't overly impressed with the road last time we rode it so Flyboy and I decided to ride down the coast instead.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxK1iu0BqbDU0B4ahfxQaA8KIhJafjTOBnrNRbF9xxLjkrd0_Hx6UYpS4IFEA7aKWBFWho5it0ERvor2pJNv1HXR-j2Ne7dRrL5LKFytbNho0yOyn_jeVoqCyduf_t4RzhcRy2kxYFFipB1_N1yPnJGJyZ2bdoe-pKQpAlrg255QPZwldtHoZqfN1cA/s4032/220329_Phone_5001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxK1iu0BqbDU0B4ahfxQaA8KIhJafjTOBnrNRbF9xxLjkrd0_Hx6UYpS4IFEA7aKWBFWho5it0ERvor2pJNv1HXR-j2Ne7dRrL5LKFytbNho0yOyn_jeVoqCyduf_t4RzhcRy2kxYFFipB1_N1yPnJGJyZ2bdoe-pKQpAlrg255QPZwldtHoZqfN1cA/w640-h360/220329_Phone_5001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The crew turned up Lake Leake road and Flyboy and I rode into Swansea, not much here and out the other side. He wanted to stop at the same spot we stopped at 19 years ago for a similar photos. The exact spot we couldn't park the Africa Twins there as they would have fallen over due to the road camber so we stop just a little further up but the end result looks the same.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtegGnMzlVaX3R-eAjauzoryqFt3RZ1lEOQcSZEsyO-dDAjAaUDA_CSmZQb6Xmzar84QyfPaWQ69BdsX2-BIuq1HtoELXMjqmYCCaMuzDoDNgHBVQNLx2FrQZnXmJYkYkQzeBbowbK48WTS62Se7qAqC6Elu0dSa6wIYhbbN2IkKE4hZnBo0IDydLkTA/s2784/RAW1996%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtegGnMzlVaX3R-eAjauzoryqFt3RZ1lEOQcSZEsyO-dDAjAaUDA_CSmZQb6Xmzar84QyfPaWQ69BdsX2-BIuq1HtoELXMjqmYCCaMuzDoDNgHBVQNLx2FrQZnXmJYkYkQzeBbowbK48WTS62Se7qAqC6Elu0dSa6wIYhbbN2IkKE4hZnBo0IDydLkTA/w640-h426/RAW1996%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29-3-2022</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQgsg72tvAHL9Sb0pEp_CWtMpU9vuGBBtIE_agLaiQtnk1ao8gbqmr7o28riC1DNSvnz200e7OMIZn9KXXHwRb-7a4Pjmov5yqczwf8DhEXhzxbSQofuvoSxByvbfY3B5LL55hSgmN7dKwEOGRrnphS38yFmXn7P3iN_tbBKfr747eOZh51KTVqQN5A/s1760/DCP_0179.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1760" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQgsg72tvAHL9Sb0pEp_CWtMpU9vuGBBtIE_agLaiQtnk1ao8gbqmr7o28riC1DNSvnz200e7OMIZn9KXXHwRb-7a4Pjmov5yqczwf8DhEXhzxbSQofuvoSxByvbfY3B5LL55hSgmN7dKwEOGRrnphS38yFmXn7P3iN_tbBKfr747eOZh51KTVqQN5A/w640-h424/DCP_0179.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">22-3-2003</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Todays weather was much better than it was back in 2003, it was quite warm today. The coast road is quite scenic with a smattering of small towns along the way. Some of these places sure did have a horrible stench, like a lot of small fishing villages by the ocean do.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCxAao2O6-tdQFHT67ZiIetH_CrS1Um9XQSBJQiFGH-HqAeUT8XVrWqRtNfAklFXNNKVUucHoqm-iV4y9Ob9Zbf_EA21dYiUSx7BTksDOseYr4oSLjH1AzAWr-qqUsAZpANZaYjbng8J0AkAXFsS6DyEHfERvBbiMsBSi6JTbG2_H9RhXr0GDTUbTlw/s2784/RAW1998%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCxAao2O6-tdQFHT67ZiIetH_CrS1Um9XQSBJQiFGH-HqAeUT8XVrWqRtNfAklFXNNKVUucHoqm-iV4y9Ob9Zbf_EA21dYiUSx7BTksDOseYr4oSLjH1AzAWr-qqUsAZpANZaYjbng8J0AkAXFsS6DyEHfERvBbiMsBSi6JTbG2_H9RhXr0GDTUbTlw/w640-h426/RAW1998%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraOKoeJXTHdN4RKT7FW-20ax1icfjcWiWDsaH0LOpJTq2_OSlkNJwo36JKE6uKyVgclldB_2os3GWXH7oaZKrwMDtycHQUhUrQlQELawKYSdSGPiMAYRurPmnMh8zRGwi17nPtLJJRRYq0uWX6cjK6ekMV23y3qWXmL_1XxnGIEAmIhyp_OTSXO1HVQ/s2784/RAW2000%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraOKoeJXTHdN4RKT7FW-20ax1icfjcWiWDsaH0LOpJTq2_OSlkNJwo36JKE6uKyVgclldB_2os3GWXH7oaZKrwMDtycHQUhUrQlQELawKYSdSGPiMAYRurPmnMh8zRGwi17nPtLJJRRYq0uWX6cjK6ekMV23y3qWXmL_1XxnGIEAmIhyp_OTSXO1HVQ/w640-h426/RAW2000%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn-UyUXF_n3GT1lML2BrSxeQr6asVSnoYmc3_u3qTL_FnkPWEZ9EKc11oXuBWRcUk7LcdExhy84P8kzqd3SHWVx8s801Rt0T0CBg2ifeJJ5i_GVob4bsdd8LDieoFYm5mJQXbEW1pMh4N1LYqHNQCG5xJW32Oj8eWsoLx66N9-eDZrzx8Z-udkRUFag/s2784/RAW2003%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCn-UyUXF_n3GT1lML2BrSxeQr6asVSnoYmc3_u3qTL_FnkPWEZ9EKc11oXuBWRcUk7LcdExhy84P8kzqd3SHWVx8s801Rt0T0CBg2ifeJJ5i_GVob4bsdd8LDieoFYm5mJQXbEW1pMh4N1LYqHNQCG5xJW32Oj8eWsoLx66N9-eDZrzx8Z-udkRUFag/w640-h426/RAW2003%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">We'd just got underway from the coastal stop when I saw this very old stone bridge by the roadside, so we pulled in to take a look. We aren't in any hurry today as we are only going to Hobart. Built by convicts back in the 1840's, so Flyboy and I had to ride over it and pull a few mad skids.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSAsGNUuWdYpvubXHDLpkqq-Cg6aLbf34M6nfqsEZFTi0AF1hjvHP1EEBCOkYbLcZYGAvjd6Ton3XRhagTjcYZb9_U1YcChRFeAljjz9h8ZzspoU-9cs7JacRbJpUx6AyZKvQ-xBSIMlyJuONPCOtHu1x3Kb7vN_fCk5-V1zYBq247wKM6FnsCOhX_w/s4032/220329_Phone_2615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSAsGNUuWdYpvubXHDLpkqq-Cg6aLbf34M6nfqsEZFTi0AF1hjvHP1EEBCOkYbLcZYGAvjd6Ton3XRhagTjcYZb9_U1YcChRFeAljjz9h8ZzspoU-9cs7JacRbJpUx6AyZKvQ-xBSIMlyJuONPCOtHu1x3Kb7vN_fCk5-V1zYBq247wKM6FnsCOhX_w/w640-h360/220329_Phone_2615.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We continued down to Orford and I was starting to get hungry, I was eyeing off lunch stops but didn't see anything that tempted me enough. We stopped by the river on the way out of town. Flyboy shared a chocolate bar and we decided to stop at the Buckland Inn for a beer. Ok.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Nj6oCe66069L-y7d6qyr_NjrF9xl5553x7HzzUlHrz_UHX5K0o8m_IV82Wl1kZ6iP32cpGhX78A7fgf99fV1NNssNyHOCu9E63cFnUm1cQk1VpntQ3Pf8Ex5BxmDQHIB5EZZ3NQqsgwx1_WfqKEmceK-jZffY2MJBW0wyBBaj0Rz5Ve8CBihFslhRw/s4032/220329_Phone_0726%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Nj6oCe66069L-y7d6qyr_NjrF9xl5553x7HzzUlHrz_UHX5K0o8m_IV82Wl1kZ6iP32cpGhX78A7fgf99fV1NNssNyHOCu9E63cFnUm1cQk1VpntQ3Pf8Ex5BxmDQHIB5EZZ3NQqsgwx1_WfqKEmceK-jZffY2MJBW0wyBBaj0Rz5Ve8CBihFslhRw/w640-h360/220329_Phone_0726%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3j6jEqDG-tdAlwINmT7tndhl416ET-7RZqQzAadC0xTFpyLLGg7ks8cqJBZhMfXNa8Df82b22UTvWwYwOnqRLeFwql_YFgM1vp3ScG37pcazNn32NraUSv_7_lJZEtVmcxhPg5GiPcwFGhG5BQlCgJQyzB_FkdHjmyUED9rDPDyR1qT1DhDPnuubcg/s4032/220329_Phone_0742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3j6jEqDG-tdAlwINmT7tndhl416ET-7RZqQzAadC0xTFpyLLGg7ks8cqJBZhMfXNa8Df82b22UTvWwYwOnqRLeFwql_YFgM1vp3ScG37pcazNn32NraUSv_7_lJZEtVmcxhPg5GiPcwFGhG5BQlCgJQyzB_FkdHjmyUED9rDPDyR1qT1DhDPnuubcg/w640-h360/220329_Phone_0742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Crossing the Brandywine Bridge into Buckland the Old Buckland Inn is just back from the main road, perfectly located to be out of the way. We parked up and Flyboy got us a beer. Cheers big ears......</div><div>Another spot we'd visited back in 2003.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVatet4uLt8ySV11CdpWcvMBlZYN2-U2pMsuEg1us4bUhhG_GYpp6X5fn_Rthu0SpZpbo0YuY7SrEH97ns_892lQ2DXxRJgsVldqkoNSFWx8yhECoG5BthMWxy2LhH3p4mjei2iw67m-qT5k5X59O-ddPT4ytnHsVwtexdyJyy58sD7uRBimbUKY8ApA/s4032/220329_Phone_2748.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVatet4uLt8ySV11CdpWcvMBlZYN2-U2pMsuEg1us4bUhhG_GYpp6X5fn_Rthu0SpZpbo0YuY7SrEH97ns_892lQ2DXxRJgsVldqkoNSFWx8yhECoG5BthMWxy2LhH3p4mjei2iw67m-qT5k5X59O-ddPT4ytnHsVwtexdyJyy58sD7uRBimbUKY8ApA/w640-h360/220329_Phone_2748.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2022</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FrV98Mb3Ewe2HcCCtGlTNZZiWMI4bqyhWI0g0j88OUa_7mNGNPIlsFgNhXX6yBAjA5TxJgzRcuGAo7v7LFGOJTK8iVkADj5-uBjBFiTBOLj0oGrxsOov-oVvn3spadQikuwcaMqjBYVAysmOHHk1j6s9LD9-iQDIIkJ7TQxOvVYa9GeUXul7mHyd7w/s1760/DCP_0181.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1760" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FrV98Mb3Ewe2HcCCtGlTNZZiWMI4bqyhWI0g0j88OUa_7mNGNPIlsFgNhXX6yBAjA5TxJgzRcuGAo7v7LFGOJTK8iVkADj5-uBjBFiTBOLj0oGrxsOov-oVvn3spadQikuwcaMqjBYVAysmOHHk1j6s9LD9-iQDIIkJ7TQxOvVYa9GeUXul7mHyd7w/w640-h424/DCP_0181.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2003</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt6fe4zMO2poghdaCCyTahJVpVzW_8nm_jrfz51omvpU2z6aUaOggB1bagUTt_jFAapyDi9AxCQk3-KfSE2AvCj3SF3sprH28lxp4jibiVVtVvywxw2QLaMyt9tbDW7Xe7bG5QcfVZpBEf_cQEUJt-gZHGuKtwQZ-aC_kWxom43X-66MskINWpjew_A/s3264/220329_Phone_2919%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt6fe4zMO2poghdaCCyTahJVpVzW_8nm_jrfz51omvpU2z6aUaOggB1bagUTt_jFAapyDi9AxCQk3-KfSE2AvCj3SF3sprH28lxp4jibiVVtVvywxw2QLaMyt9tbDW7Xe7bG5QcfVZpBEf_cQEUJt-gZHGuKtwQZ-aC_kWxom43X-66MskINWpjew_A/w640-h360/220329_Phone_2919%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beery selfy goodness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We contemplated going down through Nugent via dirt roads to Sorrel for lunch, but we didn't know how long it would take so just blasted straight down the highway. I saw Banjo's bakery and it was decided. Over lunch Flyboy suggest we go up Mt Wellington seeing it was a good day. I thought yeah why not, we would be coming into Tuesday peak hour traffic in Hobart soon so lets get up there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just as we turned up the Mt Wellington road we were stopped by a stop/Go worker. The road was closed for maintenance until friday he said. Damn it, we leave on thursday so no Mt Wellington for us then. Flyboy said "Follow me there's a pub just around the corner back on the main road" So off we went and pulled into the carpark. There was a lady standing out front working in the garden, she yelled out to us they are closed today. WTF?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So down and dejected with tail between our legs headed back into Hobart to fuel up and then go to the Casino where we are staying for the night. As we filled up the other lads blasted past on their way to the casino. So we pretty much arrived just after they did. As they were renovating the building we were staying the the units next door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWIXmzggpYGIADnqe3r3UybndFe6UWU7gWYZQ1YaIAJMzqnVUrEB1Z3XAaiHkcCxJMIV5xgUuMXduJbC9tUYZzoJfhZH9z2h6qgyWUEAdTMATsqRWcdAqWSPswGFLfxGa_0eH-3zggEHTS5azqvqX_no3OsMjX-i9AEED-7PQqDo5ddkufv6NrQ_jRA/s4032/220331_Phone_2641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWIXmzggpYGIADnqe3r3UybndFe6UWU7gWYZQ1YaIAJMzqnVUrEB1Z3XAaiHkcCxJMIV5xgUuMXduJbC9tUYZzoJfhZH9z2h6qgyWUEAdTMATsqRWcdAqWSPswGFLfxGa_0eH-3zggEHTS5azqvqX_no3OsMjX-i9AEED-7PQqDo5ddkufv6NrQ_jRA/w360-h640/220331_Phone_2641.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div>We ended up on the waterfront sitting outside admiring the views with a few well earned beers relaxing. Stu's missus brother popped in to say hello and have a beer and a chat, he was also a keen motorcyclist. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Pubs Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> 6</span> </div><div>Bakery's Saved Counter: <span> 4</span> </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Day 4 Map reference</div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m58!1m12!1m3!1d755900.0502455414!2d147.30118706012016!3d-42.26284052257641!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m43!3e0!4m5!1s0xaa712d63841cf43f%3A0xf4bf8ead609dd20f!2sSt%20Marys%20Hotel%2C%20Main%20Street%2C%20Saint%20Marys%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.5797746!2d148.1860867!4m5!1s0xaa7169c9069878e5%3A0x403c94dd0ddfaf0!2sBicheno%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.8747399!2d148.3041673!4m5!1s0xaa717b6771c3675d%3A0x403c94dd0ddfb70!2sColes%20Bay%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.123972699999996!2d148.29124539999998!4m5!1s0xaa71ff3bac80067f%3A0x403c94dd0ddfb40!2sBuckland%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.6067177!2d147.7181599!4m5!1s0xaa6de386bb0ea479%3A0x503c94dd0de1b50!2sSorell%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.781495!2d147.5628793!4m5!1s0xaa6e7622f6f0a3cf%3A0x503c94dd0de14c0!2sFern%20Tree%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.9221994!2d147.2600401!4m5!1s0xaa6ddf43796f04f1%3A0xb51141750849c40a!2sWrest%20Point%20Hotel%20Casino%2C%20Sandy%20Bay%20Road%2C%20Sandy%20Bay%20TAS!3m2!1d-42.9026591!2d147.3373007!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1649924754901!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119951275142904676.post-64339718005103428842022-04-16T18:57:00.010+10:002022-04-16T19:08:07.998+10:00Tasmania 2022 Day#3 - Saving Tassie one pub at a time tour<p style="text-align: justify;">The Deloraine bakery was open this morning so we could inject some much needed funds into propping them up whilst I enjoyed a delicious scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast. We discussed route plans here. The boys were going to go up over the great lakes again before heading back east up through Scottsdale. Flyboy and myself had other plans, we would try and meet up with them at the Pub in the paddock in Pyengana via gravel roads out past Ben Lomond, if all else fails meet up in St Marys our destination for the day.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">On the way back from breaky we saw these three 70's Kwaka Z900's in pristine condition. We chatted briefly with the owners who were coming back from some larger ride.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAxRSMmyDQj7ssHUCJBnw1hpgDiT3CyGYjn5MK6ZhBLFyrcaCjMFPGjA-0c_d9qEdtIeqpoKnUWOkNBiYo6rOt4Eu7we9llyRKyWOsEXTFKRCnSa6aPhZ97QKkh2ifpusbmhFb3DOZNrnZxTQGzyhGP9DAu20QWJWN6rGFOkcrF1wFySBK8c_FMlLAw/s4032/220328_Phone_4846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAxRSMmyDQj7ssHUCJBnw1hpgDiT3CyGYjn5MK6ZhBLFyrcaCjMFPGjA-0c_d9qEdtIeqpoKnUWOkNBiYo6rOt4Eu7we9llyRKyWOsEXTFKRCnSa6aPhZ97QKkh2ifpusbmhFb3DOZNrnZxTQGzyhGP9DAu20QWJWN6rGFOkcrF1wFySBK8c_FMlLAw/w640-h360/220328_Phone_4846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Flyboy and myself took the road back out to Ben Lomond national park, we went through Blessington and Upper Blessington where we stopped for the following photos overlooking Jacob's Ladder. I'm glad we rode up there on day 1 in such good conditions as today was overcast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsenIQ360-d9WAcw35YXrlNIr_N5ed_daj5ReeW86i-b3uJXVXtJi2SUkv-jdtwP5-KaV9pMaD-riqJ4SxRNCnUD779lknunpoLwc8eubime_semui7EzddMsbYwYGjkrZgUEjUsXSW3iRvr3i64i-Aylzy1eFSdWDEhDnnX8lfcXkwAsM4GjWWyPiUA/s4032/220328_Phone_5422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsenIQ360-d9WAcw35YXrlNIr_N5ed_daj5ReeW86i-b3uJXVXtJi2SUkv-jdtwP5-KaV9pMaD-riqJ4SxRNCnUD779lknunpoLwc8eubime_semui7EzddMsbYwYGjkrZgUEjUsXSW3iRvr3i64i-Aylzy1eFSdWDEhDnnX8lfcXkwAsM4GjWWyPiUA/w640-h360/220328_Phone_5422.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4owlhNoX7u9MSrSBX_23Pdj_lgHDRYTBa8apymMM3wQ0wovdAud2y8iAbTbBrNb1zcwu3cP5xbQ2QnnwqFpvZ22JvKuZvv6haFXhcNvDzd5_ePrVzLIcnksbKJnFkDu6XxD25o3j34mWVL5ZxZNccjlaRBQGoWralB_hHlsCziu0UovjHpaTGhdUmA/s2784/RAW1909%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4owlhNoX7u9MSrSBX_23Pdj_lgHDRYTBa8apymMM3wQ0wovdAud2y8iAbTbBrNb1zcwu3cP5xbQ2QnnwqFpvZ22JvKuZvv6haFXhcNvDzd5_ePrVzLIcnksbKJnFkDu6XxD25o3j34mWVL5ZxZNccjlaRBQGoWralB_hHlsCziu0UovjHpaTGhdUmA/w640-h426/RAW1909%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: right;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCXa01uazHeTNbVulSq-CzaBeMb5eQamZzvEcRtZjz8TdVRl4kQpK2li5F5fOOS5bs8NmtwpxOcTWHl0EZ3GNH8I9z7ZKhKZFSCIGiraqz-Ud9udITDhPZxC0zrrHcLZ49kLaJfnzIoyyn-upTQFX3b1Lv8QhUqeLNe0FMyurXtXMPAwYLNlZTAmgPw/s2784/RAW1907%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCXa01uazHeTNbVulSq-CzaBeMb5eQamZzvEcRtZjz8TdVRl4kQpK2li5F5fOOS5bs8NmtwpxOcTWHl0EZ3GNH8I9z7ZKhKZFSCIGiraqz-Ud9udITDhPZxC0zrrHcLZ49kLaJfnzIoyyn-upTQFX3b1Lv8QhUqeLNe0FMyurXtXMPAwYLNlZTAmgPw/w640-h426/RAW1907%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We took to the gravel roads up into the hills to Upper Esk and then back down to Mathinna. Mathinna looked eerily like the town that time forgot, definitely banjo country. It was 26°C out today and most little shacks had their chimneys belching smoke inexplicably, it wasn't cold . There was absolutely nothing open here and we didn't see a single sole. So we continued on up the road towards Ringarooma. The road suddenly forked to the left and put is into thick forest and a shortcut to mushrooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnfyhidBsgAO71003rAP4WHZhYlor5SmPh_bSpBWQC9LdGaulzHaqIxEL6g8qf-bNx1S-VuviFI-Ik1dspiYrsx1NecBfyGHL-bInMy15mQRtEnf-IBP0NLCyOVTSMdbg557gyh3LqRDiqEo8S3u1hJttU8wQ4rj8y7etCslsZCea0bj8_a-izqe5HA/s2784/RAW1912%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnfyhidBsgAO71003rAP4WHZhYlor5SmPh_bSpBWQC9LdGaulzHaqIxEL6g8qf-bNx1S-VuviFI-Ik1dspiYrsx1NecBfyGHL-bInMy15mQRtEnf-IBP0NLCyOVTSMdbg557gyh3LqRDiqEo8S3u1hJttU8wQ4rj8y7etCslsZCea0bj8_a-izqe5HA/w640-h426/RAW1912%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bQYWyNyqm0yA1nTBwytIhwFyJMckOylo7umZaUGywOwraqmebOmUZwFOxhvfw8aO0Efsph3Kw03XPXZdeOhIpM5wjTpPrxTKqUGKO6EGQ_EUFrxZ0bSHljCudqmvOQLVrKhF9ihXb_OpgwgBeeTIzEB95tLNwlOX6POvIcW-VuHDCZldU91wTWVulg/s2784/RAW1918%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bQYWyNyqm0yA1nTBwytIhwFyJMckOylo7umZaUGywOwraqmebOmUZwFOxhvfw8aO0Efsph3Kw03XPXZdeOhIpM5wjTpPrxTKqUGKO6EGQ_EUFrxZ0bSHljCudqmvOQLVrKhF9ihXb_OpgwgBeeTIzEB95tLNwlOX6POvIcW-VuHDCZldU91wTWVulg/w640-h426/RAW1918%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ1SjmBJfwIaK6gXLNndNf_zFOBNl8CLis3A5X_yQhCuiP7JgZrdnqlSM5j62cV_n3tInNxRQuffoV6JSIMtqwd0bQcQnoeeGCEghvyKZl9Z04fUEKWM8I4O0uQibNNAxUCgcCcaPGSqGawwOzziw9VEj_P22l76VssRoJj-gMgRcy-utT3rPn5p0lg/s2784/RAW1924%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ1SjmBJfwIaK6gXLNndNf_zFOBNl8CLis3A5X_yQhCuiP7JgZrdnqlSM5j62cV_n3tInNxRQuffoV6JSIMtqwd0bQcQnoeeGCEghvyKZl9Z04fUEKWM8I4O0uQibNNAxUCgcCcaPGSqGawwOzziw9VEj_P22l76VssRoJj-gMgRcy-utT3rPn5p0lg/w426-h640/RAW1924%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There just something I love so much about riding through these pine forest roads, I don't know what it is but I can't get enough of it. Maybe it was time spent out in the pine forests camping as a boy scout in my youth, can't put my finger on what it is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEQtg0SmMkHg658EPJ8Jz0hxYUX9X7oBISFqvXWSeXKJaOEeUl1XAOekjgtPYoZd_YxaJSqftojODdhHKaZkeJdIQnpo28MzEWVN5gNssNwpO_5sWr2Jfc1UnaFkXB54W9Qkl1Tm8KMiFdHSqIqepbytLrMvSSDd22R0F6mvAQ0uW3qg8Gitx1JwG0A/s2784/RAW1942%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEQtg0SmMkHg658EPJ8Jz0hxYUX9X7oBISFqvXWSeXKJaOEeUl1XAOekjgtPYoZd_YxaJSqftojODdhHKaZkeJdIQnpo28MzEWVN5gNssNwpO_5sWr2Jfc1UnaFkXB54W9Qkl1Tm8KMiFdHSqIqepbytLrMvSSDd22R0F6mvAQ0uW3qg8Gitx1JwG0A/w640-h426/RAW1942%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMja1v93zOrnVgtlJPg1NiPVyjuHdJbhyj7WSQciPtuRULp_-UwWfNl8bGjmBfn8CaBrZDJ0xhSwTWBtB4iYrhSFEKynrES4-RnrI7dPbaAIcwC3TQeq_xWjOhaJEeAR4Gn2aOpYIBI8WE059pL7qgjSvJUdVWONpJBOl7tL7pTmCuGNLjX6YfKGNSg/s2784/RAW1949%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMja1v93zOrnVgtlJPg1NiPVyjuHdJbhyj7WSQciPtuRULp_-UwWfNl8bGjmBfn8CaBrZDJ0xhSwTWBtB4iYrhSFEKynrES4-RnrI7dPbaAIcwC3TQeq_xWjOhaJEeAR4Gn2aOpYIBI8WE059pL7qgjSvJUdVWONpJBOl7tL7pTmCuGNLjX6YfKGNSg/w640-h426/RAW1949%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we were standing here taking photos we looked over into the forest amazed at the amount of rubbish people have been dumping in here. Bottles, cans, car parts and other junk, in such a beautiful spot. People can be absolute pigs at times. Then we saw these little fellas growing right beside the road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOyBA9GcxpgcA3cycOdBk52UUEYzLbVC6R6wSov9KB_l46H-n25Mm3o-_TxUx_LLVqYXcl8h8qWrF4nN2szbkZ30f032MiSbuExDGM5k0sRTIxGYnUA7heD57KTcdj81vc7k-DEAVk05pYXc8dT9A8zfFNB-rDYV6oR2RZosiaBqSQHsDzAGIoCy0xg/s2784/RAW1951%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOyBA9GcxpgcA3cycOdBk52UUEYzLbVC6R6wSov9KB_l46H-n25Mm3o-_TxUx_LLVqYXcl8h8qWrF4nN2szbkZ30f032MiSbuExDGM5k0sRTIxGYnUA7heD57KTcdj81vc7k-DEAVk05pYXc8dT9A8zfFNB-rDYV6oR2RZosiaBqSQHsDzAGIoCy0xg/w640-h426/RAW1951%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOhoh_bzFjY2PpfHJnpNySctmlrh_Wz3TfJofC6CGoUCRdoeDPU5MH9tTJ_PMabg4bHm1HXOhbtxNlRjiSzzVw5TBVQE525_Oxtfl7jRshK6qMeeo-Rx2pBDcFrFeiEfImJLiPcpvqzh64TPbZKlnPjYmWCjsURGk79L_Mk4hG9hoprkEa0L_zeBP9w/s2784/RAW1953%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOhoh_bzFjY2PpfHJnpNySctmlrh_Wz3TfJofC6CGoUCRdoeDPU5MH9tTJ_PMabg4bHm1HXOhbtxNlRjiSzzVw5TBVQE525_Oxtfl7jRshK6qMeeo-Rx2pBDcFrFeiEfImJLiPcpvqzh64TPbZKlnPjYmWCjsURGk79L_Mk4hG9hoprkEa0L_zeBP9w/w426-h640/RAW1953%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Tamron F2.8</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4UJtK0bHt89CXSdBTb_f6pCGyA7gvwdCkVTdefnh21AyQdoeFhzgamJLMZftxu3tueqHANARWB0zjxM9aiJpJK2sqY22-ZGTlg2gwpygFDuHHO5uc8DPp1WnPNbkvZPRSrACw3H7W-BN5qLtCvo49et_5pP2FT8ufdF0Z-r4CWObOklCcHyPWo3_jg/s2784/RAW1954%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1856" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4UJtK0bHt89CXSdBTb_f6pCGyA7gvwdCkVTdefnh21AyQdoeFhzgamJLMZftxu3tueqHANARWB0zjxM9aiJpJK2sqY22-ZGTlg2gwpygFDuHHO5uc8DPp1WnPNbkvZPRSrACw3H7W-BN5qLtCvo49et_5pP2FT8ufdF0Z-r4CWObOklCcHyPWo3_jg/w426-h640/RAW1954%20copy.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2QtrhznQGOJK4AmgIaR6dc305JfL50gi6HtIkRBwpjkLKZFtAfjbgKJpnFd2wngDLYLVarohE4jO169IUzQdjuWnYqvnhGLq9OGzT8hLTKp3aoJYqa8NmFcPJ5MiY3Ew2hCwJOC6PqfD3eG5g94FTVah06ja9POEl1TSPVihYWgNBCNVOXFw4ir0CA/s2784/RAW1955%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2QtrhznQGOJK4AmgIaR6dc305JfL50gi6HtIkRBwpjkLKZFtAfjbgKJpnFd2wngDLYLVarohE4jO169IUzQdjuWnYqvnhGLq9OGzT8hLTKp3aoJYqa8NmFcPJ5MiY3Ew2hCwJOC6PqfD3eG5g94FTVah06ja9POEl1TSPVihYWgNBCNVOXFw4ir0CA/w640-h426/RAW1955%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still clean but its about to get much dirtier</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Just around the bend the road turned to gravel again and wound it's way up through the hills in tight bends through the forest until it came to the top of a ridge line where the trees had been cut down and there were views out over the valley's and surrounding hills.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We continued along from the lookout with mostly good graded gravel road, until the last couple of kms from the turn at Mt Albert Road where the gravel got a bit thick and slippery. Flyboy was kicking up the dust so I slowed down to get a clear run. I was sliding around a bit which slowed my progress a little but was still doing ok. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Flyboy was waiting for me at the turn off and continued along, with some rather large <strike>mountains</strike> hills in front of us. Made for spectacular riding through the forest with these big hills looming up in the distance. The road was a mixture of different surfaces but mostly good graded gravel with the odd slippery section thrown in to keep you on your toes. The Karoo3 front seems to be doing great on the tar and pretty decently on the dirt only had 1 front end slide so far, the rear Motoz in the dirt is great also handling everything with ease.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi1lC8p8r4hp5Ckl-XcU3cvRSaMxmxLweEsTy4-xLn0g-_13eKUDuTFUswPEfYZVFiSlrOq2Cl88o1XPxJIwChAoDZM34BzYLzIvgP8ECXyr_3D-dIa98pUjmT7THCu-yVF4_d-LcLjfyUjIzXFAVeewz3qsV4_dBgzNkRSDP-1ToU6W2xmExW3KDbw/s4032/220328_Phone_0330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi1lC8p8r4hp5Ckl-XcU3cvRSaMxmxLweEsTy4-xLn0g-_13eKUDuTFUswPEfYZVFiSlrOq2Cl88o1XPxJIwChAoDZM34BzYLzIvgP8ECXyr_3D-dIa98pUjmT7THCu-yVF4_d-LcLjfyUjIzXFAVeewz3qsV4_dBgzNkRSDP-1ToU6W2xmExW3KDbw/w640-h360/220328_Phone_0330.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWox9-jOguHHij6imx_ap20nRMJfG7wO6i9eamYZ2QoQXqDuOp5FHaajG2kF8J94XFJrjAqMwB6WOuAxvIUQlUrpp0BT8rC-EPgrS6ikxzDNI6j78GrneMK2hN5DHeF98DC8vnTJilbiRyBWf88FE-KHL0zgv8P677bgBAaQEIPtzrEDiZHsh1CW-Eww/s4032/220328_Phone_0708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWox9-jOguHHij6imx_ap20nRMJfG7wO6i9eamYZ2QoQXqDuOp5FHaajG2kF8J94XFJrjAqMwB6WOuAxvIUQlUrpp0BT8rC-EPgrS6ikxzDNI6j78GrneMK2hN5DHeF98DC8vnTJilbiRyBWf88FE-KHL0zgv8P677bgBAaQEIPtzrEDiZHsh1CW-Eww/w640-h360/220328_Phone_0708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We then came to a turn off to the left that was unsign posted. I'm sure this is the road we are supposed to take so we turned in and stopped and had a quick look at the map. Yep this was it alright. I didn't like the look of it as it was a single car width track that disappeared over a steep hill. I could hear Han Solo's voice in my head saying "I've got a bad feeling about this".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVATjkyYXDnXVHkQ_wwGfQsD0Yivc3oYR9x7TM7r2FnuWm2PTVB9-htMDOlbAuPUDT5nbdJSt4d4Mo-F4zov66iN9Hbht81EMjAnRT1FtFVB2fn2EbPzufJNXzksYowr16S5F9vmTThbtWDCAd2gMAIVfwT7o3Zoxe4pw_OX6QGkKFI5G2WazxhiZYQ/s2878/20220328_132611.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2878" data-original-width="1619" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVATjkyYXDnXVHkQ_wwGfQsD0Yivc3oYR9x7TM7r2FnuWm2PTVB9-htMDOlbAuPUDT5nbdJSt4d4Mo-F4zov66iN9Hbht81EMjAnRT1FtFVB2fn2EbPzufJNXzksYowr16S5F9vmTThbtWDCAd2gMAIVfwT7o3Zoxe4pw_OX6QGkKFI5G2WazxhiZYQ/w360-h640/20220328_132611.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Flyboy</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It turned into a steep descent down 15 km bends on slippery gravel then throw in a few steep uphill bits on slippery gravel, I was working hard now, crouching over the bike trying to maximise my control of all the levers and gear shift, concentration was high. But to my surprise the big twin just torqued it's way up those slippery slopes with a fair amount of throttle at the bottom to get up there. I was working up a sweat as I still had my warm liners in, I should have stopped and taken them out. D'oh.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Flyboy stopped at the top of one of the hills to see I was still there. I mentioned to him that this is about as narly as I want to do with my rusty dirt skills. He said the same which made me feel slightly better. But from this point on the worst was behind us even though the road thinned out even more to just 2 wheel tracks across some farming land, where we soon got dumped back onto the road just a couple of km's from the pub in the paddock. I said to him "The guys will never believe I rode this bike through this terrain" He gave me a big grin and said "Yeah they won't but I saw it"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_s_wW7ItBy_rKEzZTWmJ94IbRrcXt5CNVs7S8h5Qe5cx4R9bXKhMaIe4ikTUPmLtk7Tu_4RiUTzF64o_UcxO2m59rUms9Kcx1LgCgqyGsDgPniVyaxqFyIKkZFr77gcqE5MG6_T-AAXv2AKAoPrXRyA49hdedYA8VO4Z1wNf0st2OpIAIH_rWhqS_NQ/s4000/20220328_133940%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_s_wW7ItBy_rKEzZTWmJ94IbRrcXt5CNVs7S8h5Qe5cx4R9bXKhMaIe4ikTUPmLtk7Tu_4RiUTzF64o_UcxO2m59rUms9Kcx1LgCgqyGsDgPniVyaxqFyIKkZFr77gcqE5MG6_T-AAXv2AKAoPrXRyA49hdedYA8VO4Z1wNf0st2OpIAIH_rWhqS_NQ/w640-h288/20220328_133940%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Flyboy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We were finally out on the flat plain and only took us about a minute to get to the pub, that road threw us basically right out on top of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnYkfOcLQxwvKkGZfAujDABbC1qtRca2wk5Yr79hqt8uD0k_ClQVuXSLOHCwgqKmBEyW5HHEBeZKYNyCLTtxoa_Ooyur5-vY30qXn-K8RVia-doukD2iSDiFMRHM9HJ7x0trO7bJkgGUZcjNnUknESFSVWRL4LVQ0JY2bmz6I-wqkOSKTJmJ15XC2Ew/s4032/220328_Phone_3301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnYkfOcLQxwvKkGZfAujDABbC1qtRca2wk5Yr79hqt8uD0k_ClQVuXSLOHCwgqKmBEyW5HHEBeZKYNyCLTtxoa_Ooyur5-vY30qXn-K8RVia-doukD2iSDiFMRHM9HJ7x0trO7bJkgGUZcjNnUknESFSVWRL4LVQ0JY2bmz6I-wqkOSKTJmJ15XC2Ew/w640-h360/220328_Phone_3301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFDjfPc6f00epZdX66rITuUifWgM7mrTWcK4E6i4QxzQl2e9W-Xnbc97oD29L9YM3w12Jpg82R3nVRIZSHFYuGiqtR6feiL_zV2zhyhg2mR_GT0eia9OeoYlnlLn6LfFnZKRO0PWMtu_yI2LrtwZOjGe041EL5YTKGRWOPUOJHpEVsFrOT2vGEQch7Q/s4032/220328_Phone_0008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFDjfPc6f00epZdX66rITuUifWgM7mrTWcK4E6i4QxzQl2e9W-Xnbc97oD29L9YM3w12Jpg82R3nVRIZSHFYuGiqtR6feiL_zV2zhyhg2mR_GT0eia9OeoYlnlLn6LfFnZKRO0PWMtu_yI2LrtwZOjGe041EL5YTKGRWOPUOJHpEVsFrOT2vGEQch7Q/w640-h360/220328_Phone_0008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We were soon tucking into a bowl of hot chips and a beer to quench a hard earned thirst. The Little Rivers Pale ale really hit the spot, a nice beer.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQu5c1VKXoG6CBpnCJAlK1hbh42xO41rZVxXOOJepmRS4ryKRR7Xb6sIrHWD4KKC5EFbr8SbHxXj5CmNlEJ1e6wEzY-dm02ynbdfZa3EfnXB5SJkcQ4d4z5YzvaI9CgIKEiNT6_HZ6itjZ8yWLnZgXVmH7W13epRbFJ4_FtrunfyAIsXAgfEs76EhuA/s4032/220328_Phone_0203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQu5c1VKXoG6CBpnCJAlK1hbh42xO41rZVxXOOJepmRS4ryKRR7Xb6sIrHWD4KKC5EFbr8SbHxXj5CmNlEJ1e6wEzY-dm02ynbdfZa3EfnXB5SJkcQ4d4z5YzvaI9CgIKEiNT6_HZ6itjZ8yWLnZgXVmH7W13epRbFJ4_FtrunfyAIsXAgfEs76EhuA/w360-h640/220328_Phone_0203.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The pub in the paddock is renowned for its beer swilling pig Priscilla II, Priscilla had passed away a few years back and had been replaced. I tried to text the other guys here but had no reception. We waited about 30 minutes and few bikes came and went but none of our crew. So we made the decision to head off, we would catch up somewhere along the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOf3Wug2Mp8eZwkjJJrd-7-Gyw1zWGaoGhEpxY2Z6IqkddDQEqclcAn7xPfjW-913VJVXUtkkva1YTmt1D1RngwM2bM1PLe6kJlJmpcT4_ZZ0MyJ8UBEBPiP3PYVNWxAlcXlJpzmq6NNH7298CLkGUgG_jRcdsOycT8mxeG6qIlmccFFljaLfXU_IKw/s4032/220328_Phone_3446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOf3Wug2Mp8eZwkjJJrd-7-Gyw1zWGaoGhEpxY2Z6IqkddDQEqclcAn7xPfjW-913VJVXUtkkva1YTmt1D1RngwM2bM1PLe6kJlJmpcT4_ZZ0MyJ8UBEBPiP3PYVNWxAlcXlJpzmq6NNH7298CLkGUgG_jRcdsOycT8mxeG6qIlmccFFljaLfXU_IKw/w640-h360/220328_Phone_3446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we got into St Helens I saw a sign for the Bay of Fires only 10kms, we had plenty of time so I said lets go and have a look. So we took the road out to Binalong Bay. The rock formations along here are stunning with their colours, must be awesome at dusk or dawn during golden hour. I didn't want to wait around till then as I'd rather not encounter any of the wildlife after dark and an ice cold beer was waiting for us in St Mary's.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-53YElzxZkZdjRezAl79xYW5rfLS52IyCNb0-fJizE3rH08Lv7gaKDb4vgnYYSTdOmE5T_d1_4mW3_BRfG1rfGrQ8L6X3wGoiKY2xHPBkQmBauzqn8jrQlE1G3ijXCtZ2CBbOqmq3RBDYGPcGd6b-lLy2-4zzVe3inATxvHUMwlCIf91HGZSb8Y_KA/s2784/RAW1966%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-53YElzxZkZdjRezAl79xYW5rfLS52IyCNb0-fJizE3rH08Lv7gaKDb4vgnYYSTdOmE5T_d1_4mW3_BRfG1rfGrQ8L6X3wGoiKY2xHPBkQmBauzqn8jrQlE1G3ijXCtZ2CBbOqmq3RBDYGPcGd6b-lLy2-4zzVe3inATxvHUMwlCIf91HGZSb8Y_KA/w640-h426/RAW1966%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUGB7FoNX2TV8NpZ7TJiIwQTSWj3xod63mE9eM1a7fptkJHJNKLQXbfZDAhsJzMQLEYMsIarHRvi8sg7aDDVbctKafPc7CDNlRR4c6QdfxO2qCw5DqFclJZ3zzeNNDU_ltvqCfMHiL6ohYQDZQRviowuTmRuX0mHshPidKOaHB8-Vcmy6hSqjpgHYlw/s2784/RAW1968%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUGB7FoNX2TV8NpZ7TJiIwQTSWj3xod63mE9eM1a7fptkJHJNKLQXbfZDAhsJzMQLEYMsIarHRvi8sg7aDDVbctKafPc7CDNlRR4c6QdfxO2qCw5DqFclJZ3zzeNNDU_ltvqCfMHiL6ohYQDZQRviowuTmRuX0mHshPidKOaHB8-Vcmy6hSqjpgHYlw/w640-h426/RAW1968%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqIF7HSveNvQMSF8-4BrqerKSSg2lg1Gl4zrPIwddDf34lYKYzEZHswOzY5Csnb_1CBC_MH5b5dh2Xai8quaOf1ZbVOk8oS8iqCHWqANhr0m6AOAPWMmTJQtBsEY7HKLsBZ3NOXEUZi7mtWfp6H5ezFfcQIZG8ySXJtVmBMs1xvRopdFGoiBFG3UD-g/s2784/RAW1971%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqIF7HSveNvQMSF8-4BrqerKSSg2lg1Gl4zrPIwddDf34lYKYzEZHswOzY5Csnb_1CBC_MH5b5dh2Xai8quaOf1ZbVOk8oS8iqCHWqANhr0m6AOAPWMmTJQtBsEY7HKLsBZ3NOXEUZi7mtWfp6H5ezFfcQIZG8ySXJtVmBMs1xvRopdFGoiBFG3UD-g/w640-h426/RAW1971%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So enough looking at rocks it was time to get to St Marys, we made our way back along into St Helens. Just as we passed the petrol station I save Dave in there, so hooked a u-turn and we rode back and filled up. Dave had kept riding from Scottsdale all the way having too much fun and left the others behind, where as the others turned into the pub in the paddock where we were going to meet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We decided to not wait and we would meet them at the pub so continued up the pass to St Marys. Why is it that there are no cars anywhere until you come to a sweet set of twisty bends and then suddenly there's 2 or 3 cars to stuff up your fun. Took a while to get past safely but we did and blasted up the mountain pass. Good fun.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNMuo5SIsv63BzDzEpSd6C2-oj6Bh_Xw0mCMdIo6_sm3nXjuJ4gg0CHceOo2luhEa1093K_-uZnWhCH4oP5FZrO8C4gDhX15v5XsE-0SsI1aOM9Vp6qWbrewb4E1cNo-ymz2gaw7CDkTAW7sNEhB8oP2cpCZVkMw_lTF8nkNbUStRs7-6BVxd7FUJwg/s3922/220328_Phone_2105%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3922" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNMuo5SIsv63BzDzEpSd6C2-oj6Bh_Xw0mCMdIo6_sm3nXjuJ4gg0CHceOo2luhEa1093K_-uZnWhCH4oP5FZrO8C4gDhX15v5XsE-0SsI1aOM9Vp6qWbrewb4E1cNo-ymz2gaw7CDkTAW7sNEhB8oP2cpCZVkMw_lTF8nkNbUStRs7-6BVxd7FUJwg/w640-h360/220328_Phone_2105%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The St Marys hotel was a great little pub, awesome meals and super friendly staff. I had 3 lamb cutlets for diner at $24 and they were huge and awesome value.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V4NVnLnaww2hh9arnAAkkpZwEuNkMubhMeFSxFrhxl0VzU9cBpHMoU2LUJXfMJJnERHUIWDTH5-h2CiidWwmZ1rnP-xbcpI4aBjXkBPl61nyofz5R_27LGkwJVsRHFBUArJHp0bNbt2KvmHGdngZ26O7s-Wih81-dA80UsGTkUNvw8wAnKVtPWAZkg/s4032/220328_Phone_3613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V4NVnLnaww2hh9arnAAkkpZwEuNkMubhMeFSxFrhxl0VzU9cBpHMoU2LUJXfMJJnERHUIWDTH5-h2CiidWwmZ1rnP-xbcpI4aBjXkBPl61nyofz5R_27LGkwJVsRHFBUArJHp0bNbt2KvmHGdngZ26O7s-Wih81-dA80UsGTkUNvw8wAnKVtPWAZkg/w225-h400/220328_Phone_3613.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>Cool devil firepot out in the beer garden and looks like the guitar has been used in anger.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR14a-7Izkd0HPk60HyPMNwKLrSvzDk9JUNrTAutGJdrtDy4W9NrvCIIgskA4u5Rg_2Xn-0E4r16UcEFzkW8vSZqQXNRNwPdYtdfKamahisELhzy2O9JAjXQTKCCWJyaXsQSUWZjR5A5SsodjhKU-jLnE0Yfwl6Zh0amg_HsWjYuGdGFoHZj3lelG3Tg/s4032/220329_Phone_4006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR14a-7Izkd0HPk60HyPMNwKLrSvzDk9JUNrTAutGJdrtDy4W9NrvCIIgskA4u5Rg_2Xn-0E4r16UcEFzkW8vSZqQXNRNwPdYtdfKamahisELhzy2O9JAjXQTKCCWJyaXsQSUWZjR5A5SsodjhKU-jLnE0Yfwl6Zh0amg_HsWjYuGdGFoHZj3lelG3Tg/w640-h360/220329_Phone_4006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGhqvQNvV1UoGWh3X7HEVCuuYf7ww5rVMyEtA8ci557J91px-MnV1OHShcwSnF8V8YDiHRsRIBD-2YtChTGRsN1a34drtia11vVctAHMevb85xmpljn2Y1Xrl8KF2uKDuTtrUyQzSzDVTDpdv_3Piv10AXXshkdv_p2mdsktQPoBdNYYsb-LnxzwgQw/s4032/220328_Phone_3535%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGhqvQNvV1UoGWh3X7HEVCuuYf7ww5rVMyEtA8ci557J91px-MnV1OHShcwSnF8V8YDiHRsRIBD-2YtChTGRsN1a34drtia11vVctAHMevb85xmpljn2Y1Xrl8KF2uKDuTtrUyQzSzDVTDpdv_3Piv10AXXshkdv_p2mdsktQPoBdNYYsb-LnxzwgQw/w640-h360/220328_Phone_3535%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2etnywTRq_D3ckAjQYGQnj2BJCUW9mS5yLF3KcF8IbXbZRDkPhmd_-HvnbWs7O7aJH7tXEMwII_w_kAfwH7CpqAt9xuTreNDTNILL-Yaoh3af9iVUz5NprPmeA_zMbJCAg29QYOa7EZZgzNtT-6pvRe4lZf1vEQnTo-6odZ36iYHVGcSUvQZDzuyW6w/s4032/220328_Phone_2519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2etnywTRq_D3ckAjQYGQnj2BJCUW9mS5yLF3KcF8IbXbZRDkPhmd_-HvnbWs7O7aJH7tXEMwII_w_kAfwH7CpqAt9xuTreNDTNILL-Yaoh3af9iVUz5NprPmeA_zMbJCAg29QYOa7EZZgzNtT-6pvRe4lZf1vEQnTo-6odZ36iYHVGcSUvQZDzuyW6w/w640-h360/220328_Phone_2519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another Awesome day in Tassie. I took my internal rain and warm liners out once we arrived and got out of our gear, so it should be a bit cooler on the ride tomorrow. Great weather so far in the mid/high 20's so far, will be a great trip if this continues.</div><div><br /></div>Pubs Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> 5</span> </span><span> </span></div><div>Bakery's Saved Counter: <span> </span><span> 2</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Day 3 Map Reference<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="450" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m68!1m12!1m3!1d382938.55659419653!2d147.19989067784383!3d-41.42386833260046!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m53!3e0!4m5!1s0xaa7a6fe4515e002f%3A0x403c94dd0ddea50!2sDeloraine%20TAS%207304!3m2!1d-41.524051799999995!2d146.6528542!4m5!1s0xaa70bd82a104baf3%3A0x403c94dd0ddeb20!2sEvandale%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.5693051!2d147.2441196!4m5!1s0xaa70b7243061c839%3A0x403c94dd0ddfea0!2sUpper%20Blessington%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.4768702!2d147.5336951!4m3!3m2!1d-41.426805!2d147.6496151!4m5!1s0xaa70d6be84fb4af5%3A0x403c94dd0ddfd00!2sMathinna%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.4786803!2d147.88814309999998!4m3!3m2!1d-41.346061299999995!2d147.77867089999998!4m3!3m2!1d-41.3124925!2d148.02438709999998!4m3!3m2!1d-41.2925846!2d147.997278!4m5!1s0xaa771f0c7531828f%3A0x403c94dd0ddfb00!2sBinalong%20Bay%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.251721599999996!2d148.3072784!4m5!1s0xaa712d63841cf43f%3A0xf4bf8ead609dd20f!2sSt%20Marys%20Hotel%2C%20Main%20Street%2C%20Saint%20Marys%20TAS!3m2!1d-41.5797746!2d148.1860867!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1649923874112!5m2!1sen!2sau" style="border: 0;" width="600"></iframe>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com6