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 After the previous week of rainy weather, we were in luck as today was cool but fine, a great day for a ride!
After welcoming everyone & a run down on today’s 200km ride, we headed off.
Our route took us west up the highway to Pirron Yallock where we turned onto secondary roads through Swan Marsh, South Purrumbete and on to a rest stop at Cobden. Here we found a few bikes covered in oil (I wonder were that came from?) We continued southwards through Scotts Creek, Timboon and arrived at the Schomberg Inn at Peterborough for lunch. After finishing our meals we rode a few hundred metres to an ocean lookout at the mouth of the Curdies River in Peterborough, the sea pretty rough in the windy conditions.
Our return journey took us to Port Campbell then inland up through the farming communities of the Heytesbury for a short rest stop at Simpson.
Upon arriving back in Colac, we all stopped at my place for a cuppa with scones, jam & cream. Many thanks must go to scone maker extraordinaire, my mother Betty.
The evening meal this year was at the Union Club Hotel where everyone had plenty to eat.
Sunday promised another good day, weather wise, with around 100 kms to do today. We headed southwards to Forrest and back through Barwon Downs to the Martians Café at Deans Marsh for a morning tea stop. This is an off beat sort of place popular with motorcyclists, with another group there when we arrived. Upon leaving, we headed back through Birregurra and looped around to the north of a bone dry Lake Colac, arriving back in Colac at around midday for lunch at the Botanic Gardens Tearooms. At this point some said their goodbyes; the rest of us enjoyed lunch before they also headed home.
Thanks to Belle & Keith with the car & back up trailer which happily was not used, also those who corner marshalled and everyone for making it a great weekend.
Malcolm Wilson
Participants:
Graeme Wright 1956 Triumph
Malcolm Wilson 1962 BMW R60/2
Burger Drake 1969 Triumph 650
Paul Caine 1973 Triumph T150V
Ian & Jan Kennedy 1975 Honda O/F
Harold George 1976 BMW R100S
Bill Garner 1976 BMW 75/6
Ken Adams 1977 BMW R100S
Ed & Sandra Lauder 1980 BMW R100RS
Tom Myers 1981 BMW R100CS
Christine Wilson 1982 BMW R65LS
Noel Wills 1988 BMW
Clinton Breeze & Elaine Watson 1995 Enfield
Bruce Armfield 2001 Kawasaki 650
Ray Harrison 2002 Honda ST1100
Ross Patrick 2004 Kawasaki 1200
Alf Berry 2005 Yamaha scooter
Alan & Val Smith 2006 Kawasaki 650
Reg Hammond 2006 Honda
Phillip McArdle 2007 Honda DeVille
David Langridge 2007 Suzuki Bergman
John Best 2008 Suzuki 1250 Bandit
Graham Boulter 2008 Triumph T100
Maurice Turner 2008 Can Am
Jenny Langridge Car
Belle & Keith Emmett Backup Trailer |
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