Thursday, August 22, 2013

Chomp and Chat to Bungendore 18th August 2013

The Riders were:
Outside the Pub at Bungendore


Darren Cullen Suzuki Bandit 1250
Andrew Campbell Kawasaki ZX14R
Ashley Plum Honda Goldwing GL 1800
Therese Merten and Garry McCurley Honda VFR 1200
Kris Jirasek Suzuki GSXR 1300
Neil Goldfinch Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird
Rob Lillie  Yamaha FZ1
Arthur McGlynn  Kawasaki Vulcan
Steve Mills Suzuki SV650
Gary McDonald BMW R100S 77
Michael Winters Blue Bike Triumph Sprint
Janet Mulgue Suzuki Burgman 650
Kerry Mulgue BMW R100RT

Members who arrived for lunch:
Tracey Winters Pearl Wing 2500
Ian Paterson new Black Goldwing 1800
Trevor McCloud Yamaha FJR 1300
Peter Arday Honda ST1300
Alan Munday BSA


Well the sun is getting brighter and the temperature is slightly improving, but the winds can be pretty fierce in August. Nevertheless, a hardy band of riders turned up to the Hume Caltex petrol station to ride to Bungendore for lunch.

We could gone have ridden the easy way up the Kings Highway, which would have taken half and hour, but given we had two hours up our collective sleeves before lunch we opted for a more creative way.
So, (stay with me) We headed down the Monaro Highway for a while, turned left onto the Old Cooma Road, through Queanbeyan (Karabar), right onto the Kings Highway, left onto Yass Road, right onto Sutton Road, right onto Norton Road, right onto Bungendore Road, through the middle of Bungendore on the Kings Highway towards Braidwood, left on Goulburn Road to Tarago, and left on Tarago Road to finally head towards Bungendore.

Great fire!

Lunch at the Lake George Hotel was very pleasant, with a lot of people opting
for the Guiness Pie. The bistro area has been recently re-furbished and looks very modern. However, it does have a beautiful open fire place in the centre of the room which was perfect for shaking off the cold.

So there you have it. A fun day out on our bikes, having a few laughs, and eating some good food.

Andrew

Trevor enjoys hs snag - but someone's poaching his greens
 

Garry contemplates an icecream