Riders:
- Chris Dietzel GTR1400
- Andrew Campbell ZX14R
- Garry McCurley VFR1200
- Mark Walker NT700V
- Gary Thomas DL650
- Kris Jirasek GSXR1300
The
weather for the Bermagui ride looked quite enticing and the thought of
some potential fish and chip fare down on the coast brought out a number
of bike riders to the starting point at EPIC. Knowing that the starting
temp would be cold followed by some coast mildness followed by some
further cold temps around Nimmitabel, everyone was well layered. After a
briefing from Chris D we headed off at a brisk pace.
Kris
J led the charge to our morning tea stop in Braidwood and with much
wounded manly pride we males followed behind. Various coffees and baked
goods were consumed and clothing layers shed before heading off to the
coast and on to a sightseeing stop at Narooma. Chris and Kris convinced a
kindly old retired man to take some group photos down by the water
before we got back on our bikes for the short hop to Bermagui.
Over
a nice lunch in balmy Bermagui, Mark entertained with some philosophy
on married life and the joys of visiting ones Wife's family in the wilds
of Florida.
We headed off for
the return journey, with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees.
Heading up Brown Mountain and on to Nimmitabel the temperature dropped
to around 7 degrees and I for one had forgotten to put all of my layers
back on! With a coffee or other hot drink on board we all warmed back up
and were able to once again don our warmer clothing. With the sun
getting low we fair-welled each other and commenced the run to Cooma and
then onto the Monaro Highway for the final run into Canberra.
A great trip! Thanks to Chris D for leading.
