Gundagai Riverfest - 7 September 2014

Ride Crew:

• Ian & Sally Paterson GL1800
• Garry McCurley VFRd1200
• Peter Arday ST1300 
• Stephen Light 1600 Nomad
• Kris Jirasek GSXR1300 
• Hartmut Kehm BMW R 1200GS
• Chris Dietzel GTR 1400 
• Andrew Campbell GL1800
• Glen & Hayley Jones Ural Ranger

Warning: What happens on the ride WILL be shared with
everyone!

A beautiful day for a ride. The sky blue, blossoms blooming, birds chirping and road kill yet to be on the breeze. After Peter discovered I (Kris) had recently done a bike course, he offered the assessment that I may be able to use 6th gear now on the Busa. I felt flattered, of course.

Ian briefed us about where we were going and Peter offered to be Tail End Charlie. We tried hard, but couldn’t shake him off. He kept finding us.

First stop on the roundabout way to Gundagai was Murrumbah and the Terracotta Café. Peter was in the zone and had us all in stitches. A few highlights to share:
Peter recalled a session at his PTS therapy group where he shared his call to Lifeline. He called to talk about feeling suicidal and was asked if he could drive a truck. Also, he brought up the subject of the preferred aftershave for young men in NZ. For 21 year old men it is Mint Sauce. Kris said that would be very  tasty lamb to eat (you wouldn’t need rosemary to remember).

Ian mentioned that some meds he had been taking had some unexpected side
effects. Peter suggested that Viagra 3 times a day had cured him. Ian shared with us that since coming off the meds, we could all relax, everything was right in his world again. Ian also talked about his conversation with his dentist, that missing teeth lower your intelligence. Surprisingly, his dentist hadn’t been aware of that.

Coffee and cake finished, we said our goodbyes to Hartmut as he left to go back to Canberra and onwards for us to Gundagai via Coolac. The canola fields a beautiful gold with their perfume in the air not to mention the bugs finding our visors.

At lunch in Gundagai there was a festival happening but apparently the parade had happened on Saturday. Everyone meandered around at their leisure,  grabbing a bite at the food tent that appealed to them most. We gathered  around and sat under a tree and listened to a bit of the local talent for a while. 

Stephen couldn’t handle any more fun so decided it was time to go and so did Glen and Hayley. The rest of us saddled up and headed to Jugiong for a
last snack together.

Had a great ride and great company. Anyone wanting to know exactly which way we travelled, ask one of the ones with a sense of direction.

Kris

PS: Note to Ian – maybe the pet rabbit could do with some of the meds