Being an
Easter weekend, and the weather not too nice, it promised to be a small crowd.
When we rocked up at the BP Watson, the small number suggested perhaps the
above, but could it have been the confusion of Daylight Savings having finished
throughout the night? Whatever the case, we’re up for it!
We headed
off at about 0930, taking the scenic route of Shingle Hill Way – Gundaroo –
Gunning – Breadalbane (the mandatory detour to bypass the boredom of the Highway).
A morning coffee stop at the Big Merino Goulburn bakery, and as we gathered at
the exit we began to wonder where Steve had got to... Andrew went back to the
bakery, but no Steve. Strange, we were sure all had turned in to the bakery
area!
Not to be
put off, we continued on our way (momentarily losing the Clarke’s as Rob’s FJR
threatened to not play ball due to a suspected dodgy battery). Just at the back
roads of Goulburn along the railway line, we saw a familiar FJR1300, with the
occupants waving – I thought ‘that’s Alan & Lyn’ – but they didn’t seem to
be in a hurry to hunt us down.
We continued the remaining 50km or so to Taralga
– and arrived at the pub for lunch to find that Steve had beaten us here and
had already consumed a sizeable lunch of Bangers & Mash. He wasn’t lost,
just didn’t feel like joining the Easter rush at the bakery. And right then,
Alan & Lyn arrived to join us for lunch.
After eating
& talking about whatever, we headed towards home. Many of us filled up in
Goulburn, while some headed straight for home. The remainder of us looped home
via Braidwood Road and Taralga to Bungendore. A storm was brewing so it became
every (person) for themself – as it was, the rain began on my way up Smiths Gap
and was raining fairly steadily from Macs Reef Road to home.
List of
Riders:
Chris
Dietzel – Kawasaki GTR1400
Garry
McCurley – Honda VFR1200 (with Natalie TeBay as pillion)
Mick
Beltrame with Kipper - Victory XC
Steve Alford
- MotoGuzzi V7
Andrew
Campbell – Kawasaki ZX14R
Karen Clarke
– Yamaha cruiser
Rob Clarke –
Yamaha FJR1300
Manfred
Halton – BMW1200R
Al & Lyn
Munday – Yamaha FJR1300 (found us in Goulburn and met us again at lunch)
Chris
