After a ride briefing we headed off along the Barton Hwy them the Hume with our turn off at Burley Griffin Way to Harden for a pit stop. The Terracotta Café is always a welcome stop. Friendly service, hot drinks or cold and a snack if you want.
We picked up Steve and Marilyn at Yass on the way through. Trevor left us after coffee.
At Junee we stopped at the Licorice and Chocolate Factory to catch up with Henri Rokx and the Yarra Rangers Branch of Ulysses who were staying in Junee for the long weekend. It was good to see Henri and his team. They spent the weekend exploring Junee and its environs. We did not join them for lunch as past experience had taught us that the Licorice Factory is very busy and we didn’t want a long wait for lunch. Not to be this time lots of space and a short wait. However we had already decided to have lunch at the Junee Railway Station Café.
We said our farewell to the Yarra Rangers mob and headed into town. The Railway Café is big with plenty of seating and still retains the old style railway café with a modern look.
The service and food was very good. The staff are friendly and put up with the usual banter from table without calling security. We engaged in the mandatory chatter about everything from old bikes to how to save mankind and the nation. Nothing was resolved maybe next ride.
Our planned trip home was to Gundagai via Nangus Rd a distance of about 70 kms. There has been a lot of work done along this road, wider, clearly marked even with a fog line. We arrived at the Dog on the Tucker Box to refuel the bikes and ourselves. We bid each other goodbye and safe riding then headed home up the Hume Hwy.
Thanks to the people who joined me for the ride and a very enjoyable day.
The crew:
Mark Walker NT700v
David Formica GTR1400
Garry McCurley VFR1200
Darryl Palin GL1800
Mark Mitchell Ducati Scrambler
Chas Towie ST1300
Mick and Kipper Victory XC
Trevor McLeod FJR1300
Andrew Campbell ZX14
Steve Hopkins and R1200RT
Marilyn Starick
ST.Pedro.
