I drew the lucky dip prize today to write up the ride report – yay! Anyway back to the conversation. We all met up at the Nicholls petrol station with a cold but bright sunny day. Andrew gave us the ride plan to get to Cootamundra and off we went. On the way near Yass, Carolyn and Shaun were so impressed by the group as we went passed, on our way to our first stop Boorowa, that they caught a ride on our slip stream and stayed with us.
We had a welcome, defrosting morning tea in Boorowa and then headed back out of town to explore Cunningar Road on our way towards Harden. From there we headed onto Jugiong Road and then onward bound to Cootamundra. From Boorowa though, Trevor had decided to go off on another tangent and met us back in Coota for the lunch feast. I suspect he went looking for his personal GPS which his doctors misplaced when they were giving him some medical treatment.
We arrived at Coota for lunch and most of us had an enjoyable Sunday roast which came with a complimentary dessert of rice pudding. One of the topics that came up at lunch was memory and it apparently changes with age. Does that mean we are all heading towards a fresh new start with each other? Will we get to an age that when we meet up for a ride, it will be like meeting up with a new group of friends each time? Will the corner-markers remember what they are waiting for and will tail-end Charlie remember why he is there?
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| A smiling crew at Cootamundra |
We finished our lunches, discussed who wanted to stop for fuel and where and then blasted back out into the country side to head home. Sorry, we left at the speed limit.
I had and enjoyable day out and assume everyone else did, but unlike some, it’s back to work for me on Monday. Heavy sigh….. Until the next ride, see you all later.
Kris J
The Riders were:
- Andrew Campbell FJR 1300
- Alan Munday FJR 1300
- Michael Winters Triumph
- Garry McCurley Honda VFR 1200
- Chas Towie Honda ST 1300
- Rod Horne BMW R1200 GSA
- Trevor McLeod FJR 1300
- Kris Jirasek Suzuki GSXR 1300
- Carolyn Hutton Ducati 899 Panigale
- Shaun Bennetts VStrom 650
- Marilyn Starick Multistrada 1200
- Ian Paterson GL 1800
- Gary McDonald BMW R100S
