Friday, August 30, 2019

Ride to Moruya – 25th August 2019

Our ride left from the Bungendore Caltex petrol station - the weather was cool but with the hope of warmer temperatures on the coast. Before starting off the group gathered for the ride briefing discussing the need to ride responsibly, keeping within our abilities and to look after each other.  I had ridden the ride route to Moruya on the Friday before just to check out the road conditions – all was good. It was nice to see a few new riders with us this morning - Nadaav only took a short ride to Braidwood as he was running in his new Ducati - we hope to see them again on other rides in the future.


We started off travelling along the Kings Highway riding towards our first coffee stop at Nelligen, where our group enjoyed the peace of the river while waiting for our food and caffeine hits.  



We continued after the short break weaving our way down the road towards the Adelaide Hotel at Moruya. The biggest surprise was the different weather and reduced temperature as we came down the escarpment. This possibly contributed to a reduced amount of traffic which added to the enjoyment of a lovely stretch of road with a great selection of curves dotted along the way. 

We rode into the carpark at the rear of the Adelaide, walking into the hotel to find our table reserved for us. Anticipating what was on today’s menu we started off with cold drinks to cool us down while listening to the diverse conversations, tales tall and true, over our lunch break.  

 
We traveled back to our homes in different groups with some of the off road bikes taking the alternate route through Araluen. Others went via Nerriga to add a different spin to their journey.

As usual for a Sunday we encountered some traffic traveling west with us, slowing the ride back to Braidwood. I left the group at Bungendore and trust that everyone made it safely home.

Once again we had a great day out with good food and friends - we hope to see more of you on our next ride. 

M.W.

Riders:

  • Michael Winters            Triumph Trophy
  • Neil McRitchie               GTR 1400
  • John Howell                  R1200RT
  • Bill Henshaw                 Ducati Multistrada 950
  • David Dawson               Explorer
  • Scott England               R1200RT
  • Garry Mc Curley            VRF 1200
  • Robert Jones                Suzuki Bandit
  • Mick Beltrame               R1250GS
  • John Grace                   Tiger 1200
  • Chris Dietzel                 GTR1400
  • Andrew Campbell          FJR 1300
  • Dave Jones                   XT1200
  • Nadaav Thiry                 Ducati Panigale V4S