We departed about 5 minutes late for the ride through Tarago and Bungonia to Marulan This is a good ride that has been spoiled by an 80km limit from Windellama all the way to the Hume Highway.
After a cup of coffee and a bite to eat at Truckstop 31 we continued on the Hume and turned off onto the Illawarra Highway towards Mossvale. The truck stop is a lot quicker for coffee than the new roadhouse.
The trip down Macquarie Pass was slow as usual with no problems with cars or trucks. We turned off at Albion Park then onto the Princes Highway until the turnoff for Dapto. The route is straight through the main street for about 5km until the turn for the museum up a side road for about 2km.
The museum* has a good display of cars and bikes with believed to be the oldest car and motorcycle to be built in Australia. The motorcycle even has the original casting moulds for the engine displayed. There is also a large display of old signs and household items. It is worth a visit and you could spend an hour or 6 hours looking at the displays. The staff were very helpful and gladly answered any questions that were asked.
We left and headed to The Dandaloo Hotel for lunch. The meals were great but it took nearly an hour to get all riders fed. Mick’s mixed grill could have fed at least 2 of but we couldn’t get doggie bags.
The trip home was down the coast and a turnoff in Nowra to Nerriga. We had a break there and all headed home via Tarago and Bungendore.
It pays to check the website and/or Facebook the night before to see if any changes have been made. 2 riders turned up for an 8:30 departure and decided to go for their own ride to Young to stock up on cherries. Sorry again about the confusion.
Riders:
- Alan Munday Yamaha FJR1300 (Ride Leader)
- Scott England BMW R1250 RT
- Chas Towie Honda ST1300
- Chris Dietzel Kawasaki GTR1400
- Paul Woodward Yamaha FJR 1300
- Mick Beltrame BMW R1250GS
