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May 27
FRE #50 Leeton Soldiers Club
As winter approaches so does the daunting thought of early mornings, chilly mornings, mornings so cloaked by fog the mere thought has images of ancient medieval times where cloaked men themselves would lurk in the shadows of the verges waiting to emerge and stop your carriage…well your motorcycle. Alas those cloaked men are in fact …
Apr 17
FRE #49 Nindigully Pub & Beyond
Ya know when your work happiness just doesn’t meet your own expectation anymore and you need to get away, well this is certainly the medicine for it. Nindigully the Pub in the middle of the proverbial nowhere what a fabulous destination!!!! and somewhere I haven’t been before. Friday start from North Richmond BP after a …
Feb 20
FRE #48 Dartmouth
The first “official” ride for the year…..kicking off in a lovely part of the country in the little town / hamlet of Dartmouth. I asked Dad along for this one…nice weather in February and he hasn’t been out for a bit of adventure for a while . The planning of course had to take in …
Dec 31
Time to Re-charge
No you don’t just plug yourself into a power outlet. What you do is back up the bike with your camping gear and high tail it outta town….would’ve been nicer if My Sweety could’ve come with me but you can’t have everything all the time. Out at 6:30 to beat the traffic wanting to escape …
Aug 14
Day 13 – Horsham to Swan Hill
What a great nights sleep! in an antique bed at Lorelles. She is such a beautiful person and so wonderful to open her home up to me and Dudley. We have breakfast and a cuppa tea – yes, that’s real tea in a proper teapot again before I pack Dudley, give her a huge hug …
Aug 13
Day 12 – Nuriootpa to Horsham
Good morning Nuri….what a beautiful morning. Today I’m excited cos I’m going to view the first of the Painted Silos. The scenery out here in the hills is dairy, vines and canola. A beautiful array of colours in a melting pot of fresh air, animal smells (read that as you will) and the bitumen that …
Aug 12
Day 11 – Alpana Station/Blinman to Nuriootpa
Wrong!!! While the night was clear and wind free, it was bloody freezing. Yep, I mean freezing. I had my thermal sleepwear on, my puffer jacket, woollen beanie, thermal socks, then sleeping bag liner and my hot water bottle Kebin all packed into my sleeping bag to keep warm. I did sleep, off and on …
Aug 11
Day 10 – Alpana Station & Blinman Sightseeing
I can’t believe Dudley and I survived the night….LOL. To say we were both a bit wind swept is a total understatement. Drew and Sherrin were amazed that I actually stayed in the tent for the entire night. Although I did consider moving my mattress and sleeping bag into the en-suite I had to escape …
Aug 10
Day 9 – The Gutter to Alpana Station, Blinman
Guess what……I got to pat a wombat this morning. The lady in the room next door is a wildlife rescuer and she had a wombat in care. It had nails that any deva would be proud of but was so cute and soft and just a baby. Giving it a cuddle was just out of …
Aug 09
Day 8 – Elliston to The Gutter
Had a bit of a change to plan last night. On the way to the pub got chatting to the local Copper – real nice bloke and by the time I got back on me way, well it was getting dark. Busy night in the pub, so dinner was a bit later and then well …