Sir Francis
Displaced person
Ok, last repeat of RR previously posoted elsewhere.
This trip was such a hoot!
As per last year, the ride to the meeting point was in the pouring rain. When his wife suggested given the poor weather, perhaps he give the trip a miss Sprint Twin Jim pleaded “But honey, if I don’t go this year they might not invite me next year….”
We sloshed through the forests from Melbourne towards Jamieson and stopped for morning-tea overlooking Lake Eildon. It is brilliant to see the lake full again. A little over a year ago it was under 20% capacity. Two weeks ago, it overflowed the spillway.
Sprint Twin John seemed to be enjoying the ride so far
We just can’t get Famous Rog off his Tiger 800XC. He says he wants to marry it…
Down the hill into Jamieson for fuel. A friendly local warned that the local police were hiding just out of town collecting for the police Christmas fund. We waved as we cruised past under the speed limit.
We skirted Mansfield which was jam packed with 4WDs and headed for the hills. There were some interesting bikes at Whitfield.
The Whitty burgers proved popular.
After lunch a 35km dirt road short cut lead us to Lake Buffalo. Man what a hoot chasing Famous Rog slippin and a slidin my big KTM booming away as the rear tyre created snakey squiggles in the gravel and wet clay.
ST Jim looks pretty happy to have made it through the dirt.
Colin questioned why he follows me…
Silvio was a little more certain in his thoughts…
Through Happy Valley and onto the border with New South Wales. Afternoon-tea overlooking Lake Hume. Just like Lake Eildon, this was near empty a year ago.
A brilliant late afternoon ride through the valley to the old gold mining town of Mitta Mitta. I always organise the best accommodation for these road trips. Here’s Colin outside his luxury cabin.
It even came with its own amusement park. Roll up, roll up who’s brave enough to ride the ye olde pissweak world wheel of death? Ooooh….
We retired to the pub for a beer or three.
End of day 1: 521km.
This trip was such a hoot!
As per last year, the ride to the meeting point was in the pouring rain. When his wife suggested given the poor weather, perhaps he give the trip a miss Sprint Twin Jim pleaded “But honey, if I don’t go this year they might not invite me next year….”
We sloshed through the forests from Melbourne towards Jamieson and stopped for morning-tea overlooking Lake Eildon. It is brilliant to see the lake full again. A little over a year ago it was under 20% capacity. Two weeks ago, it overflowed the spillway.
Sprint Twin John seemed to be enjoying the ride so far
We just can’t get Famous Rog off his Tiger 800XC. He says he wants to marry it…
Down the hill into Jamieson for fuel. A friendly local warned that the local police were hiding just out of town collecting for the police Christmas fund. We waved as we cruised past under the speed limit.
We skirted Mansfield which was jam packed with 4WDs and headed for the hills. There were some interesting bikes at Whitfield.
The Whitty burgers proved popular.
After lunch a 35km dirt road short cut lead us to Lake Buffalo. Man what a hoot chasing Famous Rog slippin and a slidin my big KTM booming away as the rear tyre created snakey squiggles in the gravel and wet clay.
ST Jim looks pretty happy to have made it through the dirt.
Colin questioned why he follows me…
Silvio was a little more certain in his thoughts…
Through Happy Valley and onto the border with New South Wales. Afternoon-tea overlooking Lake Hume. Just like Lake Eildon, this was near empty a year ago.
A brilliant late afternoon ride through the valley to the old gold mining town of Mitta Mitta. I always organise the best accommodation for these road trips. Here’s Colin outside his luxury cabin.
It even came with its own amusement park. Roll up, roll up who’s brave enough to ride the ye olde pissweak world wheel of death? Ooooh….
We retired to the pub for a beer or three.
End of day 1: 521km.
