MITTA MITTA – AUGUST 2012-08-27
Prior commitments and cold weather had a fair impact on
numbers for this overnighter with only 3 members available for the trip. Things
went from bad to worse when only 2 members made it to the Mooroopna BP because
Lucky Dave’s bike needed a bit of attention. So Webby and I met him at Carlo’s
place where the old Dyna was getting some much needed love.
From there we left towards Dookie but only made it as far as
Cosgrove Golf Course before my sporty decided it was too cold and gave up. Bird
turned up and trailered her back home while I jumped on the back with
“windbreak” Webb. By this stage we were about 2 hours behind so we took off
through Wangaratta, stopping at the Buffalo Brewery/Boorhamam Hotel just out the
other side. This pub brews its own “beer” and we decided to give a couple a
try. In search of some lunch and decent tasting draught we rode towards Howlong
and stopped at the bakery and had some delicious pies. From there it was
straight through to Mitta where the new Pommy publican and his Albury born
misses greeted us. We all had Wagyu steak for tea and it was awesome! To cut a
long story short, it was a pretty good albeit quiet and laid back night.
In the morning we headed to Dartmouth Dam which is an eye
opener for anyone who’s never seen it, like myself. Then we checked out some
caravan parks and motels in the area for future trips and headed back through
Albury and rode up the Old Olympic to Gerogery and stopped in at the little pub
there, meeting Webby’s brother in Law for a drink before heading to Corowa.
Dave showed one of our feathered friends his footy skills by delivering a severe
hip and shoulder at 100k’s which sent feathers and bird flying in different
directions. We stopped at the Royal in Corowa for a good sized lunch. That’s
when a young lady, employed by the pub, reversed into Webby’s bike and knocked
it over. Fortunately only minor damage was done but numbers were exchanged
before we set off for our last stop, Katty Pub. Webby’s mirror fell to bits on
the way which must have been caused by the fall earlier. All damage and
failures aside, everyone got home safe after a good weekend.
Next ride is a ladies ride on the 1st of
September.
Spoofy
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