7 bikes turned up at the Mooroopna Bp in perfect riding weather for a day ride to Healsville. Spoofy had put his hand up to lead this one and had it organised to the finest detail, well almost.
We all set off for the first leg of the trip which was to the bakery in Euroa, from there we next stopped at Alexandera for drinks and then on to Healsville for lunch. Through the Tollangi Forest, King Lake and stopping at Flowerdale Hotel was the first part of the way home and to that point, although we had not been lost , our leader for the day had tried to take us on 2 wrong turns and nearly went past the Flowerdale Hotel even with the 2metre high sign, but we got there that's the main thing. After our drinks break we then went on to Nagambie, this was when we heard the first rumblings of "my sore bum" from one of the lady pillions, later on it is believed to have got to "Take me home first my bum is so sore" LOL. It turned out to be a fairly big ride but through some very pretty country and forests so it was all worth while and very enjoyable. Thanks go to Spoofy for taking the ride and good to see Jenny and Jodie were able to come along too. Bird
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
KHANCOBAN, MARCH 2013
What a cracker of a weekend we just had , The Khancoban Bike Festival was our destination and everything turned out to be just what I had hoped it would be..... with one exception and that was the the Tallangatta Bike show... turns out it was a Ulysees club event and didn't look very interesting. Our ride there though was great, we got to hang a bit on the only jap bike that came along for breaking down, we had some terrific riding weather, the roads to Khancoban were a lot of fun, the Koetong Pub was interesting with many women's bras hanging from the ceiling and when we finally got to the caravan park our cabin was just what we wanted. Three bedrooms, lounge area, kitchen,bathroom, wood fire if needed, airconditioner and full size fridge and a concrete area to park our bikes on and only $25 each.The Festival was a short walk up the road with a very convenient pub stop about half way and once we got into the festival area everything you could need was there, the food was good, the booze tent was adjacent to where we stood to listen to the 3 bands that played on the night, there was plenty of chairs , we had a couple of ladies have a bit of a wrestle , that looked ok , we had lots of laughs and at the end of the night the short walk back was like watching sailers walk on a rolling deck but all good fun. Next morning was a bit unusual with everyone sleeping in til 9am but as I looked into the eyes of some of my comrades I could see why, they reminded me of broken jafas looking back at me. The park owner had orgnised a cooked breakfast of bacon and egg rolls and coffee which hit the spot, so once we were all done it was time to head home via Walwa then onto the Bundalong Tavern for lunch from there we made our way home. As I said earlier this was a cracker of a trip and I am very sure that if it is on again next year ( the Festival) we will be making our way back there again. Thanks to Big John from Strathmerton, Brett from Cobram, Webby ,(Pugsley ) Fairless and Tim for making it such a good time. Bird
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