KEVINGTON....MAY 23RD....24TH

It was great to see the sun shining and the weather predictions were all good. 5 riders turned up at the Mooroopna BP , Bird, Webby, Grover, Eric and a newbie to the bike scene ,Peter "Poppy" Warburton.The send off party consisted of one, Jodie Webb. First stop was at the Thoona Hotel, then over the Warby Ranges, thru Wangaratta and up to Whitfield for lunch. Bangers and mash were the pick for most and damn fine it was too. On the ride thru to Mansfield the bush was looking green with the recovery from the recent bush fires in full swing and the views were special and pleasing to see. Petrol at Mansfield, then a quick jaunt to the Kevington Pub, where the welcome was warm ,the accomadation was comfy, the food was excellent and the beers were cold. Pretty much everything you could ask for. Bloody cold ,was a good way to descibe the morning we left, but it warmed up very soon after and the ride home thru Yea , Seymore,Nagambie,Murchison and home for a coffee at Bird's was an end to a very pleasent weekend. All present and accounted for at the end, so even better............. Bird

MONTHLY RIDE------MAY 10th

'Twas a lovely day for a ride in the country, but unfortunatley, it was also Mother's Day. Many who could have come were visiting mum, so the roll up was just 4, but we had a nice ride, thru Nagambie to Heathcote ,where we had a $10 special lunch at one of the hotels, then on to Rushworth and home.
BIRD.

DEDERANG RIDE.. MARCH 28---29 2009

Dederang. the turn out was a bit disappionting with only 4 riders present for what turned out to be an excellent trip. Bird, Kel, Grover and Eric left the shell servo in Shepp at about 9.15am for the boring ride to Benalla, where a coffee and breaky break was taken, onwards to Myrtelford then up wards to the top of Mt Buffalo, damn good ride for me , having never been there before.
Down for lunch at Bright, then up over the Tawonga pass, again great riding, then up to the top of Falls Creek thru Bogong, there's a big ass lake up there too, a look around and then down again roughly 30 k's down the road is a beaut little pub locals call " The Ranga". just our luck that the night we picked to be there, 25 of the local girls had decided to have a "cocktail party", can you believe that? What goes away...... stays away. Any way a good night was had by all , 12.45 am seemed the right time to hit the sack for most of us. All arived back home, a bit tired, a bit sore, but feeling good to have shared a great weekend with the best weather to boot.

BIRD