Day Tripper

 Ulysses Macarthur Branch ride to Greenwell point (near Nowra) Sunday 23rd Jan 2011.Starting time 8-30am The temp for the day was forecast 34decc

We arrived just as the briefing finished and estimated 22- 23 bikes and 1 trike.Leaving Narellan McDonald's we took the bypass through Camden, picked up Stuart, John and Margaret at Bargo and  headed to Yerrinbool.

Morning tea was at Robinson after a very bumpy ride on the back roads, the road had deterioratated since we had been on it last.Vic notices the bumps even more has he was on his 650 Kawasaki.Many riders bought their own morning tea whilst others bought coffee and cool drinks and sat in the Park
After being entertained by Shane about his brand New Harley we set of  going pass the lavender farm and the scenery was just beautiful, the fields are green and lush
.We ride towards Fitzroy Falls and Kangaroo Valley.
The traffic is very light so we all had a good run up and down the mountain. Kangaroo Valley village was very busy with day tourists as the temp was at least 4 deg cooler in the valley.

Arriving at the junction of the highway roundabout it was very busy  with traffic, so we took quite a bit of time crossing onto the Highway.Moving through Nowra we turn off to our destination and ride to Greenwell point
It is beautiful little fishing village on an inlet of two rivers, we had fish and chips on the banks of the river with a cool breeze just magic.
We said our goodbyes and rode home again up over Kangaroo Valley we beat the rain got home about 3pm.
It was  a great day trip

Mid week ride

Meeting at McGraths Hill at 9-30am 6/1/2011 first mid week ride

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After a big discussion Vic and I decided not to use the M7 tollway, so we took the scenic route, which took in many traffic lights from home. Onto Mame Road then St Marys then through Dunheved onto Richmond Road through Riverstone onto Windsor Road to McDonalds at 9-25am just in time to get a briefing from our ride leader Keith. It took us ¾ hour to arrive at the starting point. I made a statement by wearing my new jacket and helmet.

24 riders, including two virgins, assembled at McDonalds, McGrath’s Hill ready for the 9:30am take off. Two late arrivals made the number 26.

 Our route was directly over the Bells Line of Road, where there was some drizzle and fog, through to Lithgow and then on to Bathurst.

There were no regroups, apart from a wet weather gear stop, so as a result we were strung out like the proverbial ‘Browns Cows’. Stopping at a little park just on the outskirts of Bathurst we had morning tea and by the time the tail enders arrived the early arrivals were almost ready to leave.

Worth mentioning that one or two decided to see how much he weighed and diverted into the Bell Weighing station.

At Kelso a few topped up with fuel before arriving at the morning tea park. Big thanks to Ross who did a splendid job of being “X” marking the spot. After morning tea it was off over some fantastic roads through Sofala and on to Rylstone for lunch.

Some decided to patronize the local coffee shops, others ate their packed lunch in the main street and three enjoyed a very pleasant lunch in the park by the river. After lunch it was off again taking the Windamere Dam road as Keith had not been this way for a while Vic took the lead  to the Mudgee road out of town and then on towards Lithgow. It was on this stretch that we again became spread out. I was stuck at the back looking after a couple that did not know the way, and they just did not overtake any traffic I was getting quite frustrated.

 Leaving the riders at Lithgow, Vic and I rode down the Great Western Highway through the mountains, Vic stopped off in Penrith to catch up with Peggy whilst I carried on home. It was long but a good day’s ride, we clocked up just on 480klm