Bill R invited Marty & I join him on a run with his mates up to the High Country for the Melbourne Cup long weekend. Despite a grim weather forecast all eight showed up Saturday morning. Day one route was from Melbourne to Bright via East Gippsland and Mt Hotham. Day two was Bright to Corryong with an extended loop in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. Day three was Corryong to Omeo via Mt Beauty & Fall's Creek. Day four was from Omeo back to Melbourne (& Geelong in our case). I covered 2035 kilometers in some spectacular Alpine Country with some of the best motorcycling roads you could wish for.
This was a great bunch of guys who made Marty and I very welcome to their riding group. Thanks fella's! We had a great time and a big thanks to Bill R for inviting us along.
Here's a few pics.
The guys
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| L to R: Marty, John, Fred, Bill, Phil, Willem & Nev. |
These guys are skillful riders, they ride fast in the right conditions and do it very well!
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| Marty's group pic |
The motorcycles
Sunday in Tumut
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| Morning tea at Tumut NSW. L to R: Fred, Willem, John & Marty |
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| Downtown Tumut on a sunny Spring day |
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| L to R: Nev, Phil & Bill |
Monday we came across a vintage rally in beautiful downtown Yackandandah. Here are some examples
Kinda contrasts with what we were riding.
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| Winner of the sprint to Falls Creek (Vic) |
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| L to R: Fred, John, Willem & Phil |
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| Marty & I headed back to Geelong from Omeo via Mt Hotham, the rest headed for Melbourne via Bairnsdale. There were still some remnants of winter snow at Mt Hotham. |
When we all rode the Great Alpine Road through Mt Hotham on Saturday the fog and mist was so bad that it was challenging to see three motorcycle lengths ahead! We had much better conditions this morning fortunately, but still a bit icy at the top.
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| The VFR in the High Country |
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Our last night we stayed at the Golden Age Hotel in Omeo, which is nicely renovated and I'd recommend it as a great place to stay - a cooked breakfast is included.
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