Mr & Mrs Hitcher and the Aussie Outback Raid

[James Deuce]

Sent: 5-Mar-2007 15:42:24

In Cowes. The only bikers in town who didn't go to SBK! Went to Bass earthworm museum & wildlife farm. Mrs H has Wombat poo marks. Windy day. Good gellato.

[James Deuce]

Tonight Jindabyne in the Aussie "alps". Great riding today although we struck showers between Cann River and Bombala. Aussie country towns are great. They've had 5" of rain in Gippsland in the past week. South of that is really dry.

[bistard]

They went to Phillip Island & didnt see the penguins,I am shocked

[James Deuce]

In Canberra. Did Jindabyne Thredbo loop through Kosciusko natpark to Cooma. 200km of gum-line twisties! Nice. Hot and fine in Canberra. FJR going well. So's Mrs H.

[Madness]

I take it these are TXT's from the size of them. Lucky buggers.

[James Deuce]

You've got it. This is the "lite" tour report.

[marty]

at least they're grammatically correct

[paturoa]

...Good gellato.

is that code for sounds like????

[Madness]

There's always room for accurate grammar. It's like lubricant in that way.

[James Deuce]

is that code for sounds like????

It's Italian for ice cream. Pronounced: Gel R Toe.

What the heck were you thinking?

[James Deuce]

Now in Tumut., via Yass & Gundigai. Hot-air ballooning at dawn in Canberra & National Portrait Gallery. Heavy rain late am, clearing very hot and windy later.

[James Deuce]

Echuca on the Murray. Big ride today via Tumbarumba, Corryong, Wondonga, and Rutherglen. Great ride to Wodonga then flat, boring, and hot. Country very dry & brown.

[Pickle]

Hope they go see some vineyards while in Rutherglen, Saints vineyard worth a visit.

[James Deuce]

160 character limit is an interesting discipline - bloated haiku or anorexic sonnet? Motels with pools have become an end-of-day necessity.

[James Deuce]

Holed up today in Echuca. Temp in high 30s. Pool v nice, so too fruit smoothies. Paddlesteamer dinner cruise tonight. Rules country, so no Super 14. Bugger.

[James Deuce]

Hamilton, from Echuca via Bendigo, Avoca, Ararat & Halls Gap. Scenic once off the flat past Bendigo. Grampians marvellous. Nice biker roads too. Cloudy & cool.

[James Deuce]

Portland via Penola, Naracoorte, Kingston SE, Beachport, Mt Gambier & Nelson. Great SA coastal towns. Blew a gale all day and cold from Mt Gambier. Need an ale!

[James Deuce]

Torquay. Today we Great Ocean Roaded. Wow. Day started cold overcast and v windy but improved - enough for an aerial sortie of 11 Apostles etc.

[Swoop]

at least they're grammatically correct
Capital letter at the beginning of a sentence please! Also a full stop at the end. We do not want to ruin Mr Hitcher's holiday by allowing him to return to some tardy posts...:shit:

[James Deuce]

Eddie got his FJR back about an hour ago with an extra 3584km on it. It's really hot in Melbourne today and we're of to be tourists. This is our last daily 160.

[sels1]

Portland via Penola, Naracoorte, Kingston SE, Beachport, Mt Gambier & Nelson. Great SA coastal towns. Blew a gale all day and cold from Mt Gambier. Need an ale!

I'm going there in 2 weeks - hope the weather is better than that!

[Deano]

Sent: 5-Mar-2007 15:42:24

In Cowes. The only bikers in town who didn't go to SBK!

That's just sad :mellow:

[Hitcher]

We're back in Wellington, unpacked and catching up with laundry, downloading photos, etc.

A more complete version of our Victorian excursion will be posted soon...

[Madness]

Good to see you were up checking on the Taka's today. Don't worry, the corners are still plentiful. It got cold quick though eh?

[Hitcher]

Good to see you were up checking on the Taka's today.

You should have let me go in front. Muahahahahaha!

[Hitcher]

Thanks to Jim2 for posting the "lite" version. A more extensive version of the Hitchers in Aus starts here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=981232#post981232