On a cold but mostly clear Sunday with Tony Mitchell, the leader and nine followers rode up Greenhill Rd, to Balhanah, turning right and then left onto Mappinga Rd, then winding our way avoiding Woodside and Oakbank, to the Nairne Rd, turning onto Military Rd, through Brukunga, to Nairne, for our morning stop at the Little Birdy Bakery. We sat outside absorbing the sunshine and sorted many of the worlds problems, with particular attention to the short comings of electric vehicles and the pros and cons of various makes of helmets.
After the break Tony, lead us up the Old Princes Hwy, left at the roundabout onto Bald Hills Rd, under the Freeway, through the suburbs of Mt Barker, through Flaxley, Macclesfield and Strathalbyn, onto the Goolwa Rd, which we followed till the Finniss turnoff, riding straight through Finniss and Clayton to Milang, where we stopped for lunch at the Railway Museum Cafe. Some of the riders had not been to the Museum Cafe before and were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food and friendly, but perhaps not professional service, it was none the less a very pleasant experience, our group had a carriage to themselves so conversation was easy and relaxed. We spent nearly an hour there before mounting our bikes again.
We took the shortest way home going through Strathalbyn and Meadows, where we stopped briefly before going our separate ways home. It was a particularly enjoyable ride with roads to suite all tastes, some twisty and some straight and fast enough to be interesting. Thanks to Tony for leading and sharing his amazing knowledge of our roads, thanks also to Martin Blindell, for riding tail end for the entire ride.
Next Ride: Wednesday 7th August weekday ride meeting at Hawthorn Crescent.
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Allan Vaisham, Club Captain
Honda CB500T