Australian winter riding
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:41 am
An excellent evening spent in the mountains with Charlie (Airbear), Ken, Mark and Paul.
A plan was hatched to commandeer Geehi hut, laying at the foot of Australia's highest hill, Mt.Kosciuszko.
I might have looked like a dill riding away from home with four big pieces of firewood strapped to the bike, but I sure as hell didn't look silly at about 7:30 pm in the hut with a great fire.
Although, I did start to look a bit silly again at 10:00 pm, but it was nothing to do with firewood.
Charlie also took some fire wood from home.
The start of the ride up to the hut was about the wildest weather I've ever ridden in, the wind was howling, sideways rain and damn cold.
We tried to outrun the front of the storm but it overran us.......
The options were to pull over and wait out the storm with no shelter, or press on and make it to the Walwa hotel.
The pub won.
Two pubs along the way managed to keep us warm and fed, enough to make our destination late in the arvo.
I just love it how a top evening always seems to come together when motorcycle touring.
Thanks guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-WoI1z19MU
A plan was hatched to commandeer Geehi hut, laying at the foot of Australia's highest hill, Mt.Kosciuszko.
I might have looked like a dill riding away from home with four big pieces of firewood strapped to the bike, but I sure as hell didn't look silly at about 7:30 pm in the hut with a great fire.
Although, I did start to look a bit silly again at 10:00 pm, but it was nothing to do with firewood.
Charlie also took some fire wood from home.
The start of the ride up to the hut was about the wildest weather I've ever ridden in, the wind was howling, sideways rain and damn cold.
We tried to outrun the front of the storm but it overran us.......
The options were to pull over and wait out the storm with no shelter, or press on and make it to the Walwa hotel.
The pub won.
Two pubs along the way managed to keep us warm and fed, enough to make our destination late in the arvo.
I just love it how a top evening always seems to come together when motorcycle touring.
Thanks guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-WoI1z19MU