Gold Coast Weekend

[Sparky84]

Heading to the Gold Coast for the weekend, leaving Wednesday, arrive Friday.
What's the weather like at the moment up and on the way up there?
Just trying to find out how crisp the mornings are and nights, T-shirt and jeans.
Stop overs in Gloucester, Bellingen then onto GC.

Any sights I should make a point of seeing.

Cheers
Alan

[Troyskie]

I'm sure there must be a pie shop on the way.....

[Troyskie]

Is Leyland Brothers World still going?

[Sparky84]

I'm sure there must be a pie shop on the way.....

  more than enough to help me keep my figure 

Is Leyland Brothers World still going?

Burnt Down!
and it wasn't Mike.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/fake-uluru-on-pacific-highway-alight/10058532

For those that don't know the Brothers,

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ECo_5o3Cs&list=PLhQF3saYF9UP-H0tf0GMlcrBWQwNzCSE6&index=48&t=0s

[X-Ray]

Hey Alan!. For the rest of the week and weekend its going to be pretty good, around 26 during the day and around 10-13 overnight. Bit cool but still nice. Plenty to see on the coast, and plenty in the Hinterland as well, ( Mt Tamborine, Springbrook, Hinze Dam etc, all very close to the G/Coast. 

[Sparky84]

Hey Alan!. For the rest of the week and weekend its going to be pretty good, around 26 during the day and around 10-13 overnight. Bit cool but still nice. Plenty to see on the coast, and plenty in the Hinterland as well, ( Mt Tamborine, Springbrook, Hinze Dam etc, all very close to the G/Coast.  

Temps sound good, 26 will be very nice and I'll try not to ride overnight.
Will probably be coming in though Kyogle past the Woodenbong.. , Beaudesert, Mt Tamborine, heading to Oxenford

Cheers
Alan

[Sparky84]

Well went to local servo to top the tank in preparation for Wednesday morning and next thing...

Only happens on a bike!

[roverfj1200]

Only happens on a bike!

Or a mobility scooter in Melbourne......

[Sparky84]

I think it's a Victorian thing with the Mobility Scooter!   

[krusty]

I'm sure there must be a pie shop on the way.....

  more than enough to help me keep my figure 

Is Leyland Brothers World still going?

Burnt Down!
and it wasn't Mike.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/fake-uluru-on-pacific-highway-alight/10058532

For those that don't know the Brothers,

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ECo_5o3Cs&list=PLhQF3saYF9UP-H0tf0GMlcrBWQwNzCSE6&index=48&t=0s

Went past coming back from Mt Seaview. I think only the servo is open. There's a great new bakery on the north side of the Swansea bridge if anyone happens to be going that way. Good pies.

[Sparky84]

The day started well on the Putty then onto East Gresford to find a cot at Gloucester.
Then up Thunderbolts Way to Walcha and onto Armidale.

[Troyskie]

Nice Al.

The East Gresford pub has become a bit of a 'must do' for the FJ community.

Very hard to not stop at Walcha though, good choice.

What are your plans for the rest of the trip?

[Urban_Legend]

Did you go through Grafton yesterday. I saw a nice 1100 heading through town.

[Sparky84]

Did you go through Grafton yesterday. I saw a nice 1100 heading through town.

That was me,
Not sure which way home tomorrow but heading for Wauchope end of Oxley, so might be going back thru.
I was looking for you,
I filled up opposite Spotlight.

Went thru Beaudesert also.

[Sparky84]

After Armidale I was headed to Bellingen for the night along the Waterfall Way but at Ebor the drizzle set in to make the best bits not as nice, to top it off heading down Dorrigo Mtn was a big sign saying diesel spill caution.