Bermagui Shed Days December 6&7

[Urban_Legend]

Hey Pete/Alf

Where is your northern Adventure ride report. I know about what you did here on the North Coast, but what happened further up north?

Mark

[Sparky84]

Hey Pete/Alf

Where is your northern Adventure ride report. I know about what you did here on the North Coast, but what happened further up north?

Mark

Maybe they're going to have a slide night at the Shed day?

[oldktmdude]

   No slide night Al but maybe a few tall stories.
   Regards, Pete.

[Sparky84]

 

Will be all ears 

[Sparky84]

Bit of a detour on the way down,
had to go around the fires around Kiola 

[Sparky84]

But we've made it now, nice verandahs guys

[Troyskie]

I hope you packed your wet weather gear 

[Troyskie]

Second attempt to come down was a bust.

The smoke at Batemans was really thick. I was down to 600', 60kts, with vis less than 1000m, smoke from ground to 7000' so can't go over either. Turned around just south of Batemans.

Got some pics of some of the burnt and still burning areas, right down to the beach....

[X-Ray]

Hey!!!! Whats this chopper business, thats cheating !!     Nice way to see the countryside though, even in its current sad state 

[Tuned forks]

Is Australia entering it's fire season?  California, or what's left of the state, just emerged from our forest fire season.

Joe

[Urban_Legend]

Is Australia entering it's fire season?  California, or what's left of the state, just emerged from our forest fire season.

Joe

Our fire season started two months ago. So far in our state (New South Wales) there have been over 600 homes lost and over 1 million hectares burned and still going. We are in the middle of our worst drought on record with redcord high temps. Recipe for disaster.

But it WILL rain eventually and all will be good again.

Mark

[Sparky84]

Another Great Shed day was put on by Pete & Alf, with thanks to Gail for putting up with all us blokes.
We were down a few bikes due to fires closing roads but that didn't matter one bit.
Gavin got an extra spring fitted to the clutch and a 14mm master cylinder fitted, Johno got his RPM spin on oil filter adaptor fitted and also got his front brake calipers sorted.
It was great to ride around Bermagui region again.

[Tuned forks]

I have two questions about your fascinating country.

Is there something particularly inviting about the roads in Bermagui?

Does most of the Australian population live along the coast from Brisbane to Adelaide?

Joe

[Sparky84]

I have two questions about your fascinating country.

Is there something particularly inviting about the roads in Bermagui?

Does most of the Australian population live along the coast from Brisbane to Adelaide?

Joe

Well for a start..Yes
Also, Pete and Alf live there  and within 5 minutes you are on some great roads and less than 2 hrs you are in the  mountains(and lots of them) on some Spectacular winding roads just look at a map.

Well, Yes again, probably due to water

[ribbert]

I have two questions about your fascinating country.

Is there something particularly inviting about the roads in Bermagui?

Does most of the Australian population live along the coast from Brisbane to Adelaide?

Joe

Well for a start..Yes
Also, Pete and Alf live there   and within 5 minutes you are on some great roads and less than 2 hrs you are in the  mountains(and lots of them) on some Spectacular winding roads just look at a map.

Well, Yes again, probably due to water

Not only do we all live in the area you mentioned, we are not much on decentralisation and mostly live in the state capitols. I live in a city of 5 million, the next biggest city in the state only has a population of 250k.
The distance between populated areas is long and non-commercial road travel has mostly given away to much cheaper and faster air travel. Closed up motels serve only as a reminder of the heady days of family road trips. Those that survive do so with road work crews that once would have been drawn from local labour, now they are all imported, even the blokes on the picks and shovels.

The stretch of country you mention is all great riding, what makes it extra special in Australia is empty roads.

I know Capn' Ron rode at least one of my favourite roads, the Mitta Mitta Valley (Omeo Highway) when he visited earlier this year, it is in Victoria's High Country. I have been riding it since it was an unsealed, corrugated, pot holed, eroded goat track. More often than not I ride it's entire length without seeing another vehicle.

I believe Randy rode some of these roads when he was here (Jindabyne) but much of the appreciation of them was spoilt by poor weather and an under powered bike.

We have also been visited by Mr Bean and Candyman.

C'mon guys, return airfares from the US to here are probably no more than 3 or 4 days pay, tops. We need more FJ visitors. Rally is in March.

Noel