As the wet weather beat us for last weeks destination the plan is to try again this week and head to Toowoomba for brekkie at the usual spot in Margaret Street, Café Valetta. Start will be back to normal this week 7 am at the BP Goodna. Not sure of the route yet, either head along the highway or maybe take the back way through Ipswich, Laidley, Grantham and Flagstone. Much will depend on the weather and mood of the day. Neil and Adrian have arranged to do an overnighter in northern NSW and will be travelling with us to Toowoomba. Lester had plans to head to Goondiwindi and may be joining us on the Toowoomba leg also. After breakfast they will depart on their journeys and we'll head to Esk via Hampton as usual where we’ll decide on the final leg home either over Mt Glorious or on Ipswich Road, again mood and weather dependant. Please ring me in the morning if it’s wet or there are any doubts - ??????041. From my understanding Neil and Adrian will be there regardless of conditions and riding come hell or high water. Gotta love the commitment don't you – or should they just both be committed?Hope to see you at Goodna.
The TRIP REPORT : lovely weather to start -it was blustery and wet. Suprisingly Micheal (newby)AnNdrew, Adrian, Neil, Kim , and Henry (last ride for a few months) made the day. consnsus was to go straight up the highway -. Wet gear on and into the void. The trip was wet!! Past gatton we were suprised, the weather cleared and the wet road started to dry out. Looked goo d for the rest. Breakfast was inside- scenery inside was great! Toooomba can produce some lovely female images of grace and style. Neil and Adrian headed for Northern NSW and the rest headed North. The ride continued into a cloudbank. What fun! As a lead, Kim's taillight disappeared into the fog continually- down to 40kph at some points. Henry suggested Kim get a flashing cycle light as it would be more effective. This continues and made for a stunningly different ride. The silhouetted trees in the fog were stunnning. We came off the Range at the Hampton turnoff and headed for Esk. No stopping till the Bakery at Fernvale. here the world looked a lot different - no wet gear and no wet roads . Lovely ride home.
