Still buzzing from a great ride around the Snowy Mountains on Friday and Saturday with a mate of mine from Adelaide. Both of us on Honda Fireblades. We packed light. Very light. So light we had only our bike gear - full leathers and bike boots - to wear.
Friday was just a quick run down to Jindabyne, where we stayed at the pub, down by Lake Jindabyne. Beers in the pub after dinner, talking and watching video clips. Laughing and having a ball. In gear. Heh, heh.
Woke up at 4.00am to have a slash (well, I had been drinking), went outside to look at the night sky. Awesome - the Milky Way was brilliant.
Saturday we headed off around 9.00am to do the loop around the mountains - from Jindy we went cross country (and low level flying) to Adaminiby - home of the big trout.
Then quick blat up to Kiandra along the Snowy Mtns Highway - the road was warm, tires were grippy, was nailing the corners - best run through there I've ever done. Then up to Cabramurra and Tumut Pond. The area still badly affected by the big bushfires in 2003.
However the road just got better and better. Roads were in good condition, not much traffic, so could let 'er rip. Some days everything just works - setting up corners, braking, having the confidence to power through the corners, then braking hard and setting up for the next corner. Down through open farmland to Khancoban for lunch. Checked out one or two of the dams which form part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
Up to Scammell's lookout for some pics of the main range, then round to Geehi, Tom Groggins and Dead Horse Gap.
These roads are simply awesome, good range of twisties and sweepers, reasonably good road surface, spectacular countryside, and best of all, a very sexy mate to ride with.
We reluctantly parted company at Thredbo, with him turning back and riding back down the Alpine way to Khancoban and then on to Melbourne, while I headed north solo for Jindabyne, Cooma and Canberra.
Bloody heck, I am so going to do that run again - soon. Maybe also stay a bit longer and get in some of the Victorian High Country too.
Here's a map for those interested in the route. About 330kms around, then another 160km back to Canberra, via Cooma.
6 comments:
Great ride description! A couple of blokes on nearly matching bikes, spending all the time in leathers... mmm... people might think. (Is a map possible?)
Enjoy your summer! Sorry about the Californian navels. Hopefully a good batch will get to your shores.
Map? Mmmm, I'll see what I can do with google maps. I ride motorbikes better than I do stuff on computer :)
With a pic like that, I think you're more than 43% gay! HOT! ;-)
Thanks Monty:
a Canon EOS 40D, a tripod and a flash gun - DON'T leave home without them !
Hi,
Is your mate interested in meeting guys from Adelaide at all?
oh,
the mate from adelaide loved every bit of it.... ;-)
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