Mick...Long Service Leave..Life of Riley Take: 001

1/ pIC oNE .. aBOVE ME nOW IN bLGHTY..11/2010

2/NEXT THE dESTINATION AT ..THE bros GF HOUSE ..bLUEYS bEACH

THE vIEW fROM tHE LOUNGE bACK oF bATHURST

bACK OF BATHURST

fIRST nIGHT AT "yACKA"

“The Reverse GP Ride…”8 days in total …. VIC-NSW-VIC

Hey guys, Just to keep you up to speed on the life of Riley.. First week off tried to remember how to surf by heading down the coast, then jumped on the bike, a did the “Reverse GP Ride…”8 days in total …. The route/highlights:

1. Mansfield, Whitfield, Yakandandah


2. Yakandanda – Tumbarumba


3. Tumbarumba, Gundagai, Harden,Frogmore, Bathurst…


4. Bathurst, Sofala, along the back way to Bylong, back out at Denman and down through the Hunter Valley.


5. Stay at Singleton and come out at Buladleah, Pacifico Hwy


6. Passing bike crew all on their way to the GP all day.


7. Then to Blueys’ Beach near Forster, to watch the GP in my brothers GFs place big screen and view of the beach.


8. Then return back down the Famous Putty Road.. great ride and managed to hit rain again, and noted lots of crosses on this road there where motorcyclists have gone down ! (and lots of signs about motorcyclists going too fast…


9. Down the Hume and back to melba.


10. 1 week trip 2,800 Kms


11. Midori’ went great accept .... I had to change a tyre and then I dropped it while stopped at a give way sign, and strained my shoulder, and couldn’t surf at my Bothers’ (sorry his GF’s) beach house.


12. Some really nice riding around the back of the blue mountains !


13. Passing guys heading home from the GP ..cold and wet ..me had a warm beach house and a big screen.. Jim Beam as my only friends..

Well now in Spain after 3 weeks in Ol' Blighty.. and as our dollar is so strong ... i had to have some Retail Therapy...try a NEW Hein Gerick Jacket ... try 190.00 quid which was only $300.00 A$ hey you gotta love our strong dollar...! Oh and a Pint in UK is now 1/2 what it is in AUSTRALIA !! (GBP 2.60 = $5.00 A .. Pint in Australia..$8.00 !!!)