Alternate Sunday Ride

For those members unable to make the other ride heading north, I propose an alternate ride heading south.

All riders attending should meet at the Port Broughton Mobil and be ready to depart with full tanks at 8am, rain, hail or heatwave.

We hope to take in a bit of a ferry ride and a lap or two around an island, maybe Kangaroo Island.

Hopefully this can be the best turnout for the last few months, see you there.

ps: This may be an opportune time to mention that club fees are now due and money can be deposited directly into my bank account. Looking forward to the cash.

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Sunday Ride

This Sunday, Brizzer, Killswitch and I invite all to partake of a ride. Start is 09:00 at Sparks Rd overpass. Ride will be to catch up and talk about Nige… the club, not that another Nige, of course. Probably head north.
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Day 94 Cleaning Up

Doing some washing and general cleaning up around the place in preparation for departure to Cape Jervis to catch the ferry to Kangaroo Island (where hopefully it is a bit cooler).

Did my usual walk to Port Broughton this morning and was amazed to find a pair of headphones I had lost while walking two weeks ago. I spent ages looking for them at the time because I had no others and nowhere here to buy new ones. They had been washed in with the tide and after a quick rinse in fresh water, away they went!

Incredibly hot as this part of South Australia is experiencing the first official heat wave EVER recorded in November.

So hot in fact that I went for my first swim since arriving here. I had forgotten how incredibly salty the water is and I could not have drowned if I tried. I was so buoyant that I could easily float on my back keeping my feet and hands almost completely out of the water.

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Pretty good spot for a clothes line.

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3 Months on Road

Have now been away for exactly 3 calendar months or 93 days, has had it moments so far 🙂

Went for a couple of days ride around Yorke Peninsular, culminating in a visit to Cape Spencer, the most southern point of the peninsular.

I am absolutely amazed by the fact that the entire peninsular is covered in wheat fields for kilometre after kilometre after kilometre. Where does it all go?

I have also been very taken with the friendliness of people around this area. They are very quick to give you a wave or a nod or say g’day. A nice and pleasant change.

They even have nice names for their streets.

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They are shittin’ me right?

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I slowed to a crawl in case it actually WAS an ostrich masquerading as an emu, who would want to hit one of those? No wonder emus have an identity crisis.

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As far south as I could go, Cape Spencer lighthouse from where you can see Kangaroo Island.

Spent the night at Warooka where they have ‘special’ shops

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and they even kill the meat before selling it to you.

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I have learned to control my urge to spread all my belongings around the room (mainly because I didn’t have most of it with me) :-]

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They REALLY love their windmills in South Australia. The ‘Wattle Point Wind Farm’ was the largest in Australia when it was built.

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Thought that I would post this photo of me in case you have forgotten what a fine specimen of a man I am 🙂

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Hey mister, your head’s fu@ked! Heh! Heh! Heh!

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Tattoo Update

Had my tattoo re-coloured and some extra work done when I was in BH
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that is what I landed on when this happened

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and why I might end up with one of these.

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South Aus Safety Ad

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObeFgvc8ysQ[/youtube]

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Funeral Arrangements for Pockets

Graham’s funeral will be at Palmdale at 1:30 next Thursday, followed by a wake at Tuggerah Lakes Golf Club, Shelly Beach. Regards Mohawk.

The Brown family has requested that mourners not bring their motorcycles to Thursday’s funeral. I know that we all understand and respect their feelings. Brian

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Vale Graham Brown

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In an amazing twist of irony this wonderful photo of Graham appeared in the Central Coast Advocate newspaper on the same day as his passing.

The film project that his students submitted to the Kid Witness News project won the best short film section for primary students in NSW.

This is a real achievement!

There is a great deal of work in coordinating these student projects and this result shows that his enthusiasm and dedication to kids remained.

I know there was shock and sadness at Bateau Bay school where his wife had spent time teaching and both the boys attended so I can only imagine the impact on those at his school.

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Vale Pockets

Can’t begin to say how sad I feel about pockets.
A great bloke and a real Nige.
RIDE ON………. R.I.P.

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The passing of one of us.

Due to the terrible and unfortunate death of Graham Brown (Pockets) on Wed the ride for Sunday is cancelled. Graham passed away in a tragic accident whilst on his motorcycle. Always a happy person and a personal friend, he was also a devoted husband to wife Anne and a proud and loving father to his two sons. As well, he enjoyed the friendship of many in the motorcycle community. At the time of his death, Graham was riding his bike on a beautiful day. Something went wrong, a mistake, a moment of hesitation, I don’t know. I rode with Graham a fair bit and enjoyed the fact that he did his own thing. He didn’t have anything to prove. He wasn’t being irresponsible. What ever happened, Graham and his family have paid a heavy toll. I was there at the scene, Graham died instantly and would have not suffered. The ripples from such an event carry widely. Rest in peace Graham, you are missed already and will be forever. Brian.

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