Forster 2009
Outside Plough Inn upon arrival
Early evening set-up at Forster
Two happy campers
Not sure when he was given his Knighthood?
Nabiac bike museum catching-up with DD
Proposed Nige MC ride to Forster – 20/21 Feb
Proposing a Nige ride to Forster/Tuncurry for night 1, leaving Friday afternoon (20 Feb) to camp at whatever facilities are available.
Day 2 (21 Feb) – ride briefly north to Nabiac to spend some time at the Nabiac Motorcycle Museum (can easily spend an hour or two there). From there, leisurely ride north via whatever route takes our fancy to Walcha (or thereabouts) with a choice for those who wish to return home on Saturday to return via Thunderbolts or those who want to stay a second night making the decision ‘on the road’ to find camp or pub accommodation for night 2.
Contact either Scrounger or Nige if interested – or not! Perhaps I should just say, Nige you let me know if you’re keen.
Nige’s new bike????
Nige test rides a funny looking weird thing – that’s the greenish one by the way.
And he refuses a beer!!!
At a PUB!!!!
And this is Pa Brizzer with the grandkids. (Yes I do have a special water hat)
(and he does mean SPECIAL 
Nige)
BUSY
The new NIGE mantra.
The Great Southland
1860kms of some really fantastic roads.
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- Ready for the final leg up the F3.
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- A quick coffee at Thornleigh.
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- Mohawk warding off evil.
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- The ‘Paragon Cafe’ in downtown Goulburn.
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- The group continued to grow.
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- Kawasaki roadside maintenance.
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- Any excuse to get off and sit down.
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- The long and short of a good story.
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- What? ANOTHER pointless bike shot!!
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- DD and ANOTHER Maccas.
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- Mohawk proudly showing some of the paper he was collecting.
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- This is NOT what it looks like!
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- Not a pretty sight.
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- When I woke up, it was only this big.
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- A reasonably restrained effort.
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- Awww ……. shucks!
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- DD in the dark (in so many ways :-))
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- Um…err…a thingy.
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- A ‘For Sale’ pizza shop where the jokes were free.
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- A scene without description really.
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- Mohawk trying to prove that he can read.
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- Mohawk needs very precise instructions.
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- Above DD’s boof head was a mist in them thar hills.
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- I’m not sure how they could WANT to sit down.
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- Nackered at Jindabyne.
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- Corryong refreshment break.
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- Time for Slops to head off home.
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- Fuel at Tallangatta.
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- DD had to buy some AAA.
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- Mohawk at the Walwa library.
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My new favourite pace, Walwa
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- A much more masculine study of man and machine.
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- Information to be included in the ‘Narromine Aviation Museum’. Very, very interesting.
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- A girly scenery shot!
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- ‘Southern Cloud’ crash site viewing area.
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- David and Goliath prepare for scenery battle.
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- The morning after.
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- Slops and Mohawk getting oiled up.
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- Bikes parked at motel.
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- The usual spread of gear in our motel at Tumut.
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- Mohawk in a very happy place.
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- Enjoying a lemonade or two with our new tourist, Curt aka ‘Slops’
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- Some fools who had been riding in the stinking heat.
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- First blurry sighting of ‘Slops’.
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- Mohawk ringing to complain about the silly thing around his neck.
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- DD trying to contact Mohawk who has gone MIA.
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- A shiny red Honda sneaks into the lineup.
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- DD practising his silly grin while waiting for the ferry.
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- DD packing the groceries.
Go West Young Man
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- Scrounger ready to roll.
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- Stopped at Wiseman’s Ferry.
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- Scrounger hitting the turps early.
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- The obligatory ferry photo.
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- El Presidento setting up 1st drinks – Nige MC encourages safe riding
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- Our first beer on the road.
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- Getting stuff out of the place it was before it was got out.
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- Scrounger amazed that his phone still works.
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- Gear everywhere.
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- The wind farm.
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- The beemer after spewing smoke all up the road.
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- More wind farm spoilt by a smokey BMW.
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- 2nd drink at Wind Farm – Nige MC encourages sensible drinking
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- No really..we did visit the gardens, honest!
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- Scrounger also nearly visited the gardens.
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- Did anyone notice that my tent is bigger than Nige’s?
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Tent City
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- The only lantern that made it camping.
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- hmmm… I’m sure mine looks bigger!
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- and that’s the first time I beat Nige.
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- Contemplating how to lose ANOTHER game.
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- Please Nige, can we stop drinking now?
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Maybe a 3 man tent was the go
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- What a great setup.
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- Hmmm Subway breakfast – our sponsored breakfast meal.
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- Breakfast at Subway (some things never change)
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- Zen lives here.
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- A significant (for someone) signpost.
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- The Zen moment disturbed.
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- Scrounger enjoying a Zen moment.
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- Zen moment – with the no smile policy, somewhere between Cowra and Forbes
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- A famous radio telescope somewhere.
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- Nige pretending that someone actually phoned him in three days
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- Nice tourist shot of Nige at Parkes’ scope
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- And yes, his phone was still working!!
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- Top lunch & beautiful cold beer at Narromine.
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- Squadron Leader Scrounger to Biggles, Squadron Leader to Biggles.
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- Narromine Aviation Museum – Wright Bros replica, really, really interesting
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- Biggles with the no smile policy.
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- Le plane … Le plane
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- Nice imported Mini 88 model with air con!!!! Narromine Airport.
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- The bikes at Dunedoo, and like, they have been doing NOTHING!
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- Dunedoo and I’ve had it – hot and buggered!
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- What was left of Nige’s bag after it left the ‘Bird’ at what, 180kph?
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- Neptune at Dunedoo.
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- Denman Caravan Park just before Mr Happy became Mr Cranky
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- The Stig enjoying a beer.
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- Desperate drinker.
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- Denman Hotel – the crappy one opposite the servo.
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- I wasn’t f***in swearing!!!!
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- Please God, let the Aliens take Nige just for an hour or two!
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- One man ……
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- Nige thinking ‘I thought someone might have called in three days?’
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- The beast of burden at Wollombi.
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- Scrounger checking for more cracks.
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- Last ‘drinks’ at Jerry’s and the final stop.
How many times can you say goodbye? Sheeesh
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