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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #100 on: November 19, 2017, 08:54:41 AM »
Debbie and Rex home safe. Missed the kangaroo on the road (still not sure about the shoo roo!). Managed to get the wet weather gear on with seconds to spare, before the deluge hit. Debbie is still looking for bruising after the pounding from the hail stones at Ballarat. Thanks to all for a great day. Really good to catch up. Hope the next one is not quite as eventful.
 
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #101 on: November 19, 2017, 09:18:58 AM »
I missed the roo standing on the side of the road half way between Halls Gap and Dunkeld.
Big thunder clouds forming but no rain to Geelong
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #102 on: November 19, 2017, 09:55:37 AM »
I'm currently in Patchewollock.  Should make it home in the late afternoon.
 
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #103 on: November 19, 2017, 01:01:38 PM »
Have just arrived home, took the scenic route which led me down some dirt roads, through a flock of sheep and down more dirt roads!
Thanks for a great RTE, good to meet some South Aussies, hope everyone has a good ride home.
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #104 on: November 19, 2017, 03:42:05 PM »
Have just arrived home, took the scenic route which led me down some dirt roads, through a flock of sheep and down more dirt roads!
Thanks for a great RTE, good to meet some South Aussies, hope everyone has a good ride home.

Home at 4:15pm, via Mt William (walked about 500m up the 1.8km track to the summit, very steep, it beat us, may be next time), Dunkeld, booze bus at Glen Thompson, Ballarat (late lunch at The Lane coffee shop, very nice), feet up resting, may be a pre-dinner snooze.

Thanks to all for the good company and BS, special thanks to Marcus for organising. 
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #105 on: November 19, 2017, 03:58:28 PM »
Fish, Bos, Shillas, Chris and I arrived home safe at 1500hrs after a fantastic weekend.  Thanks to all who made it so    :thumb
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #106 on: November 19, 2017, 04:12:27 PM »
Thanks all for another great RTE, special thanks to Marcus and Ppopeye for organising  :like.
Back home at 3:20 after visiting McKenzie falls and an incident free ride .

Some pics to follow...🤓
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #107 on: November 19, 2017, 04:56:57 PM »
Pics 🤓
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #108 on: November 19, 2017, 05:13:53 PM »
More🤓
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #109 on: November 19, 2017, 05:41:24 PM »
I am now home too.
 
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #110 on: November 19, 2017, 06:13:40 PM »
 :thumb Been a pleasure to follow your travels and meet you in person, Bodø
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #111 on: November 19, 2017, 06:44:37 PM »
Introducing Pirate Chris, one member not to be messed with  :Blow
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #112 on: November 19, 2017, 07:32:54 PM »
Been a pleasure to meet up with you guys again... thanks for the chat.










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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #113 on: November 19, 2017, 08:10:39 PM »
Introducing Pirate Chris, one member not to be messed with  :Blow

Ah yes I heard about this at dinner last night.
 

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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #114 on: November 19, 2017, 10:13:44 PM »
:thumb Been a pleasure to follow your travels and meet you in person, Bodø


Same same🤓
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #115 on: November 19, 2017, 10:29:18 PM »
:thumb Been a pleasure to follow your travels and meet you in person, Bodø
Same same🤓

I know you asked me to knock on your door this morning before I left but it was quite early and I wasn't sure you were up or not (I couldn't see any lights on) so I refrained from doing so.
 
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #116 on: November 20, 2017, 06:24:35 AM »
Must have been very early because I was up at 6 and didn’t hear the Kwaka starting 🤓
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #117 on: November 20, 2017, 06:49:30 AM »
It's a very quiet bike (or so many people have told me).
 

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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #118 on: November 20, 2017, 06:52:34 AM »
Great riding day for me, and also to was a fantastic to catch up with you all again.
 
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Re: RTE Halls Gap VIC - Halls Gap Hotel Saturday 18 November 2017
« Reply #119 on: November 21, 2017, 09:11:00 PM »
Hi folks, whilst we made it to Halls Gap, unfortunately we didn't make it for lunch. Even more unfortunately I have no one to blame but myself for
1. taking a short cut which didn't go quite according to plan, and
2. relying on the GPS when I should have done a bit more homework.
But, there you go - catching up with the group at the HGGCP (after 3pm) was great, the walk to the other CP in Halls Gap was invigorating and Williamson certainly looked keen to do another 1/2 marathon. Catching up with Stinky Pete's crew (not to mention feeding the chooks) was worth the ride.
Our ride back to Casterton on Sunday was just beautiful, Julie absolutely loved the trip and on Monday we rode from Casterton to Frances via Dergholm, Langkoop and Apsley which again was terrific country to ride through - no roos (lucky), no log trucks (even luckier), just brilliant scenery - sadly the bluetooth communicator stopped working after Casterton so I could only listen to Pink Floyd and SRV through the countryside to Bordertown.
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