National OzSTOC Rally 2014 Ballarat VIC 21st to 23rd March

[Turtle]

Those rally shirts are bright I just put sunglasses on to view that pic 

Turtle

[Streak]

Those rally shirts are bright I just put sunglasses on to view that pic 

Turtle

would you expect anything less? 

Look how we've grown

that is quite an amazing picture! thank you for posting mate!

[Me_3]

A great effort there from you guys.      Any trouble with the water pump?

It seemed to settle down after the 2nd day on the road thankfully!

[STroppy]

Water pump . . . . Oh for a moment there I thort you were talking about a Hardley. . . . . . 

[Sabie]

Sabie has arrived back in Queensland from OzSTOC 2014. In Toowoomba Thurs to Monday.

But we're still 3 weeks from Home....

Left Townsville 10th March and still going........

[Wombat]

Ride safe

 

[Tokhi]

Great pic, thanks for posting up.
Hope all who went arrived home safe.
Planning on attending next years Rally if work permitting.

Cheers

[ST2UP]

Sabie has arrived back in Queensland from OzSTOC 2014. In Toowoomba Thurs to Monday.

But we're still 3 weeks from Home....

Left Townsville 10th March and still going........

Do you want me to send you your home address so you can put it in your GPS 

 

[Sabie]

I'm just gunna keep heading north till I stumble over it....

[saaz]

And you are missing all the rain as well....

[Sabie]

Apparently I haven't as they've stored it all up in my yard..

[Sabie]

Well folks, last night tonight on the road for OzSTOC 2014. We should arrive home tomorrow (Thursday 24th) around the 2pm mark.

Tonight we're in Mackay with a 5 hour run to Townsville tomorrow. We encountered rain from Marlborough (100 k's North of Rockhampton) through to Mackay with the prediction of more rain tomorrow.

So, 1 more sleep and we're home.

[ST2UP]

Sabie your ride report should be sensational......

[Sabie]

SABIE IS HOME

That's right I'm home and the house is still standing.......although some of the trees are lying down having a rest, and the garden shed ain't what she used to be.....

[Shiney]

Well done mate, good to hear you and the wife made it home and it's good to see you're place survived so well
I look forward to the epic ride report covering the massive ride there and back    

[Wombat]

Good to hear you are both safe and well.

 

[Marcus]

Gotta say that's a resort quality lawn you have there.

Oh and yeah welcome home, look forward to this ride report.

[sargent]

Rest those weary heads from all that fresh air , not to mention those weary eyes from all the sights they have taken in.

[johnnyYTED]

Getting There
A mishap while servicing my own ST resulted in a very unhappy red dragon 1300 being STranded in the Gong awaiting a piece of fuel plumbing to put the fire back into his belly.
To the rescue came JohnnyBALDHED who agreed 2 my suggestion of a pillion ride to the gold mine city and at 9:30 Friday night we shivered and dripped our way into the holiday park to meet and greet some of the STriders who have become familiar thru the ozSTOC forum.


Homeward
Johnny and I headed back Sunday morn and did the whole trip in one day starting at 9:30am and finishing about 16 hours later, (2 hours of 80kph after developing tyre problems). I had a go at towing the trailer but after about an hour and a half of scaring the bejesus out of Johnny I gave it back to him as he was so much better controlling the wobbles.

I juST found ST George's RR a few months later. Gregory I thought your descrption of the ride down and back would have had more DRAMATIC licsense in it and lots of expletives..                  
I'm sure I heard all this behind me,,
Glad you enjoyed your trip down..      and I have hair now so quit with the baldybit