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Title: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on October 21, 2017, 01:59:49 PM

Melrose RTE  - North Star Hotel - Saturday 7th April 2018

(http://www.northstarhotel.com.au/gallery/set1_hero1.jpg)

Location:


43 Nott St,
Melrose SA 5483

Distance From

Adelaide          269km
Peterborough     91km
Victor Harbor    351km



North Star Hotel (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=North Star Hotel + 5483)

Time:

Lunch at 12:30pm

Event Information:

Phone: (08) 8666 2110

http://www.northstarhotel.com.au/ (http://www.northstarhotel.com.au/)

Boutique hotel, Restaurant, Cafe and home to Bundaleer Wines cellar door

Contact:
Contact for this ride is StinkyPete

edit - changed date

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Bodø Glimt on October 21, 2017, 06:09:44 PM

Sundays are bit harder for me so can't commit at this stage.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on October 21, 2017, 08:06:40 PM

If Saturday proves more popular then the date can be changed to suit.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: richo on October 21, 2017, 08:47:54 PM

Hopefully I can make this one.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: StinkyPete on October 21, 2017, 10:09:47 PM

Sundays  are usually out for me as well.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on October 21, 2017, 10:38:06 PM

Quote from: alans1100 on October 21, 2017, 08:06:40 PM

If Saturday proves more popular then the date can be changed to suit.

Looking at the title of the post I put Saturday so maybe an edit is in order.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Bodø Glimt on March 21, 2018, 05:33:28 PM

The mother in law will be here and I have successfully negotiated a shift swap so I'm definitely in for this. 

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 21, 2018, 06:16:29 PM

I forgot all about this one - will call the hotel tomorrow.

Those wishing to attend are:-

StinkyPete
Bodø Glimt
alans1100 & wildfire angel

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Langers on March 21, 2018, 10:28:10 PM

I'm a definite no - driving to Port Lincoln to an engagement party (truth be known, probably sleeping while Julie drives to Pt Lincoln as I'll have ridden back from Byron Bay the day before).

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: StinkyPete on March 23, 2018, 04:41:17 PM

Sorry guys, but I'm also unable to attend this RTE due to a clash of prior commitments.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 23, 2018, 04:46:28 PM

Those wishing to attend are:-


Bodø Glimt
alans1100 & wildfire angel

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: richo on March 23, 2018, 07:50:09 PM

I am 50/50 for this ride, will let you know after easter

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 23, 2018, 09:55:59 PM

Quote from: richo on March 23, 2018, 07:50:09 PM

I am 50/50 for this ride, will let you know after easter

The more the merrier


Those wishing to attend are:-


Bodø Glimt
alans1100 & wildfire angel
Richo

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 23, 2018, 09:56:38 PM

Quote from: StinkyPete on March 23, 2018, 04:41:17 PM

Sorry guys, but I'm also unable to attend this RTE due to a clash of prior commitments.

Maybe next time.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 26, 2018, 11:56:24 AM

Just rang the hotel and booked a table for 6 people

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Shillas on March 27, 2018, 12:46:27 PM

We'll be an apology, maybe next one when we're more settled in the new abode.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 31, 2018, 03:50:40 PM

Quote from: Shillas on March 27, 2018, 12:46:27 PM

We'll be an apology, maybe next one when we're more settled in the new abode.

Thanks

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on March 31, 2018, 04:04:45 PM

bump

one more week away for Melrose.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: richo on April 06, 2018, 07:25:15 PM

Sorry but I am now out for this ride.   I have caught a bug of some kind and coughing up a lung every couple of minutes

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Bodø Glimt on April 06, 2018, 07:30:41 PM

That's no good.  Take care.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: richo on April 06, 2018, 08:02:16 PM

I am attempting to drown the bug with scotch.   

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Bodø Glimt on April 06, 2018, 08:03:11 PM

I usually try and kill it with a vindaloo.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on April 06, 2018, 11:00:12 PM

That leaves just the three of us and we'll be ready to roll at around 10:30am with ETA just before midday

Quote from: richo on April 06, 2018, 07:25:15 PM

Sorry but I am now out for this ride.   I have caught a bug of some kind and coughing up a lung every couple of minutes

Thanks - Sorry to hear. Always another one; hopefully.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: StinkyPete on April 07, 2018, 06:54:25 AM

It's perfect weather, so have a great ride today.  Think of me slaving away at a MASSIVE church garage sale instead of .....   :rd13

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Bodø Glimt on April 07, 2018, 07:37:58 AM

In Bungama now.  The weather is gorgeous.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on April 07, 2018, 08:44:09 AM

Quote from: Bodø Glimt on April 07, 2018, 07:37:58 AM

In Bungama now.  The weather is gorgeous.

For the uneducated (self included) Port Pirie is near enough https://goo.gl/maps/tmuPUTuZveq

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: alans1100 on April 07, 2018, 11:20:53 PM

Another RTE that some of us diehards managed to attend was completed today.

Thanks to Bodø for attending

I did take a photo of Heather and Bodø but the image didn't turn out to well.

The meals we had weren't to bad though the cost of $18 each. The salad was to fancy for me and not what I'd use anyway.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/874/26422731917_c605805022_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GfTpDp)20180407_122501 (https://flic.kr/p/GfTpDp) by Alan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152195423@N05/), on Flickr

Heather had the squid and way to much for her so took some home for later

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/791/27421966588_0fa6d426a0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HMbKio)20180407_122511 (https://flic.kr/p/HMbKio) by Alan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152195423@N05/), on Flickr

Our 1100A keeping company with Bodø's  Kwaka (Kawasaki)

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/808/40398104965_cbbd3339f0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24xQRa8)DSC_1582 (https://flic.kr/p/24xQRa8) by Alan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152195423@N05/), on Flickr

I aimed to get some video today but just to much vibration at highways speeds to get anything decent - even with the cam on the helmet the state of our secondary roads gives very little useful vision; hoping the anti vibration mount I ordered reduces most of it.

We ended up doing a round trip of 235km over 2 hours 49 minutes or 83 k/h average.

https://goo.gl/maps/HPcnL75sLem (https://goo.gl/maps/HPcnL75sLem)

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/789/39485751640_ea0200aa20_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23adNio)Melrose RTE Route (https://flic.kr/p/23adNio) by Alan Williams (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152195423@N05/), on Flickr

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Sicman on April 08, 2018, 09:00:22 AM

Good report Thanks Alan  :thumb

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: StinkyPete on April 08, 2018, 09:11:54 AM

Quote from: StinkyPete on April 07, 2018, 06:54:25 AM

It's perfect weather, so have a great ride today.  Think of me slaving away at a MASSIVE church garage sale instead of .....   :rd13

Thanks for the ride report Alan, and sorry I couldn't make it.   Our Church Garage Sale raised over $5,500 to go towards a kitchen upgrade.   I was totally knackered at the end of the day after working on set-up on Friday night and then all day Saturday, as I'll take quite some time to get over the impact of the chemo.   Every time I walked outside for a Sausage Sizzle or browse through the plant stall, I kept thinking that it was a prefect day for a decent ride.

Title: Re: 7th April 2018 - Melrose RTE - North Star Hotel
Post by: Pete on April 09, 2018, 10:14:26 PM

Well done Alan.
Great report.