Six riders headed to the historic town of Silverton, just out of Broken Hill, on the weekend of the 15th and 16th September. Alan and Heather were heading there for a weekend away and kindly extended the invitation for anyone else to tag along. Alans1100 and Heather, Stinky Pete and Smokeguy all camped at Penrose Park, while Loanrider1 and Malcolm grabbed a cabin. Penrose Park is a great place to stay and the owners are putting a lot of effort into making it a beaut place to stay. Lawns for tents, plenty of shelter, showers and toilets, rainwater for drinking, and a short walk from the Silverton Pub.
We rode out to Mundi Mundi Lookout to view the sunset, and it turned into a car park as lots of other visitors rolled up as well. Many bought chairs and wine and were clearly going to make an evening of it. However, we headed back to camp and took the short walk over the creek to the pub. The choice was fish and chips or sausages, with a couple of quiet ales. I get the imprression the OZStoc group there last weekend spent a great deal more time sampling the wares than we did. Back to camp where we shared some red, port and stories, and were all tucked in by 10.00pm.
The next morning we took an early photo opportunity outside the pub before the hoards of visitors arrived and then headed up to the cafe at the top of the hill for scones and a coffee for breakfast before saying our farewells. On the ride back to Broken Hill and beyond, we must have passed 100 or more bikes heading out to Silverton, and I suspect the pub was going to be busy.
I arrived back home in Adelaide at 4.00pm after a great weekend. I'm constantly amazed that motorcyclists will ride hundreds and even thousands of kilometers to have a feed and a chat with some new mates, and then turn around and go home again.
Participants were Alans1100 & Heather (Alan & Heather), Lonerider1 & his mate (Ric and Malcolm), Smokeguy (Bob) and StinkyPete (Pete)
