Well guys have now completed my first FarRide (1000kms).
Due to an embarrassing injury I received earlier in the week that involved a mountain bike and my tushy we rode a route that gave us a few escape routes on the first leg in case we needed to pull out of the ride.
So we left home at 12:30 bound for Tenterfield, Bonshaw, Inverell, Tingha, Uralla then Tamworth to meet up with Abe who had left from Sydney that same day. We left Tamworth in the dark which made me feel a little nervous with the amount of kangaroos that are around at the moment with the dry weather, but the additional lights Chris added to STig made the world of difference and the fact that I feel very safe with him.
We left the next morning bound for the finish at Urbenville and shared our breakfast in Tenterfield with a number of other riders on the same ride. The road from Tenterfield to Tabulam was just how I like it with a combination of straight and twistee bits, but the road from Tabulum to Urbenville played havoc with my war wound and caused ST2UP great amusement.
Arriving in Urbenville 15mins before check in opened we were greeted by all types of bikes up the Main Street and even one on the roof of the pub. With our fuel docket presented and a 1030kms travelled I had earned my FarRider number.
We had a great meal and the opportunity to chat with others who had completed the ride and awaited the arrival of a certain OzSTOC member who had some timing issues which I'm lead to believe is a common occurrence on FarRides, but you will have to ask him about that
although in his defence this was a ride to say hello not check in
Note the time on the pic from the FarRiders site
After lunch we headed for Woodenbong, Kyogle and then the heat of Casino
then on to Grafton and the Orara Way to Coffs Harbour and onto our overnight stay at Urunga, and I agree with Saaz that this would be a great RTE destination.
This morning we parted company with our travel buddy Abe, the plan for us today depending on the forecast of rain was a ride with a different challenge to travel the least possible distance and consume as much coffee and conversation with friends and family's as possible, and we succeeded, it took us a total of 10 coffees, 1 croissant, 1 muffin, 4 biscuits 1 BLT, 1 hamburger and two pieces of cake to travel the 200ks home over 9 hours.
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The frequent stops and checks of weatherzone made it possible to weave our way around heavy rain and hail storms on our journey home with only light showers to ride through.
We had a splendid weekend with great company, had riding temps from 12 with rain through to 38 and stinking hot
Looking forward to doing it all again with hubby
Pockey
