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Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« on: January 03, 2021, 07:41:20 PM »
  Swan Reach Hotel - Sunday 15th August 2021

Location:

Hasse Hill Road
Swan Reach SA
Ph  (08) 85702003
https://goo.gl/maps/4GfRCKsDwtsaK4JSA


Swan Reach Hotel overlooks the River Murray and is about 150km east of Adelaide, depending upon which way you go.

Meet for a 12.30 pm lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel

Contact:

Contacts for this ride are StinkyPete or Shillas

Please advise if you wish to attend

« Last Edit: June 26, 2021, 09:11:46 AM by Shillas »
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2021, 07:03:57 PM »
Please put JD and Chippy on the list for this one.
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2021, 07:24:25 PM »
Bodø too.
 
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2021, 08:21:46 PM »
A YES from Julie and me (but I haven't confirmed it with the boss yet  >:())
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2021, 04:43:54 PM »
Saint Nicola?
 

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2021, 05:02:51 PM »
It looks like we are now not available. My two sisters in Tasmania have decided that weekend is the ideal time for their once in a decade visit. Given the accommodation they can provide for a cheapskate motorcyclist I'm not inclined to upset the applecart (and I'm looking forward to spending time with them).
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2021, 06:42:23 PM »
Hopefully I can make this one
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2021, 08:10:37 PM »
Expressions of interest so far from....

JD & Chippy
Bodo
Richo
StinkyPete
Shillas
Dragonstaff
« Last Edit: July 23, 2021, 09:25:50 PM by StinkyPete »
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2021, 09:16:50 AM »
Count me in
Shillas :13Candy

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2021, 08:30:25 PM »
I will probably make this one, even if I have to bring the car because the 30ks of dirt between me and the black stuff is unrideable.
THERE ARE OLD RIDERS, AND THERE ARE BOLD RIDERS, BUT THERE ARE DAMN FEW OLD AND BOLD RIDERS.

Keep the dirty side down.

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2021, 08:40:32 PM »
I thought you were in Loxton which is straight up the Stott Highway.  I'm now intrigued as too where this 30km of dirt is.
 

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2021, 10:12:35 PM »
I am actually in a small town 35 or so ks out of Loxton towards the Victorian border. The dirt is between me and Loxton.

It is easier to just say 'Loxton', because people know where that is.
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2021, 08:05:43 AM »
I am actually in a small town 35 or so ks out of Loxton towards the Victorian border.

We can now play "Where does Dragonstaff live?"    My guess is Taplan.   :popcorn
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2021, 08:41:02 AM »
I looked at the map and thought the same.
 

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2021, 08:53:10 AM »
I am actually in a small town 35 or so ks out of Loxton towards the Victorian border.

We can now play "Where does Dragonstaff live?"    My guess is Taplan.   :popcorn

Got it in one. The only other real option is Taldra, but that is a lot closer to the Bitumen.
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2021, 08:59:45 AM »
Is there anything to see in Taplan?  Asking for a friend.
 

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2021, 10:00:51 AM »
Is there anything to see in Taplan?  Asking for a friend.

Do ten houses count? And a CFS station?

We do get quite a lot of chook chasers come through on the weekends when the weather is good, heading into Murray-Sunset National Park across the border.
THERE ARE OLD RIDERS, AND THERE ARE BOLD RIDERS, BUT THERE ARE DAMN FEW OLD AND BOLD RIDERS.

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2021, 10:09:39 AM »
A CFS station might do it for me them.  How good is the gravel?

When I lived in Cairns a chook chaser was a hiace 14 seater bus because they almost ran over chickens on the Toyota adverts that were on tv at the time.  I know it doesn't mean that here, but forgotten what it does mean here.
 

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2021, 10:23:32 AM »
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chook_chaser


Different from a Sofa chaser :grin
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2021, 10:45:46 AM »
A CFS station might do it for me them.  How good is the gravel?

Either (sort of) good or dreadful. It all depends on how long it has been since the grader went through. They are actually in the process of sealing it because the road trains are destroying it, so it shouldn't be a problem by the end of the year. Then it will be nice bit of road for a bike.

THERE ARE OLD RIDERS, AND THERE ARE BOLD RIDERS, BUT THERE ARE DAMN FEW OLD AND BOLD RIDERS.

Keep the dirty side down.

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2021, 10:53:30 AM »
It's in my diary. 
 

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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2021, 03:10:17 PM »
Back on track after an interesting diversion into our eastern border region    :grin
We sure hope that lockdowns wont keep us from this one.

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Bodo
Richo
StinkyPete
Shillas
Dragonstaff
John g (and perhaps Kahrin)
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2021, 11:10:28 PM »
 :bl11.  Looking forward to this one ,hopefully my pilllion will come too. :runyay
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #23 on: July 29, 2021, 09:47:32 AM »
17 days to go, hopefully border restrictions between SA and Vic will be lifted by then.
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Re: Sunday 15th August - Lunch at the Swan Reach Hotel
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2021, 12:09:27 AM »
Fingers crossed for ya, JD!  :X


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