SA RTE Ideas for 2016

[StinkyPete]

Hi SA OzSTOC members,

As the new SA RTE coordinator, I'd like to hear your ideas (and times of the year) for some SA RTEs for next year.  For the remainder of 2014 we have the following....
23 August  -  Melrose
27 September  -  Overnight at Silverton
18 October -  Port Broughton
6-7 December  -  Joining with the Vics for an overnighter at Nelson
I'd like to schedule Blinman again for next year, as it's such a stunning ride and location.
An event every two months seems about right, so post Post your thoughts, and Alans1100 and I will compile a list of RTE's for 2015.   What do you think about the possibility of an occasional  mid week ride or monthly coffee run to suit the shift workers?
Cheers
StinkyPete 

[alans1100]

We see this place in Wallaroo advertised on TV quite a lot.

Mid week ride.......$10 meals Mon to Friday except long weekends

http://www.wallaroomarinahotel.com/restaurant.php

http://www.wallaroomarinahotel.com/contact.php

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We can do Saddleworth again sat or sun

Had the place to ourselves the last two times.

http://www.gdaypubs.com.au/SA/saddleworth/51895/gilbert-valley-hotel.html

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Just tossing these into the mix

Maybe somewhere around Mildura for a Tri-state overnighter

And we can also use the border ride as a WA/SA meet........optional

[Nigel]

Maybe somewhere around Mildura for a Tri-state overnighter.



Nice idea......................................................................................

[ST2UP]

Hey give that man a cigar 


If Adelaide rode east, Melbourne's North and Sydney West for a comfy full days ride.....we would all land around Hay NSW 


Sicman would be stoked having an RTE just over his back fence 


 

[StinkyPete]

Balranald has a great Caravan Park, and decent pub, and would be well placed for a tri-state RTE.   

[alans1100]

Balranald has a great Caravan Park, and decent pub, and would be well placed for a tri-state RTE.   

That's about where I was thinking.  Hay, I didn't think of and in both cases I've only ever stopped for fuel but about 20 years ago.

[ST2UP]

I don't know why I remember places by the food I have eaten there.......


Balranald also has a great little bakery/coffee shop in the Main Street opposite the public toilets 

But then Hay has the best Chicken Parma that we have eaten in like......for eveeeeeeeerrrrrr !!!


Regardless of location, I like the idea 

[Streak]

I don't know why I remember places by the food I have eaten there.......


Balranald also has a great little bakery/coffee shop in the Main Street opposite the public toilets 

But then Hay has the best Chicken Parma that we have eaten in like......for eveeeeeeeerrrrrr !!!


Regardless of location, I like the idea 

Shiney and I stayed at the Balranald Caravan park, we where really impressed!

[jimwilly]

Being a shift worker on a 7 day roster I like the idea of a mid week run. I've been through Balranald many times, never thought of stopping other than for fuel. I remember doing the Hay plain some years ago on the blackbird, wore a flat strip round the middle of the tyre.

[StinkyPete]

Being a shift worker on a 7 day roster I like the idea of a mid week run. I've been through Balranald many times, never thought of stopping other than for fuel. I remember doing the Hay plain some years ago on the blackbird, wore a flat strip round the middle of the tyre.

If you've got a day off and want to go for a ride, PM me and we could perhaps meet at Mt Barker for a coffee and a chat.  (That's if I'm home and not riding somewhere)

[jimwilly]

Thanks Pete I'll keep you in mind when the weather clears up. This cold weather has been playing up with my arthritic hips
can barely throw my leg over the bike and very uncomfortable after a while. I,ve got an overnighter to swan hill to catch up with
my brother next month might be relying on drugs to get me there and back, or horror of horrors the car..

[ST2UP]

Your States RTE Co-Ordinators have their planning underway for next years OzSTOC RTE calendar  .....if you have a recommendation for a RTE that encompasses a great ride with a top notch destination post your ideas and experiences of a suitable location here for them to consider.


 


 

[StinkyPete]

Hi SA OzSTOCers.     I've raised the thread again as we look to making some plans for RTE's next year.
Suggestions have included....
Mannum
Wallaroo
Saddleworth
TriState Overnighter, perhaps at Balranald, as nothing in Hay got me very excited.
Blinman, but not in the middle of winter which did not get off the ground this year

We'd be looking to schedule around six events again, and I'm keen to set up something, perhaps monthly, for a mid week RTC (Ride to Coffee) at a set location, such as the Pomegranate Cafe at Birdwood.

Please post your ideas and suggestions, and we will knock together a program for 2015.   

[StinkyPete]

Your States RTE Co-Ordinators have their planning underway for next years OzSTOC RTE calendar  .....if you have a recommendation for a RTE that encompasses a great ride with a top notch destination post your ideas and experiences of a suitable location here for them to consider

I was composing while you were sending.   Great minds think alike.   

[alans1100]

I gave this a little thought yesterday and came up with Barossa Valley but I'm not sure where. Nuriootpa or Angaston maybe.

Closer to home is Burra with the old copper mine and old gaol for those that like looking at history.

[StinkyPete]

Hi all.
Here's what we've come up with for the SA ride calendar for 2015.   Are there any comments or suggestions before we set this in stone?
Pete

Ashbourne, SA - Greenman Inn (Sat 17th January 1230 hrs)
Toowoomba Nat Rally (20th - 23rd March)
Mannum, SA -  Pretoria Hotel (Saturday 16th May 1230 hrs)
Swan Reach, SA – Swan Reach Hotel (Saturday 18th July 1230 hrs )
Balranald Tri-State – Balranald Caravan Park  (Overnight Saturday 19th Sept)
Silverton, NSW – Dinner at the Silverton Hotel  (Overnight on Saturday 17th October)
Ardrossan SA – Royal House Hotel (Saturday  7th November 1230)

First Wednesday of the Month - 10.30 am at the Pomegranate Cafe at Birdwood for coffee. (We'll give this a try and see if it meets a need)

[StinkyPete]

Thanks for the feedback on the above proposed SA RTE program.
Note that based upon that feedback, I've amended the above post, and moved the Tri-State at Balranald from November to September as it will be a bit cooler, and Blinman has been replaced with Silverton.

Unless there are any other proposed changes or suggestons, these RTE's will be set in stone shortly.   

[alans1100]

What month will the monthly coffee meet start?

[StinkyPete]

What month will the monthly coffee meet start?

I'm thinking January, but I will be away and in Tassie on the first Wednesday in January.   Just to assess interest, please indicate if you are keen on a monthly mid week coffee run to Birdwood.  I guess there is no reason why they couldn't start sooner.

[Les Pearce]

Hi Pete

Well I am back full time now in Adelaide and very keen to get together with the group for rides.  I cannot do midweek runs due to work but open to most other rides.  Can you let me know.

Les

[StinkyPete]

Hi Les and welcome back.   

Here's the link to our entire ride program for 2016.   http://ozstoc.com/index.php?board=26.0     We also have a joint SA/Vic overnight ride to Nelson just past Mt Gambier coming up on the 6th December, and a few of us are heading down there.  You are most welcome to join us if you can and will need to sort your own accommodation at the Kywong Caravan Park.    Watch this thread for details and our meeting time/place on Saturday morning, which will be published shortly.    http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5973.0

[Les Pearce]

Sounds good Pete.
What day do you intend to leave and return so I can book some leave.
Once I know I can make arrangements.

[StinkyPete]

Sounds good Pete.
What day do you intend to leave and return so I can book some leave.
Once I know I can make arrangements.

For the Nelson ride, we will meet somewhere near Adelaide on Saturday morning, ride the 460km to Nelson, have a feed at the Pub, sleep at the Caravan Park, and come home on Sunday.  This is the normal pattern for an overnight Ride to Eat (RTE).    A one day RTE is just that.  We meet at the designated lunch venue, share a meal, and ride home again.        If you gong to come to Nelson, just post your intention at this thread   http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=5973.msg95645;topicseen#msg95645   and you will need to make your own booking at the designated Caravan Park.

I'll post on that same thread a Saturday meeting time a place for those travelling from Adelaide.  Stay Tuned!

[alans1100]

Ok Crow Eaters it's time to rattle the brain bucket and put forward some idea's for next year. This is your club and your input is encouraged and welcomed.

On the table so far we have the National Rally in March and though not usually listed in SA as an RTE is the (SA/WA) Border Ride in August.

This afternoon had a quick look at a few places for consideration.

Royal Hotel, Balaclava http://www.royalhotelbalaklava.websyte.com.au/

Paringa Hotel (Riverland) http://publocation.com.au/pubs/sa/paringa/paringa-hotel

For an overnighter we can consider Blinman for this time of the year as the wildflowers should be out in force and/or the South East to places like Naracoorte/Millicent for a cave tour

[StinkyPete]

Bridge Hotel at Langhorne Creek
Normanville Hotel
Coober Pedy, for a decent long ride to meet with the NT crew for an overnighter (suggestion from WendyL)
If we do Coober Pedy, we could also schedule a day ride on the same weekend for those who didn't want to go that far.
Do we keep scheduling the Pomegranate Cafe at Birdwood for midweek rides?
Tri State again at Balranald, but leave it for two years and make it 2017
Blinman, Wilpena or Rawnsley Park, all in the Flinders Ranges,  for an overnighter

Is there anywhere that we've been that you'd like to go again?
Please toss in your suggestions, and make these gatherings your own.