Author Topic: RTE Sun 22 Feb 2015 - Whistle Stop Cafe, Yungaburra (Read 8576 times)

Gadget · « **on:** January 22, 2015, 10:15:35 PM »

RTE Sun 22 Feb 2015 - Whistle Stop Cafe, Yungaburra

http://whistlestopcafe.com.au/

Time:
11:30 am for Noon Lunch

Location:

Lake Eacham and Lake Barrine are worth a visit while you are up this way.

So Grab your OzSTOC Shirt, and put your name down to attend!

Sabie · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:21:47 PM »

That's a heck of a long ride for the Townsville guys to go for a coffee ..

Lionel · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:24:23 PM »

I'd ride there but I'll be in Nambucca Heads that weekend on the first FarRide of the year.

Gadget · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:33:04 PM »

Quote from: Lionel on January 22, 2015, 10:24:23 PM

I'd ride there but I'll be in Nambucca Heads that weekend on the first FarRide of the year.

Date changed to the 22nd Feb so as not to clash with FarRide East #33 to Nabucca Heads.

Sabie · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:35:49 PM »

You can't place your long distance passion onto other riders you haven't met Lionel, the round trip Townsville to Yungaburra and return is an 8 to 9 hour ride without the stop at Yungaburra for a meal or stops in between ... It's still a long ride for an RTE for the Townsville guys and a 2 hour ride for the Cairns and a 30 min ride for the Atherton rider.

Gadget · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:43:29 PM »

Quote from: Sabie on January 22, 2015, 10:35:49 PM

You can't place your long distance passion onto other riders you haven't met Lionel, the round trip Townsville to Yungaburra and return is an 8 to 9 hour ride without the stop at Yungaburra for a meal or stops in between ... It's still a long ride for an RTE for the Townsville guys and a 2 hour ride for the Cairns and a 30 min ride for the Atherton rider.

Townsville could ride to Cairns or Malanda on Sat, then ride up and have lunch and ride home after. I'd do the trip from Townsville leaving earliy in the morning, have Lunch a chat and ride back. Got the perfect bike for it.

I'm working on the principle of build it and they will come. Something is better than nothing.

There are not a lot of choices up that way that I know about, but if you have places and destinations in mind for the Townsville area, there are 10 Months or 48 weeks left that need RTEs organised up North, please feel free to post some RTEs for our northern compardres.

Sabie · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:49:10 PM »

Some of the guys up in Townsville Own businesses and aren't able to do the overnight runs. Why didn't OzSTOC appoint an RTE coordinator for the North?

Bikebear · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2015, 10:55:36 PM »

I can't do it, have Enterprise Trainer training with SES that weekend.

Lionel · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2015, 11:06:53 PM »

Sabie,
I don't place my "long distance passion" on any riders whether I've met them or not.
I didn't ask for the date to be changed. Nor did I choose or suggest the location.
Now that the date has been changed I'll try to get there as it's a beautiful part of the country. I was born in Atherton just down the road from Yungaburra and I lived in Malanda for a few years,
The weather will dictate whether I ride Canberra to Yungaburra as part of an IBA quest or break the journey into sections.
I've travelled the Gillies more times than I care to remember, starting when the top and bottom gates regulated the one-way trip. In my experience a round trip from Cairns to Yungaburra is what you say, approx 2 hours, not counting lunch. Atherton is 13 kms from Yungaburra.

Gadget · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2015, 06:41:01 PM »

Lionel,

If you want to break the trip in Brisvegas, there is a spare bed here.

Sabie,

Anyone can volunteer to be a ride coordinator for up North. I'd prefer it as I don't know the area or people up there well and would love to see them get together more often. I'm just doing my best to ensure whatever I come up with doesn't clash with other RTE rides and if possible FarRides.

I dearly would love to hear suggestions for RTE destinations up that way and possibly even suitable dates.

Lionel · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2015, 09:40:52 PM »

Thanks for the offer, Gary, much appreciated. However, I have relatives in Brisbane and I take every opportunity to stay with them.

Gadget · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2015, 05:31:56 AM »

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Mystic2 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2015, 01:53:48 PM »

Quote from: Gadget (Gary) on January 22, 2015, 10:43:29 PM

Quote from: Sabie on January 22, 2015, 10:35:49 PM
You can't place your long distance passion onto other riders you haven't met Lionel, the round trip Townsville to Yungaburra and return is an 8 to 9 hour ride without the stop at Yungaburra for a meal or stops in between ... It's still a long ride for an RTE for the Townsville guys and a 2 hour ride for the Cairns and a 30 min ride for the Atherton rider.

Townsville could ride to Cairns or Malanda on Sat, then ride up and have lunch and ride home after. I'd do the trip from Townsville leaving earliy in the morning, have Lunch a chat and ride back. Got the perfect bike for it.

I'm working on the principle of build it and they will come. Something is better than nothing.

There are not a lot of choices up that way that I know about, but if you have places and destinations in mind for the Townsville area, there are 10 Months or 48 weeks left that need RTEs organised up North, please feel free to post some RTEs for our northern compardres.

Hi Gary , I am thinking about Yungaburra RTE because I relatives in area but depends on work just had a month off to do Great Ocean Road & Troy Balyiss Classic in the Camper.

JC · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2015, 08:35:24 PM »

Andrea and I are now planning to ride up that way from Townsville on the Saturday and stay the night at somewhere like the Peeramon Hotel.

Who else is planning to be in Yungaburra for lunch on the Sunday?

Regards
John

JC · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2015, 10:31:47 PM »

Quote

There are not a lot of choices up that way that I know about, but if you have places and destinations in mind for the Townsville area, there are 10 Months or 48 weeks left that need RTEs organised up North, please feel free to post some RTEs for our northern compardres.

Some future RTEs up this way might go to any of these:
Mountain View Hotel Gordonvale (bottom of Gillies Highway), Mena Creek/South Johnstone, Innisfail/Flying Fish Point, Forrest Beach/Lucinda/Long Pocket Hotel (Ingham area), Bowen, Collinsville, Airlie Beach/Shute Harbour, Burdekin Dam/Ravenswood/Mingela, Charters Towers/Bluewater Springs Roadhouse/Heritage Tea House(Hervey Range), Dalbeg Inn (upstream "west" (actually nearly due south) from Ayr on Burdekin River).

Mountain View Hotel, http://publocation.com.au/pubs/qld/little-mulgrave-via-gordonvale/mountain-view-hotel

Mena Creek Hotel
http://publocation.com.au/pubs/qld/mena-creek/mena-creek-hotel

Lucinda
http://publocation.com.au/pubs/qld/lucinda-point/lucinda-point-hotel
http://www.lucindahotel.com.au/

Dalbeg
http://publocation.com.au/pubs/qld/dalbeg/dalbeg-inn

Regards
John

Gadget · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2015, 11:31:26 AM »

Planning to attend this RTE are:
Mystic2
JC & Andrea
Lionel

So grab your shirt and come along.

Gadget · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2015, 11:34:42 AM »

Quote from: Lionel on January 23, 2015, 09:40:52 PM

Thanks for the offer, Gary, much appreciated. However, I have relatives in Brisbane and I take every opportunity to stay with them.

If you do stop over in Brisbane, we could have a mini RTE for dinner somewhere.

Lionel · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2015, 10:29:02 AM »

Alice and I are leaving Canberra in the morning to travel by car to attend a funeral in Kingaroy on Thursday.
I have to withdraw from the ride to Yungaburra.

Gadget · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2015, 09:14:06 PM »

Sorry to hear that Lionel.

What are your return trip plans?

Planning to attend this RTE are:

Mystic2
JC & Andrea

So grab your shirt and come along.

Lionel · « **Reply #19 on:** February 15, 2015, 09:25:27 PM »

Nambucca Heads, Caloundra (via Casino and Beaudesert), Kingaroy, Coonabarabran, home.
We're collecting Alice's sister at Hornsby on the way through. I tried to get Alice to drive to Hornsby after which her sister could drive the rest of the trip. I could ride the bike to Kingaroy then on to Yungaburra. No such luck.

JC · « **Reply #20 on:** February 16, 2015, 07:29:43 AM »

Quote from: Gadget (Gary) on February 15, 2015, 09:14:06 PM

Planning to attend this RTE are:

Mystic2
JC & Andrea

So grab your shirt and come along.

Another Townsville bloke, John Maddy, has expressed an interest. I don't know if he is a forum member, but if he is, can you tell me if he is "Rhino", please?

With the rain pattern expected to come over the Atherton Tablelands area this week, we'll need more than a shirt. We may be better off swapping Eungella for Yungaburra.

Regards
John

Gadget · « **Reply #21 on:** February 16, 2015, 07:31:11 AM »

That is up to you guys. You know the area better than me.

JC · « **Reply #22 on:** February 18, 2015, 11:24:52 PM »

The cyclones seem to have cleared the big rains from the north, so Yungaburra should be good!

Me_3 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2015, 12:16:37 AM »

Quote from: JC on February 18, 2015, 11:24:52 PM

The cyclones seem to have cleared the big rains from the north, so Yungaburra should be good!

I don't have the kids this weekend, and as long as I watch the time I will be there. I'm painting house this weekend, and fitting new tyres to the bike all going well.. Would be great to get out for lunch tho :)

Rhino · « **Reply #24 on:** February 20, 2015, 06:48:38 PM »

Looking forward to the rideJC

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