Day 4 was the final day of the Ducati Turismo and was a run down to the coast. Tenterfield was cool but dry when I set out and I stopped first at the Corner Cafe in Tenterfield for a good country breakfast. The first section of the run was on the Bruxner Highway to Casino - 128 kms of a mix of twists, turns, sweeping bends and undulations. There was a reasonable amount of … [Read more...]
2015 Road Trip #3 Day 3
Day 3 started out with a refuel at Armidale in northern NSW and the planned route was to head over towards the coast and then back to Glen Innes before finishing up in Tenterfield. I consulted the weather forecast to see that it would start cold, get much warmer and have no rain. The forecast was wrong - very wrong! I left Armidale rugged up riding in 10 degree C temperatures … [Read more...]
2015 Road Trip #3 Day 2
Today was the first day of the Ducati Turismo and started early at Fort Scratchley, an historic site on the water in Newcastle. 60 bikes met up on a cool but damp morning for a coffee and a quick briefing. Fort Scratchley has a small contingent of volunteers who look after some old military equipment: a Ford Jeep, an old Land Rover troop carrier, a Studebaker truck and a … [Read more...]
2015 Road Trip #3 Day 1
Well, I'm back on the road again, this time for 7 days and three of those will be the 2015 Ducati Turismo. This will be the 5th Turismo I've done in the last 10 years and I love doing them. These runs introduce me to roads that I have continued to use because they are in the country and pass through stunning areas and ones that need our dollars to survive! So today was a short … [Read more...]
Road Trip #2 Days 3 and 4
These were "commuting" days. Day 3 The day started at the Hummingbird Eco Lodge in Red Hill. This is a small establishment that is tucked away in a small valley and they grow their own vegetables, source local and sustainable produce including beer(!) and cater to small conferences and regular guests. It was very peaceful and the restaurant is worth a visit even if you don't … [Read more...]
