1 April 2009
A social ride and coffee at the Moon Rock Café

Present:
Lorraine Lister – Triumph Sprint 900
Stan Perry – Yamaha FJ1200 (1989)
Floyd Primmer – BMW R80RT
Len Skipper – Triumph Bonneville T100 (2007)
Denis Murphy – Honda CB1300
Ernie Seary – BMW 1150RT (2001)

Apologies: John Broad; Graham Knox

Rally point: 10.00am from the Shell Fuel Station at EPIC

The ride this week was one of our shorter ones but, wears the tyres evenly on the twisty bends and roads along the way to the Moon Rock Café at the Tidbinbilla Tracking Station. Our route took us back along the GDE for those riders who live in the south side of town. Turning off at the Belconnen Way then left into Coulter Drive through to Coppins Crossing. Turning right onto Uriarra Road then left at the Murrumbidgee crossing. The route now starts to get interesting, left again at the new Forest Settlement where the views are delightful and winding roads which are great fun until we reached the Cotter Road junction. Another nice stretch of road with more interesting twist and bends until we reached the café.

Various snacks and coffee were consumed by all, Floyd’s favourite drink is a cold chocolate milkshake with lots of cream topping and I mean lots! See Lorraine’s photograph to see what I mean. During the break we discussed next weeks ride down to Merimbula via Cooma and Brown Mountain. Some of us will be staying overnight and other riders doing the round trip back to Canberra. If anybody is interested in joining us, give John Broad or myself a ring. John on 6242 8175 or the writer on 6287 2065 or 0400 650 404

We left around 12.30pm making our way home via Tharwa where we assembled for a group photograph. We travelled 66km from EPIC to the café with another 45km to Weston Creek, total 111km round trip.

Len Skipper