Hi all,

As stated in the title, there will be a ride in and near the Snowy Mountains again next March. Not much flexibility available in the dates, as my daughter and family from France will be with us before then, and the NSW state election is on the following weekend. I hope to be running a polling place again with a view to funding more K100 fun.

Jindabyne caravan park has been a good and convenient venue, so the first thought is to base there again. However apart from the date, everything is up to the collective wisdom and wishes of the Krew.

All welkome, and any international visitors who may be able to join us are especially welkome.

Bill

Looks like I've just figured out the wife's birthday present. Again.
Thanks Bill. Might need a snorkel to get to your place anytime soon.

I'm out already, date clash with the folk festival in the Blue Mountains.

Al

Sorry Bill , unfortunately its a no go for me . I've been gifted with a VIP pass to to the local "Live at the Foreshore" concert on Saturday 16th March. 

Hope it all goes well .

I'm keen to come down for a ride if you don't mind me showing up on the Scharnhorst Triumph. I doubt the K bike will be on the road by then at this rate.

Saxon7 wrote:I'm keen to come down for a ride if you don't mind me showing up on the Scharnhorst Triumph. I doubt the K bike will be on the road by then at this rate.

Scharnhorst not welcome, but maybe Gneisenau OK. 😉
Given the origin of Triumph, maybe HMS Duke of York even better. 😊

Be good to have you along. 😀

Bill

Last year wasn't the best year for me but I am hoping things will improve so put me down for a tentative will ya Bill

I used to call it the Bismarck..... but decided its turning circle was marginally tighter...

Might be up for this ride and could possibly drag dad along  

as this is the area he grew up in

could be interested in this , now I have some time on my hands

ill have to get fixed up yet , but should be good to go .

last week I had a fall and broke my ac joint .(left hand shoulder ) (no bikes were involved )  but hope to be back and running by January

count me in as a possibility ..

if your coming past matt , pick me upon the way ?

might have to co-ordinate with the hillbillies as well ?

Put me down as a maybe/ probably too

Now that the new year is on us, time to bring this back up.

No alternative suggestions, so unless they come quickly, I'll assume NRMA Jindabyne Holiday Park (same as before) will be the venue.  https://www.nrmaparksandresorts.com.au/jindabyne/accommodation-and-sites/

Please coordinate with me (this thread or PM) for camping (unpowered site). Cost will be $15 per person per night. I'll organise booking and payment, and you can reimburse me at the park.
Assuming I can get them, camping sites will be around the #70s on the park map, as before. Close to camp kitchen.  https://www.nrmaparksandresorts.com.au/jindabyne/park-info/park-map/

For those wishing more luxury such as cabins etc. please make your own bookings on the site above, and let me know that you have booked.

Bill

I'm out this year.
My nasty companion has returned.
It has spread to my left lung.
It always seems to appear after Smithy's "Northern ride" in November.
I start 2 months of radiation treatment next week.
That will be followed by immunotherapy starting mid March.
So I won't be riding for some time.
Life sucks sometimes!

Andrew

Pegasus,
Sorry to hear about the unwelcome companion. You will be in me thoughts and prayers, good luck.

Andrew, you are in my prayers for a successful outcome.

Sorry to hear that Andrew - hope the treatments work and nail the critter without knocking too much stuffing out of you.
Hope you'll be back on the bike by the time the slightly cooler weather returns in the Aussie autumn.

Sorry guys cant make this ride 
Attending GS off road training thought the dates may get close

Bugger, will have to withdraw from this year's ride owing to prior and forgotten about commitments.
Next year hopefully.
Andrew, sorry to hear you're having some troubles there. Hope things work out for you mate.
Sean

Sorry, cannot make the run this year. Booked in for a little surgical procedure on Fri. 15th March. It is one of those age related maintenance thingys.
Enjoy the ride.
Cheers 
Tom

Sorry to hear that Tom, especially when Rickmeister and I spent last night arranging another epic trip to get there.
Hope it all goes well for you, take care.
RT

Change of Plan.

Hi all,

There's a conspiracy afoot. You may remember that I explained the proposed date partly with reference to my expectation of working on Saturday 23 March running a polling place for the state election. The best laid plans of mice . . .
As it turns out, just this morning, I found I won't be running a polling place on the 23rd. I'll be running a pre-poll voting centre for the two weeks prior to the election! 
Better for the K100 fun fund, but I wouldn't be able to get to Jindabyne till the Saturday afternoon.

Options:

1. Continue as planned, with the absence of the original organiser for Friday evening and the ride. For the sake of anyone who has already made plans based on the published dates, this is probably the best option. Not a lot of people have publicly announced their intentions, but the grapevine suggests more have planned to come than announced it. I'm sure someone can herd the cats on the Saturday.
   
2. Change the date to 23 March - election day. This would mean that NSW participants would need to vote pre-poll, or absent in Jindabyne on the day.
   
3. Change to a date in April, giving more lead time for changes of plans.
   

Over to the wisdom and wishes of the Kollective.

Bill

G'day All,
Just found out that my date at Belmont Hospital has been changed to 12th April from 15th March. So, as Bill says, all good plans come together. Looking to catch up in Jindabyne.
Cheers
Tom

Rats!!  I'm programmed to leave Maitland on Thursday, 14th March. Meet up with Gaz, and now Bro Tom and thence RT at Bathurst. Over night at the Irish pub at Boorowa on Thursday night. Down to Gundagai, Tumut, up the hill to Adaminaby and thence to Jindabyne for drinks on Friday night, PLUS sleeping in a CABIN!!! Do a days jolly around the traps on Saturday and take two days to get back home again.

Can't go the following weekend...going up to the Myall for a few days in the caravan, for drinks and relaxation.

April...up to Hawks Nest for a week, 4th - 9th, for drinks and relaxation.
Caloundra, QLD for a week, 18th -25th, for drinks and relaxation.

So, that's it for me.

Rickmeister.

That sounds like a plan I can work with. Missus has taken a few days of work so I won't be game to announce a change. She will joining us in a tin top convertible (read beermobile) and doing the whole trip with lid down. 
See you all at Boorowa, and Bill if you come, at Jindy.
RT

M

Rickmeister wrote:Rats!!  I'm programmed to leave Maitland on Thursday, 14th March. Meet up with Gaz, and now Bro Tom and thence RT at Bathurst. Over night at the Irish pub at Boorowa on Thursday night. Down to Gundagai, Tumut, up the hill to Adaminaby and thence to Jindabyne for drinks on Friday night, PLUS sleeping in a CABIN!!! Do a days jolly around the traps on Saturday and take two days to get back home again.

Can't go the following weekend...going up to the Myall for a few days in the caravan, for drinks and relaxation.

April...up to Hawks Nest for a week, 4th - 9th, for drinks and relaxation.
Caloundra, QLD for a week, 18th -25th, for drinks and relaxation.

So, that's it for me.

Rickmeister.

All OK, Rickmeister. Not wonderful for me with the change of work plan, but as I suggested, leaving the date the same is probably the best option, given that some plans have been made. 

For me, it would mean missing out on the Kameraderie of Friday night and the Saturday ride, but would be able to catch up with the Krew for Saturday night, so I wouldn’t miss the Kompany entirely. 

The extra work above what was expected might even help pay for my next catch-up with Olaf. 

Bill

Looks like we need Loffee to work out the Saturday Jollies.

Homeward can be discussed in detail over drinks in Jindy.

Cheers

Hi everyone
there is a chance that a friend of mine may be able to join the Krew, but he rides a Suzuki 650 scooter owing to hand damage. Anyone have objections? he gets that thing going like a maniac on small wheels. I can't catch him, but that's not really saying much.
RT

RT wrote:Hi everyone
there is a chance that a friend of mine may be able to join the Krew, but he rides a Suzuki 650 scooter owing to hand damage. Anyone have objections? he gets that thing going like a maniac on small wheels. I can't catch him, but that's not really saying much.
RT

A friend of yours? Must be dodgy.   

Could he keep up with Rickmeister?

We didn’t throw you out when you rode a Suzuki. Can’t see a problem.   

Bill

I can't keep up with Rickmeister either - and I'm not alone, so I'm sure RT's friend will enjoy the trip. The best time to get away from Rickmeister is early on the morning after the usual celebrations of a Krew get together.

Cheers

OK, OK,....I've slowed down!!  Anyway, good to see a plan happening.

The Hunter Krew will need to Loffee to set some specifics. I'm off to the Bellarine Peninsula on Sunday for golf, drinks and relaxation. Back on Sat afternoon.

How about Loffee at the usual place (Maitland Information Centre), 09:30, Monday 4th March? Discuss the fine detail then.

Bob (+ friend) Meet at Bathurst or at the Boorowa Irish Pub? I'll make some bookings when numbers are more or less finalised.

Cheers, Rickmeister.

I'm aiming for Boorowa but may make it to the Bathurst lunch stop at macca s first. I will need a double room at Boorowa, but am happy to do that myself if I can make sure I have the right pub.

Rickmeister, I've got other things booked in for March 4th but just carry on without me and I'll still be happy going for the ride in kompany.

Cheers

Change of plan again. NSW electoral now want me to work on Election Day as well. Good for the Koffers!  


Won’t affect ride/gathering as planned. Only thing is I won’t be able to coordinate kamping as originally stated way back. No one has indicated to me that they’ll be camping yet, so may not be a problem. 


Bill

Bill, I reckon you should arrange for NSW Electoral to change the election date.!!!!!!!

Tom FKR wrote:Bill, I reckon you should arrange for NSW Electoral to change the election date.!!!!!!!

What, when I’ve vocally supported fixed terms for the federal elections!

Under the current system where the Prime Minister sets the election date, apart from the absolute term limit, the criteria is always and only: what date gives us the best chance of staying in office? Regardless of who is in office, they shouldn’t have that opportunity to give themselves an advantage over the other lot.
Getting down off my hobby-horse now . . . 

Bill

OK! Could I please have a "cyber" show of hands as to who will definitely be attending the Jindabyne trip? Need to make definite plans for the event...

Rickmeister.

1. Gaz  

1. Gaz  
2. Rickmeister

3. RT 

4. Tom

Rickmeister wrote:OK! Could I please have a "cyber" show of hands as to who will definitely be attending the Jindabyne trip? Need to make definite plans for the event...

Rickmeister.

1. Gaz
2. Rickmeister   
3. RT  
4. Tom 


Sorry guys , I am out for this one .

At least we should be able to get a Pensioners discount with that lot.
Wifey and a daughter coming by tin top direct on Friday so I will be cabin sharing with them.
Probably meet up at Bathurst on Thursday lunchish if that is still the plan.
RT

RT wrote:At least we should be able to get a Pensioners discount with that lot.
Wifey and a daughter coming by tin top direct on Friday so I will be cabin sharing with them.
Probably meet up at Bathurst on Thursday lunchish if that is still the plan.
RT

Will you be coming on the V-Strom as per your signature? 

5. Bill (Saturday afternoon) 

No William, I just can't seem to change my profile to reflect the Return to BMW.
R1200 with heated seats mmmmm.

Actually just found out how. Happy Now?

I'm still 50/50 on this one. It'll depend on work commitments. I'll make my own arrangements if need be.

RT wrote:No William, I just can't seem to change my profile to reflect the Return to BMW.
R1200 with heated seats mmmmm.

Actually just found out how. Happy Now?

Almost.

Needs a smart alec comment added, in the same vein as "gasp! chain drive".

Bill

Work seems to have a funny habit of throwing obstacles at me around this time of year.  Although this time it is the same silly buggers as Bill, that are the cause.  

Hopefully I will have an idea by the end of the week.

Well looks like I am out for another year. I would much rather be going to the Snowy Mountains than the Hospital to get the fungus infection removed from my sinuses. I suppose that putting your foot in your mouth when you got athletes foot will do that.

looks like smithy and seanii are out for this year also ......

but I have an ambition to head south....so with plans being plans , I will be attempting to make it to newie ...over night at Toms  then joining the crew for the long cut , yet to be decided for the journey

I have to be back this ways by the following week for some medical decisions  but looking forward to the trip

cheers

Lads...slight-ish change of plan.
- Hunter Krew (and others) to meet at the usual Branxton truck stop, departing there at 08:00 on Thursday, 14th March.
- Meet RT at Bathurst Maccas for lunch.
- Travel via Tuena(?) towards Crookwell, thence to Booroowa.
- Overnight at the Irish pub at Booroowa. Big day ahead!!!
- Be rolling by 08:00 on Friday, 15th. Follow Gaz (as he knows where he's going), finishing at Omeo, Victoria, via Mt Beauty, Falls Creek etc.
- Overnight at Omeo, lodgings still to be sorted.
- Depart Omeo, Saturday 16th, head north via Mitta Mitta, Corryong, Khancoban, finish up at Jindabyne for relaxation and drinks. Lodgings still to be sorted.
- Sunday...who knows, who cares??
- I've got to be home by Monday evening, to avoid incurring the wrath of SWMBO.

I will now, after posting this, try to arrange some lodgings.

Cheers, Rickmeister.