Thursday train to Benalla, then rode to Millawa for cheese and wine tasting and dinner at Ross Brown's house where Roddy made a complete idiot of himself with party tricks that didn't work. Friday was the famous ride/walk/crawl up Buckland Gap to Beechworth. Then to Yackendandah for a ride on Tom's truck, and to Chiltern for the Saturday night. Joan of Barnawatha was having her 77th birthday that night and the Marauders made it a night for her to remember - and all her friends! Visited Joan in "Barny" the next morning and on to Rutherglen for lunch at Chambers' Winery.
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We got ourselves into peak condition for this trip |
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Bloody hell - I told you it'd be easier if we actually had some bikes |
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The bloke in the pub told us to get rooted, so ... |
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Group meeting to decide how to tackle the long climb out of Yackendandah |
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Decision reached. Tom the local hill climbing champ to the rescue |
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Sabes, I don't think I can make it up this hill. I'll have a sip of my Gatorade - that'll help |
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The peloton averaged 60kmh over the day's 220km leg |
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The Gilligans Island trip - Ginger hadn't aged well |
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There was only one way out - so we let her have it |
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Sorry I beat you by so much. Maybe you should train harder |