09 December 2017

2017 Toy Run

Canberra

9 December 2017

35km



Grania nearly didn't get dressed up for the Toy Run this year. I had a function yesterday afternoon and thought I would be home late afternoon what I wasn't expecting was to get home at 11pm.

I woke up so early this morning that I had enough time to get prepared.

Grania dressed and ready to go.

George also got into the Christmas spirit.


It was such a beautiful morning to be going for a ride.












As usually there was some excellent bike decorating going on.







It was a great chance to catch up with heaps of friends.

There was also lots of great costumes.
















It was another excellent turn out by the Canberra biking community for a great cause with lots of money raised and heaps of presents for those less fortunate.


16 November 2017

2017 Horizons Unlimited (HU) Travellers Meeting Jindabyne

Canberra - Jindabyne - Canberra

16 - 19 November 2017

398km




The weather forecast wasn't great for the weekend.

I met up with Ange at 9.30 at Hume Servo and we headed off with everything crossed for no rain.

































We arrived after an uneventful ride with no rain. It started to spit as soon as we got off the bikes. We booked in and then went to our room unpacked and headed to lunch.

 The first talk was about goal setting, this talk made me make the commitment to myself that I would set a date to do my UK/Ireland trip, which will be in 2019 for a 2 month period.

Janine from Rider Down did a talk on First Aid for motorcyclists, this was a very informative session, definitely worth getting to one if you can.



I got some great storage ideas for my bike.





Friday afternoon we got a bit of a hail storm. View from our cabin.



The weather was pretty miserable all weekend but of course on Sunday the day we were leaving it was perfect.
























This travellers meeting was the fourth one I have attended and I reckon it was the best one yet. It was great to see so many more women attending than previous events.

All the talks were fantastic and I came away with a lot more friends and because of this I have finally set a date for my trip. 

Roll on next year.