Well what a great ride we had today. 16 Riders, including 10 first time riders. Our meeting point was Geelong RSL at the memorial cenotaph. A very light dusting of rain at the pre ride briefing but that was all we had for the day. One of our new riders came fully prepared to celebrate the day with a flag mounted to his bike.
As a group we rode to Portarlington using corner markers. Inevitably we were strung out with some riders travelling more slowly, but we regrouped and had a coffee and more ‘get to know you’ chats. By coincidence a good friend of mine spotted us there and he led us around the esplanade for a few kilometres on his push bike with a 16 motorbike convoy escorting him home.
We then went on to the Point Lonsdale lighthouse to regroup again and enjoy more social time.
The ride to Torquay for lunch was a very enjoyable journey but when we got there; what a shemozzle! With thousands of cars and people, and nowhere to park, we got completely turned around and split up. But somehow we all made it to the café. Ayub looked sharp in his new vest and we all had a rowdy and happy lunch together, albeit someone left without paying which left Greg to cover that bill.
All in all a great day, with the 10 newbies saying they would like to ride with us again. Cam did a great job as wingman and tail-end-Charlie. He closed our ride with a prayer of thanks and we all rode home feeling blessed and full of life.
Steve Howe