Day Nine – Ringing Bells Line of Road
This morning we woke again to the beautiful peacefulness of the
Hawkesbury River, and the sight of kangaroos feeding on the river side.
Last night turned into a huge party night with the bistro staying open
until 12.30pm and the group dancing, singing and laughing all night.
As we headed off today the kangaroos jumped along the riverside with us,
and as we caught our first ferry of the day we pumped up “Dancing
Queen” on the stereo on Meredith’s bike and gave the ferrymen a
demonstration of our disco moves.
On board the ferry, they told us our next ferry crossing at Sackville
was closed as the boat had broken down. We regrouped in Wisemans and
planned an alternative route to take us through to our lunch stop at
Kurrajong.
After a leisurely lunch and a little shopping, we took off again up
Bells Line of Road, one of the most famous motorcycling roads in the
country, with breathtaking views of the Blue Mountains and great
sweeping curves for our bikes to take.
The temperature dropped as we neared Katoomba, but not as much as that
night ride into Walcha! We turned heads all the way through town, and
did a victory lap through the tourists at Echo Point before finishing at
our hotel for the night, the Three Sisters Motel.
The staff there put on a terrific welcome for us and the local newspaper
came out to take a photo and write up a story. We then ran the group
out to the Eagle Hawk Lookout in the support vans – the locals had
told us it was the best spot for a group photo with the valley in the
background, and well away from the tourist crowd.
We managed to all get shuttled out and take a terrific photo before the
fog started to roll in.
Tonight is our last group dinner before our final ride into Sydney
tomorrow!
Hawkesbury River, and the sight of kangaroos feeding on the river side.
Last night turned into a huge party night with the bistro staying open
until 12.30pm and the group dancing, singing and laughing all night.
As we headed off today the kangaroos jumped along the riverside with us,
and as we caught our first ferry of the day we pumped up “Dancing
Queen” on the stereo on Meredith’s bike and gave the ferrymen a
demonstration of our disco moves.
On board the ferry, they told us our next ferry crossing at Sackville
was closed as the boat had broken down. We regrouped in Wisemans and
planned an alternative route to take us through to our lunch stop at
Kurrajong.
After a leisurely lunch and a little shopping, we took off again up
Bells Line of Road, one of the most famous motorcycling roads in the
country, with breathtaking views of the Blue Mountains and great
sweeping curves for our bikes to take.
The temperature dropped as we neared Katoomba, but not as much as that
night ride into Walcha! We turned heads all the way through town, and
did a victory lap through the tourists at Echo Point before finishing at
our hotel for the night, the Three Sisters Motel.
The staff there put on a terrific welcome for us and the local newspaper
came out to take a photo and write up a story. We then ran the group
out to the Eagle Hawk Lookout in the support vans – the locals had
told us it was the best spot for a group photo with the valley in the
background, and well away from the tourist crowd.
We managed to all get shuttled out and take a terrific photo before the
fog started to roll in.
Tonight is our last group dinner before our final ride into Sydney
tomorrow!
Message to Kiwis Jan and Juliette. Have been following your adventures and it all sounds just amazing and so much fun. Can't wait to see the pics and hear the stories that haven't been published! LOL. Love to both, and a big cheer for the Abreast of Life Dragon Boat girls! Hugs from Erina
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Wife, Lover, Mother, Beth,
We'll feel the rolling thunder when you enter Sydney all the way in Napa! Can't wait to hear the details of your adventures made all the more intriguing by the adversity created by a 30 year storm. Safe travels home and we will all see you soon.
Love,
Andy, Nano, Hallie and Logan
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Hi Pink Snapdragons (Rhonda, Jill, Rosemary & Wendy)! and all the other wonderful Amazon Heart women, looks like you are having a fabulous time. They talked about your trip in the news on 97.3FM this morning in Brissie. Can't wait to hear all about it!!
xx your Bosom Buddy Julie
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Ladies,
I am sure that it is bitter sweet that this adventure is about to end. You just wrote your prelog to your books. The fun part is the following chapters.
You shown people how to hold thier heads high when confronted with news about breast cancer. You have shown that life does not stop nor should it, it is about the fight and what you do with it. God love you all.
Bless all of you and your families....
Now would you please send the Otter home....
Come over to USA and we will be more than happy to take a ride with you... We can not promise near as much rain though...
Diana,
I am so proud of you and your tenacity on the bike, and I am proud to have given you a little of that, the rest you always had. I just gave you the training to ride in the rain... he he
I love you,
See you in a day,
Dan'l
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