Day 5 - Yea Ride
Commentary on the day’s activities:
Today began with us packing up our belongings after 4 nights at the Yea motel which was a superb centre for us all for the hub and spoke ride. Having the entire motel to ourselves was a real advantage as we were able to use the grounds for meals and sorting out the rides each day.... motel was well selected by Ray
With cars packed we were ready to leave at about 8.30 for Alexandra where we parked our cars and unloaded the bikes for the day’s ride to Eildon ...
In leaving Yea we said goodbye to Des who was to proceed on his own to Mansfield and other places.Safe travels Des!
After coffee in Alexandra we were on our way to Eildon on an amended route taking out the big climb on the original route.... a very good decision
The weather was fine but coolish which made for good riding for the day.
The first 5 kms of the ride was hilly but thereafter to Eildon was quite flat... the only exception was a hilly ride to the lunch venue at the Eildon Harbour
As we were on major roads a few of us hung back to allow cars and trucks sufficient room to make passing moves safely
We arrived early for lunch at the Aqua bar and grill which was very pleasant and the food was excellent....
After lunch we made our way across the dam wall and other hydro infrastructure back to the main road.
The rest of the trip back to Alexandra was uneventful although a few of us were taking it slowly along the road to enjoy the solitude of the country-side and the lovely weather
Arriving back at the car park we packed the bikes on cars and said our goodbyes after 4 days of riding and wonderful fellowship including discussions on all manner of subjects
For me the 4 days of riding were 285 kms traveled and 2780 metres climbed... a great achievement
For the Flat Earthers this was an enormous achievement and we all respected their efforts in the last dinner together
Special thanks to Ray and Ellio for organising the ride and we all look forward to the next group ride !