Lavers Hill via the Great Ocean Road             Sunday 3rd February, 2008

 

Ben Warden (leader0

Honda CBR954

Geoff Jones

Yamaha R1

Dave Ward

Honda CBR600

Peter Jones

Yamaha R1

Mirko Strasser

Honda CBR929

Pinna Garasi

Yamaha R6

Paul Southwell

Honda CBR1000

Cameron Stevens

Yamaha FZ6

Dennis Lindemann

Honda CBR600

Chris Bouwmeester

Suzuki GSXR1000

Willem Vandeveld (rear)

Honda ST1300

Misho Zrakic

Suzuki GSXR750

Paul Punicki

Honda CBR1100XX

Bruce Fleming

Kawasaki GPz900r A6

Mark Copeland (2nd ride)

Honda VTR1000

Tim Walker

Kawasaki ZX7R

Bill Simpson

Honda VTR1000

Randall Leacock

Kawasaki ZX9R

Rob Langer

BMWR150GS

Andrew Southen

KTM 625

 

The Great Ocean Road – wonderful love of my riding life... delighting my senses…seeing the first glimpse of blue sea,  tasting the salty freshness, breathing the cool dampness, hearing the gentle hum of the waves, feeling the undulating rhythm of this beautiful coastline with my bike, after which further delights await inland - Lavers Hill – green lushness, misty, damp, cool, wonderful sweeping roads which demand swiftness, not once, but twice…such a wonderful day…. feeling happy and on the journey home…. all is good… until… too late… oh feelings of great dread in my stomach… a marked police car coming at me in the opposite direction with siren on…. maybe it’s not for me?… does a U turn and follows me – it’s for me. Done for speeding.  Glum feelings are upon me as my licence will now expire. 

Having stopped near the corner where Dave and Cameron were corner-marking, I was feeling very thankful that I was near my fellow riders and kept glancing over to them and received empathetic looks of support during my roadside ordeal. More moral support awaits by the time I reach the group waiting at Moriac; thanks guys - much appreciated. 

I leave with a smile on my face and continue on the ride home a bit philosophical – I think to myself “Ah well, not too much of a price to pay when so much riding fun has been had up till now”,  and return to the sweet sensation of having done The Great Ocean Road. 

 

Pina Garasi