MSR Porepunkah Christmas Camp    26/12/2010 to 02/01/2011

 

Who Went: 

Pete, Liz, Danielle and Josh Weyermayr – Car, trailer, CBR929RR and bicycles, unpowered tent site.

Cliff and Barbara Peters - car, trailer, bicycles, ZX10R and Intruder 250LC, powered tent city

Misho Zrakic and Pina Garasi – ute, CBR600RR and CBR1000RR, unpowered tent site

Paul and Jo Southwell and Gail – car, van, CBR1000RR and bicycles, house in Porepunkah

Ben and Julie Warden – car, bicycles and CBR954RR, powered tent site               

Ron and Julie Johnston – car, bicycle and CBF1000, powered tent city

John Willis – ute, trailer, XL1000 and bicycle, shared cabin

Geoff Dicks – DR650. (friend of Rob Langer) , shared cabin

Chris Pointon – Van, GSXR1000 and bicycle, shared cabin

Carol and Gavan Dyson – Car and bicycles, powered tent city

Kurn Bridgeman – Ute and CBR600RR, unpowered tent site

Rod Langer – Van, DL400 and bicycle, shared cabin

Ian Payne – van and CBR1000RR, shared cabin

Mark Copeland – ZX10, unpowered tent site

Ha Du – hire car, shared cabin

Jason, Heidi and Victoria Peters – car, day trip only

 

Sunday 26th

Ben, Julie, Misho, Pina, Kurn, Ron, Julie, Cliff, Barbara, Carol, Gavan, John, Ian and Rob all arrived today. Paul, Jo and Gail were staying in a house at Porepunkah. The nightly run up Buffalo began. Interestingly this evening ride has become a bit of a ritual amongst the motorcycle members of the Club but not to be outdone, the cyclists also have a daily ritual where they ride into Bright for a morning coffee!

 

Monday 27th

Today the group would ‘do’ the loop comprising Bright, Tawonga Gap, Mt Beauty, Falls Creek, Omeo, Mt Hotham and Harrietville. As I’d put my neck out and it was getting sore I refrained from riding any further and returned to camp while the others continued onto Dederang, Happy Valley Rd, Rosewhite Rd to Mudgegonga, Myrtleford Bakery and back to Porepunkah. Kurn headed home and Chris arrived today.

That evening Misho and Pina put on a Balkan BBQ comprising spicy sausage, meats and salad – yum.

 

Tuesday 28th

Today’s ride would be BIG encompassing; Porepunkah, Bright, Tawonga Gap, Eskdale, Mitta Mitta, Dart mouth Dam, Mitta Mitta, back road to Tallangatta, Granya Gap, Talgarno, Lake Rd,  Bethanga, Talgarno, Granya Gap, Tallangatta, Mt Beauty, Tawonga Gap, Bright and back to camp. As my neck was still acting up I abstained, borrowed Chris’s bicycle and cycled into Bright.

 

Wednesday 29th

Today, we would only do a short ride as Ben and Julie would head for Dargo to visit Lyn late afternoon. Liz would also accompany us, her first Club ride in four years! The ride would start with Tawonga Gap for a photo shoot at the lookout then up to Falls Creek for a coffee. Next we continued down to the Omeo Hwy, and then headed north to the end of the bitumen at Glen Valley. We then retraced our steps back to Mount Beauty for a late lunch. Geoff, a friend of Rob’s arrived from Shepparton.

 

Thursday 30th

Today most people did their ‘own thing’ with many visiting Beechworth. Paul, Ian, Misho, Pina and Mark would do the Hotham, Omeo, Falls Creek loop. John would join us after his tandem paragliding flight. But 10 kilometres from Harrietville disaster struck with an ‘oily’ patch of bitumen bringing Paul down! He and the bike hit the road hard snapping the noise cone bracket but fortunately only bruising and soreness to Paul. Amazingly the bike would have been quite rideable if not for the lights/instruments flopping about! Paul insisted the others continue on and I pillioned him down to Porepunkah to pick up his van so we could transport the bike back home.

 

Ha arrived today after having spent Christmas in Canberra with her folks. As her bike was still ‘sick’ a hire-car sufficed as transport. Chris went home.

 

That evening a few of us dined at the up-market resort ‘Villa Gusto’ in the Buckland Valley.

 

Friday 31st

With another hot day predicted, the ride would be up in the cooler mountains: Harrietville, Cassilis, Swifts Creek, Bindi (dead end), Omeo, Benambra (brilliant 8 km of high speed up hill sweepers), Omeo, Blue Duck, Falls Creek, Mt Beauty, Tawonga Gap, Bright and Porepunkah.

 

Rob, Geoff, Ha, John and Ian cycled to the Berry Farm, Boynton’s Winery and the Bright Brewery. After a communal BBQ, we settled in to welcome in the New Year. Paul, Jo and Gail joined us for the festivities. I even had a call from Dave and Bron as they relaxed on the Hobart waterfront.

 

Saturday 1st

Rob, John, Ha and Geoff headed home today, but Ben and Julie did an early morning run up to The Horn. Today’s ride would start at 12 noon and would be to Tallangatta via Tawonga Gap, Tangambalanga Road, Eskdale, Tallangatta, Old Tallangatta north  till dirt, Granya Gap, Talgarno, Lake Rd,  Bethanga, Talgarno, Granya Gap, Tallangatta, Mt Beauty, Tawonga Gap, Bright. I bailed out at Bethanga and headed to the ‘Fudge Shop’ in Mt. Beauty. Alas it was closed!

 

Jason and family called in to say hello, stayed for tea then headed home to Narre Warren!

 

Sunday 2nd

The rest of us headed home today after another successful stay at Porepunkah.

 

Ian Payne

Xmas Camp Ride Stats

 

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

 

Sun 26

Mon 27

Tue 28

Wed 29

Thu 30

Fri 31

Sat 1

Ben Warden

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

John Willis

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

Misho Zrakic

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pina Garasi

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cliff Peters

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

Ron Johnston

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

Kurn Bridgeman

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Southwell

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

Ian Payne

 

X

 

X

X

 

X

Chris Pointon

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Liz Weyermayr

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Pete Weyermayr

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Mark Copeland

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Rob Langer*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bikes

7

9

7

8

5

7

6

Distance

50

479

226

525

265

482

426

Km.person

350

4311

1582

4200

1325

3374

2556

Total Club km

17698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ben Warden