My sister starts work at Bellingen in a week or so. Seeing as she had not ridden her EL250 Kawasaki very far before she was lacking a bit in confidence, so of course big brother to the rescue !!!!
I'll ride with you down and back says me. Well we planned it for last weekend but of course it was pouring rain Saturday and Sunday Vikki had to work. Ok try again this weekend, S/M rims back on (didn't get to use the trail tyres) [:@] bike hadn't even been started for 2 weeks cause of the rain. Most of Australia is in the worst drought for 100's of years and we have had 2 weeks of rain !!!!
Anyway on to the ride, first up the map



here are our bikes ready to leave Vikki's house.



The EL is a cruiser style 250 and as such is nice and low for Vikki. We cruised down the Pacific Highway (Highway No.1 goes right round Australia) until just past Pine Creek, turned off the highway onto the Old Pacific Highway as Vikki was keen to avoid the large amount of traffic that cruises the Highway. We crossed the historic Raleigh bridge



and cruised around the roundabout just past the bridge



and onto the Waterfall Way. Up through Fernmount and onto Bellingen



We got to Bello as the locals call it and couldn't get out of our jackets soon enough, it was hot. We checked out Vikki's new work place



from a shady tree or 2.

I found this



so I had to take a pic just for Deej. We sat for a while but then I needed a cold drink so we donned out gear again and stopped off at the Bellingen Swiss Patisserie and Bakery



for a cold drink and an apple turnover with fresh cream ... mmmm yumm. After sitting in the shade of an umbrella for a while and enjoying our drinks and sweets we remounted once more and headed back into the heat reflecting off the tar.
I suggested we go back along North Bank Rd which is a tight, narrow and windy road used by local in 4wds and livestock. While I took off and had a bit of fun in the twistys Vikki just took it easy and cruised that bad boy towards home.

hey sis


hey bro


Once we got back to Vikki's it was still hot so we came to my place and dived into the pool then I got ready for work lol. A pleasant couple of hours ride of around 70kms.

Cheers

 

Thanks for the ride report.. Your such a good brother... the sacrifice to ride, on a weekend nevertheless so his Sister can ride It is a moving story..


lol Joking my brother used to hang out in Australia becuase of work (airline) an he told me it was one of the coolest place.

Actually I have tried the hangover remedey is it aussie fizz or something like that. It is a tablet you disolve in water and drink up.. it was awesome picked you right up and gave you energy.. nice. And it was way before they started popping up here in the states.. Thanks again ....

 

I think you mean Barocca?

 

Sweet pics! That's cool that you have other riders in your family. I wish I did.

So how many miles, or Km's did you go?

 

lol markmeinteil did you only look at the pix? Have another read of the text

 

dohhh! I missed that. [sm=pcwhack.gif]

That's a good long distance to take your sister for a ride on. It'll definitely help her get her feet wet. [8D]

 

Added a pic for Deej

 

nice pics.... wish i could afford a set of those wheels... looks like fun.....

 

Mav,

I spotted this pic




Is that a "round about" ?

 

Hiya Marty, this is a roundabout