Near 10 days off, me thinks a ride is in order.

[Missy_Moo]

Thanks for the breaky & great little side road Busgo!! Too much fun.
Made it in great time, & 701k's with me nosing about! Still warm, think I'll just have to find some rain. My sweet little 6yr old nephew is just tickled pink this time. Yeah he loves my ute I usually turn up in one of the 2, but a bike..
He was there after a close inspection lined up with cleaning bucket & duster quietly whispering to mum 'will aunty m let me clean her bike?' too cute!

[Heidi1]

So where are you tonight?

[Missy_Moo]

Gold coast still, sinus infection really made me feel crappy y'day. Went to Dr today & got pilled up. Tomorrow I ride home, if I feel like doing it in one hit, yay. If not no problem.

Lined up the boss today & told him he had to do roster shuffle for me, as usual they hadn't been informed that I had to be looked after. So tomorrow they will attempt a miracle lol.

[Heidi1]

GOOD LUCK!! Go like the clappers! I'm glad you had a slow day today, no fun riding when you feel shit.

[BUSGO]

Missy_Moo called in for a chat and a bite to eat on Saturday morning before moving on.

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Here she is limbering up for an 8 hr ride.
hmmm somehow the photo has been corrupted during upload but you get the idea.

[BLACKZOOK]

Well done missy greaty adventure - ride safe on the rest of your trip.

[ROD]

What did you do to Ray Missy bloke could not ride back home

Have a safe return to your place take it easy on the meds with big ride

[Missy_Moo]

It's not till you stop that I would feel it. Like the trip, I just get up & go, you settling into the ride as you go. I stopped around newie & lol I felt crap. Took a few hrs to feel somewhat human, after stopping at Goldie I still wasn't right. I said nup, I do need AB's, fevers, deaf... Trying to relax & you got the rigors, riding kept me occupied. Going through MT Mee tomorrow, have a smoko stop on top at my friends there. Then continue north. PS I want cooler weather.

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Also not fun riding hills with your contacts going shitty! That had been pissing me off, they proteined up so quickly your riding round the bends & ... Can't see... Blink, blink, blink... Pain in the ass!!! Hence the need for drugs. You take it as it goes. No biggie.

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I couldn't believe what happened to poor Ray. But glad he is alright.

[Missy_Moo]

Home.

Rode from Palm Beach (Gold Coast) through to mackay. 1085 k's. Left about 8.30, home at 10.40pm. Rained to Brissy, then again 100 k's from home. Had a big bright moon, from rocky until I hit the rainy weather near home.

6 days away, 1 day non riding, 4749 k's for the trip. Had an awesome time, and great to catch up and put faces to names.

Next trip to pick up the pooch (apparently sitting on a big bloody rock by the pool waiting)

[Heidi1]

GREAT EFFORT! It was lovely to meet you and I can't wait to see the photos.

HEIDI xxx

[Mutha]

Can't wait to see the photos of your adventures Missy, well done

[Missy_Moo]

Ok - this trip wasn't about stopping at spots and taking lots of pictures - which I normally like doing. It was about me unwinding and relaxing, which meant I just rode. Which I thoroughly enjoyed, it was great to meet a couple of faces. Have no fear I will do other rides, maybe a bit slower and pictures taken, & with my other half.

So here are a couple from the trip of the couple I took -


Pulled up in Tenterfield, (there was the saddler you see...) had to refuel my empty stomach.

   

Tamworth, found a quiet place to call it stumps for the night. Awesome place just down from the golf club. lol they helped me out when I forgot my iphone charger.

   

Self portrait - lol with flattering light.

At dinner at the Golf Club, if you are going to Tamworth get a meal at the golf club, it was the best steak I'd had in a long time and dirt cheap!

   

After my early start from Tamworth, could of taken lots of piccies of big golden guitars, but nope - here's a servo instead in Scone.

My only 'cooler' morning you guys!!! I wanted every morning chilly & blue....

   

Street view of Scone, after necessary trip to Chemist for more cold n flu remedies, I was deaf in one ear pretty much the whole trip, I put the aches and pains down till riding lol...

   

Mudgee - I didn't mind this area at all...(it calls for another trip)

lol, If only you all knew. Instead of washing, well this trip wasn't long enough, & it was that bit short... so I sent home the smelly laundry...

Then the essential coffee stop. I picked a quiet Gloria Jeans, had the shop all to myself and blissed out for a short time. Then it was tally ho & onward south for Canberra! Yes I could get there in the day & by 5.30pm...

   

Self portrait of my dirty ass (in Canberra)

   

I know such a dirty ass!

So I arrive in Canberra and wondered what on earth you guys were on!? Heidi took one look at the end of my bike & laughs, really hard and said "I love your number plate!" (I thought WTF.... Canberrians are different...) Then I looked....

I eventually got around to only cleaning the brake light.

   

same dirty ass....

   

Macksville after leaving Raymond Terrace... refuel the bike and of course a hot chocolate to sustain you.... & northwards I go... Gold Coast for the night. Nimbin was cool, didn't take a photo lol, so was Grafton, Casino, Lismore, and back up in the hills behind Palm Beach - lol very different. I had no idea of where I was going to my brothers place...

   

My little nephew, couldn't get him off the bike, better than grand theft auto he recons. He didn't give a toss about the pink helmet.

   

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Towns, towns, towns....

How did I meander... had to remember some roads I would of taken where still cut by flood waters...

Mackay > Rockhampton (2 hr stopover, coffee & chat) > Gin Gin > Maryborough (stop 1 for night)

Maryborough > Gympie > Kilkivan > Nanango > Yarraman > Crows Nest > Toowoomba (I started enjoying it from here - different country) > Warwick > Stanthorpe > Tenterfield > Glen Innes > Armidale > Tamworth (night 2)

Tamworth > Wallabadah > Willow Tree > Murrurundi > Scone > Merriwa > Cassilis > Ulan > Mudgee > Ilford > Sofala (loved this area, up hills, down hills, round hills...) Bathurst > Cowra > Boorowa (where an old bent over old man at the servo told me 'crookwell' is a good bike ride - lol > Canberra (Night 3)

Late start out of Canberra hmmm after midday there were coffee's and catch up... There were 2 other loops planned, both got scrapped as time escaped me. Then it went -

Canberra > Gouldbourne (lmao at the young servo attendant!) > along the Hume hwy till Picton exit > Narellan > Penrith > Windsor > Putty > Singleton > Maitland > Raymond Terrace (Night 4 & feeling a little crook from the sinus infection by now)

Raymond Terrace - met up with Rod > can't remember where it was we stopped and fuelled and he went back home, I kept going north > Nabiac > Kempsey > Macksville > Coffs Harbour > Grafton > Casino > Lismore > NIMBIN (no cookies brought) > Murwillumbah > Elanora (Night 5)

Sunday day off with family.

Monday > Elenora (palm beach) > Brisbane > Maryborough > Gin Gin > Rockhampton > Mackay - 1085 km's & home!

Long day, but drugs were working and I enjoyed the run home.

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Total distance for trip

4749 kms

[Heidi1]

Go hard or go home indeed, you don't mind the distance riding do you. I'll come visit you next time. Don't wash that license plate, it is GOLD!

[Missy_Moo]

Its got a worn in weathered look now, not entirely clean, not entirely clear....

lol that's a weekend jaunt for me. Do similar unplanned things in the cars on 3 days or so off..
I think I could of ridden better, just didn't realise how crook I was with it all...

It didn't click, that and having to go through 2 or 3 sets of contacts in a day - doh - that ain't normal.

Yeah come visit, although my roads are wayyyyy boring. Just not like down there, views or roads. BTW - airconditioning problem now fixed!

[Missy_Moo]

Champs