Yea, we have some nice country roads out there. So, 650 km later, we spent the afternoon and the whole next day until 8.30 PM at Tamworth, staying at Tent-city West's League club. The next door pool was nice.
Not being much of country addicts, we only went to the Fiddlers Festival, which was very impressive. Some of us took DJ's advice and went with the bus around the whole town, checking things out. The whole town was full of busking bands that evening and the next day.
An ex boss from Metway and good friend of mine was performing in The Salvo Country Music Band.
We would have liked to stay a couple of days more, but headed off in the evening for a couple of hours of weary night ride. Tamworth-Scone.
The whole next day was on roads that resembled Cunningham's Gap style, steep and winding but good surface and great views. Heavy laden as we were on the steep winding down hills, average speed suffered a bit though. There is much to tell, but in short: The Jenolan Caves a bit west of Blue Mountains (Lithgow) was great, a "must see". The trip down was extremely twisting and narrow. You got to ride through the first cave, oh that heavenly sound!, where the reception was on the other side of the narrow mountain. We have been to half a dozen of the best limestone caves in this country and Jenolan is probably the best.
We thought of dropping in to Bathurst, which would have been 2*100 km in the wrong direction, but we wanted to make Wollongong by the evening, and opted for Blue Mountains, Katoomba,
The Three Sisters and The Grand Canyon. Oh, are those mountains afar ever Blue! Well, guys, we could have stayed there for a day just staring! We feel privileged to have been there.

By the time we hit Penrith, it was dark. We missed a turn off to Bulli, when racing down another freeway towards Wollongong and had to turn back, when we passed the entry to the NSW state HOG rally., now there is a coincidence. An earlier check stated that they needed $90/pers which is a bit much just staying the night. Bulli was a camp ground that had rowdy teenagers by the beach and heaps of rabbits running around.

The next day served us a different landscape to the winding mountain roads, fields and hills and ocean views. Bodalla and Bega, Cheese brands, so this is where they are! The Local Constabulary took a sample of my Hog Breath in Bega. The crystals probably turn to a funny colour, but not to the incriminating kind.
Passing Lake Entrance gave us panoramic Views. We hugged the coast line until just after we passed into Victoria, where we found, half a class of what appeared to be a pig farm (P-Academy) were out practising RBT, closing off the whole road. Having proven our innocense again!, we then took time off and checked out the little town called Cann River. We checked in early for once and went to the pub, spinning a yarn with the Locals. We left early next morning, then finally, we had only 200 k left to Melbourne.

At Sale however, Kickan insisted for a detour further out the coast, an extra 80 k or so, ok. Port Welshpool, pretty much southmost Oz mainland, then we had to take Wilson's Promontory, well when I was to object, an Echidna crossed the road, big as football, oh those spikes they'd shred your tyres. I had to stop the traffic, these guys are slow. I accepted the divine sign which blocked my direct route to Melbourne and we went down to Wilson's.
Hey guys, don't miss Wilson's, whao, that was some scenery. I forgot the time and we took it all in. One guy at one lookout even shouted me a cold VB, as we finished the rest of our film. We rocked in to Melbourne and parked next to the MCG (where I live) at 9.30 PM Monday arvo, with 2709 km on the clock since leaving Burpengary.

Hmm disregarding a day and a half away in Tamworth, it was probably the furthest we've done in a 3.5 day stretch, no gun barrel roads either but mainly along the Great Dividing Range. As far as a solo ride goes it was a great ride.

For the whole 2700 km we only had a light 20 Min rain shower, else top weather. The Harley ran like clockwork, like it's done the last 44,000 km's. And there are people that say Harleys are not for long rides!. On Saturday, we did the Great Ocean Rd and Twelve Apostles, then we circumcised Port Philip Bay together with OzHogs, the Melbourne HOG Chapter, called OzHog cause they used to be the first and Only Hog.

Kickan will return down in early March, when we'll do the Snowies, Canberra, Sydney and Northcoast from there.

Keep Riding that Rythm,
Cheers "Royal and Kickan"