bump bump bump!!!
well fellas, im looking at getting off my fat ar$e and trying to organise a weekend ride up in the beautiful victorian high country!
the welcome goes out to all victorian OBTs and thier friends….any anyone from the northern states too!!!
im lookong for E.O.I to stay at this joint…www.bushexperiences.com.au
it looks like a wicked place to go…a comfy bed, hot showers, maps, guidance (i will need it!) and food is supplied and cooked for a measly $180 bucks a head for 2 nights!!, ( ITS ONLY $150 IF MORE THAN 8 OF US GO!!! ) just bring your bike, gear, piss, clothes and sleeping bag…..they do the rest….hey presto!!
im open to any dates in….
***AUGUST***…. (my birthday is the 28th, and the festivities last all month )
there may even (more than likely) be snow cover during these times, so it might be cool for any of you northerners that have never seen it, let alone ride in it!!!!
there will be riding to suit all levels, and plenty of drinking by all
who is keen??????????
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XY says….anyone between Deniliquin to Mansfield that maybe interested in going i may have a spot on a ute/ trailer for another bike.
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UPDATE….
Four large bedrooms, named after Lake Eildon’s feeder rivers provide a combination of bedding.
Delatite: 1 Queen sized bed
2 Bunks
(6 beds total)
Jameison: 1 Queens sized bed
1 Bunk
(4 beds total)
Big River: 1 Double Bed with Bunkover
2 Bunks
(7 beds total)
Upper Goulburn: 1 Double Bed with Bunkover
1 Bunk
(5 beds total)
there is a pic on thier website that has about 30 bike riders out the front…..i guess they fitted them in somehow!
although im sure there will be “swag” room there
sammy and i will be there fri, sat, sun…..whichever weekend we go.
XY says….chocolate schnapps even!
i’ll even sweeten the whole weekend, i’ll make up a big batch of my famous rocky road and choc brownies.
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ANOTHER UPDATE!!!!
an email that XY received from brian at “bush experience”
“Hi Andrew
Thanks for your enquiry.
We ride all year round, conditions during August are normally good and
rivers are still low enough to cross. A bit of rain and snow is what we are
waiting for, makes tracks nice and loamy, no dust. However there is enough
of a rocky base to enable wet weather riding. Access to the lodge is all
weather (gravel), with plenty of room for vehicles and trailers, undercover
parking for 20 or so bikes is available. We can accommodate up to 22 in beds
(bring your own sleeping bag) plus a few more on mattresses up stairs, a
good comfortable number is 16 or so. We need 8 to make a booking cost
effective.
Have a look at my web site this one we’ve seen
or read the profile on
some extra info here on dirt bike world
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Brian
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AND ANOTHER UPDATE
ladies and gentlemen,
i have just got off the phone to Brian, the bloke from bush experiences. he sounds like a character and a good bloke too.
he really knows his sh!t about the high country and is very accomodating.
he tells me the place is free for the last 2 weekends in august. actually all of august for that matter.
we would need at least 8 takers to secure his lodge with a 50% deposit paid by the end of june.
(deposit only required for first 8, then evryone else pays once they arrive. i will be asking all partakers for a $20 deposit to keep people committed though).
also once we get over 8 the price drops to $150 each for the stay…for all of us…BONUS!!
anyone wanting to stay extra nights before or after (XY), will be at $75 a night and will be no problem. too easy!
the fors-
+) a comfortable number of bodies would be around the 20 mark but up to 40 people can stay (as he has done this before), it gets a bit cramped but its do-able, so everyone interested will be a goer.
+) typical food is…breakky-bbq bacon eggs beans tomato toast cereals juice etc.
lunch…bbq etc if at lodge, salad rolls chockky bar drink etc if on the trails.
dinner…steak snags steamed veggies mash etc or spagetti bol or the likes.
…in a nutshell, noone goes hungry
+) if we do a big ride saturday, he will take fuel lunch drinks etc for us and meet us on the trails.
+) brian will provide maps, guidance if we need it, or anything else we may need.
the againsts…
-) a lot of trails will be closed for winter from mid june till early november…brian says there are plenty of other loops between 60km to 180km that will will still be able to do. there are heaps of variations. they are still wicked rides but wont cover the famous huts etc.
-) thats about the only downer that i can think of…
lets get it goin fellas……..
so we can leave these…..
I WILL BE BUMPING THIS THREAD OFTEN AS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW…..
