{"id":366,"date":"2009-12-06T15:27:44","date_gmt":"2009-12-06T05:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostinoz.laugher.id.au\/?p=366"},"modified":"2009-12-06T15:31:17","modified_gmt":"2009-12-06T05:31:17","slug":"cruising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lostinoz.laugher.id.au\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"Cruising"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imbil Motorcycle Rally<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imbil Deer Farm and Camping Grounds is home to the Imbil Motorcycle\u00c2\u00a0 Rally.\u00c2\u00a0 This year was their 20th anniversary. After umming and arring for a few weeks 6 of our group decided with a week to spare to head to Imbil. Imbil is in the hinterland behind the sunshine coast and a “short”\u00c2\u00a0 750km cruise from Emerald.<\/p>\n

So at 6am on the Friday morning of the third weekend of October we headed off. Well Terry, Marc, Noel and I did. Karen and Mick left the day before us, and took a day longer to get home – they are old hands at this rally.<\/p>\n

Fairly uneventful run down through Biloela, Ganydah and on to Gympie where we stopped to buy a camp chair for Terry and I.\u00c2\u00a0 And then a 30 km trip to the Rally. I did say the trip was fairly uneventful but I did get a surprise on one fuel stop. I managed to put 19.6 litres into the 20 litre fuel tank. Made me watch the fuel gauge and trip computer a bit closer since.<\/p>\n

We set up camp and then I got roped in to do a beer run – the Voyager certainly has plenty of storage in the panniers and the top box.<\/p>\n

\"Marc

Marc & Terry "admiring" my new bike at the Bikers Cafe near Imbil<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Imbil

Imbil 20th Rally <\/p><\/div>\n

There\u00c2\u00a0 were over 1150 bikes registered for their 20th rally – a new record. A big variety of bikes and a few trikes. About half were Harleys. On the Saturday were went for a ride in the hinterland. Sunday we packed up and headed home, arriving at about 6pm. I was tired, but didn’t have any of the aches that I used to get from the Honda VFR. I really enjoy the cruise control, and its pretty cool to be listening to the radio as I cruise the highway.<\/p>\n

Family visitor
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On the next Tuesday night we headed into Rockhampton straight after work to pick up Brianna from a flight from Sydney. She is between jobs and had conferences in Sydney and then one in Brisbane a week later. So she visited us in the week between.<\/p>\n

We showed her the Emerald ‘sights’ , had a swim in the dam and talked a bit. She has just accepted a job with the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

The weather for that week was a test for her, with high 30’s everyday\u00c2\u00a0 only getting down to mid 20’s overnight – welcome to Emerald! I think I have become a little acclimatised – at least my arthritic knees haven’t given me any trouble since we got here.<\/p>\n

\"Jan,

Jan, Brianna and I waiting for The Spirit of the Outback train for Brianna's trip back to Rockhampton for her flight south.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Imbil<\/p>\n

Noticed yesterday we have now been 12 months here in Emerald. We will stick here for a bit longer, but are heading\u00c2\u00a0 south to Melbourne and Gippsland for two weeks over Christmas – my work shuts down December 18th till January 4th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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