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Well, at last, a new bout of daylight slaving, a new Sunday, and a new weather phenomenon for Auckland – FINE! 😀Pleasure to meet a new rider (with our group) and fellow Discworld fan, Rincewind. If you don't know the references, get to your library and start reading Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett: if you don't laugh out loud, you're dead. Anyway, Dave, well met, "OOK!"We unfortunately lost Paul#2 at the corner of Riverhead Road just after setting out. My bad, during the briefing I did say we would head round the "Head of the Harbour", but I failed to say by which road. Somewhat stressful for Shah and I to watch Paul disappear in our mirrors as we waited for him, and moreso for YoungJim as TEC, waiting, waiting for him to come back. Apologies, Paul, I hope you found something to enjoy as much as we enjoyed the day.A gentle little tootle via North Road, then across to Dairy Flat from Kaukapakapa, with a couple of stops to let Wendy appear with the tail enders, then East Coast Road to Browns Bay. OOPS! All the North Shovians are out cafe crawling because the weather's improved. Roll on, roll on: yay! Coming down the hill into Mairangi Bay, I spy with my little eye, a cafe, with seating AND parking - DONE! Not gonna try for anywhere closer to Devonport, bird in the hand, etc.Good call, Bwucie. Great food, lightning quick service, friendly staff. Paper Moon: top place.Rob had "The BOSS" with him today (second from left), and I imagine she will now be applying the pressure for him to ditch the dickey seat and score one of the proper pillions for the R1200C.
That was just the ordering food and bevvie stage, (very) soon the staff had us flat out busy with our eating irons.
After lunch, Rob took over with the lead, I took over from Jim as TEC, and we cruised off to Devonport, via the rest of East Coast Bays. Farcical to the max! Number three rider, who shall remain nameless, but rides a red RS called "Enzo", often with Mrs Red Baron on his pillion, missed the acute turn into Mt Vic that Shah was marking, and motored off looking for the rider in front of him. I stopped the lemming rush, took them back towards Mt Vic, and then spotted Rob and Shah shooting across the intersection in front of me, on their way to gather up the lost sheep. So I hauled the flock in behind Rob, and we headed around the block one more time. 😀 😀 😀 This time we all found the entrance to Mount Vic!
One of those places that is so photogenic, the photographers take photos of the photographers.
The GS Brigade discussing who will be the first to take their chook-chaser straight down.
The Red Baron doing his thing for public relations: he had a bid at $15,000, and I said I would take two at the price, but it turned out he was trying to sell Shah's bike, not the children.
North Head:
Just about the whole, entire Royal New Zealand Navy alongside at Devonport: doesn't it give you warm fuzzies to be so well defended?
And just before we all headed for home, Wendy and Paul, Team Foley, presented the Red Baron with a special tribute. Apparently the lad has been shooting from the lip and getting into trouble with Mrs Red Baron, so this will be very helpful for him.
Great company today, folks, always a pleasure to be RIC with such a mob.Post count: 60Post count: 41Post count: 182Post count: 15Post count: 182Post count: 2134Post count: 2134Post count: 128Post count: 2134Gotta admit I tend to come at it from the other direction as Tour Leader: my bad, shoulda suggested to Rob.However, a good biker
Should be able to make a ewe turn.
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