Canberra
Weekend run joining the Melbourne Ulysses Ice Run from Canberra, just the thing to clear out those public service cobwebs! PS. You might want to think about taking Friday afternoon off! Be packed and ready to go straight from work, or better yet take the whole day.<g>
Michelago
Be vwery vwery quiet, you're being hunted by plod.
Polo Flat
Splash and Dash at the servo and a chance to recover from that long boring straight plod infested trek down from Canberra.
Bombala
Fuel Stop and afternoon tea at the pizza shop next to the old cinema.
Cann River
Fuel Stop and a fresh cup of coffee. If you left Canberra about 2pm then it should be getting dark, wait for dusk to pass before heading to Orbost, or stay overnight at the Pub.
Orbost
Friday night stop-over, two great pubs with cheep accomodation and both Bike friendly as are the locals.
Bruthen
Fuel Stop and Lunch Stop. Staying in Orbost overnight allows us to get first dibs at the bakery while we wait for the folks from Melbourne and the others from Sale to roll up.
Omeo
Fuel Stop and re-group for the run over Hotham
Mt Hotham
Scenic photo opportunity at the car park, or if the clouds have moved in just snap a photo or two of the thermometer.... Oh and remember to wave at the web cam (http://www.ski.com.au/snowcams/hotham5.html) you never know who's watching...
Harrietville
Regroup and smoko
Re-group, Fuel and Grog stop on the way in. Fuel stop and sp...
Re-group, Fuel and Grog stop on the way in. Fuel stop and split up point for the ride home. Weather permitting, the ride up over Kosciousko makes for a nice three mountain run, choice of Thredbo, or Selwyn via Cabramurra. Or back over Hotham for Orbost and out the back road to Bonang and Delegate (some dirt ~20k) or round up the coast to Eden and Mt Darragh, Cathcart & Bibenluke, or Brown Mountain. If you have the Monday off, overnight at Bombala, then down to Eden, along the coast and back up via Kangaroo Valley is pleasant.
Howmans Gap Lodge
Saturday night and the gangs all here. After breakfast quickly pop along upto the lower carpark at Falls Creek stand on the helipad and wave at the web cam (http://www.ski.com.au/snowcams/fc3.html).
Tallangatta
Fuel Stop and an early lunch.
Corryong
Fuel Stop and a late lunch.
Cabramurra
Fuel stop for those with small tanks or take in the view at the lookout next to the helipad, in Australias highest town.
Mt Selwyn
Pop in here to the Mt Selwyn snow fields and stop to wave at the web cam at New Chum Bowl (http://www.ski.com.au/snowcams/selwyn1.html).
Kiandra
Pause for a smoko and re-group.
Adaminaby
Fuel Stop and afternoon tea.
Canberra
Home again, home again, clickety click.