Verticordia Nitens or the orange flower ride
Posted: Sun 22 Dec, 2019 2:33 pm
A packed gathering at Catalanos this morning with over 40 bikes.
Good to see Chris and Bec arrive in style on the 1600GT. Koos also dropped in along with a mob of old timers including Two Volts.
A shot of part of the line up of bikes:
14 riders and two pillions responded to the announced ride. Vic, DFS, Goldie, Bob, Ted, Drew, Nannup Nick, Prof Dist + Bec, GS Bill + Trish, Count Griceness, Peter, Swampy and Bozo headed out past the airport only to find that Count Griceness had become ride leader by taking a shortcut. Normality was restored at Gingers and the group turned off at Warbrook Road to get to Neaves Road and the still slow run under Northlink. Turning on to Old Yanchep Road we lost Goldie who turned south. The area around Yanchep was badly burned and there were still bulldozers and fire trucks active on the previous fire ground. A stop at the Gravity Centre was embarrassing for Bozo who was asked the same question as had been asked in the same location eight years ago...what is that yellow flower? The answer is Verticordia Nitens or Morrison Feather Flower but it took a search of old posts to turn it up.
A run into Gingin and onto Moolabeenie Road and then down Crest Hill Road got us to the Bindoon Bakehaus for rolls and pies. A run through the Chittering Valley was only interrupted by a slow moving tractor towing smiling tourists in a trailer.
Another great riding day and a happy group.
Thanks to Swampy for running as Tail end Charlie.
Happy Christmas
Bozo
Good to see Chris and Bec arrive in style on the 1600GT. Koos also dropped in along with a mob of old timers including Two Volts.
A shot of part of the line up of bikes:
14 riders and two pillions responded to the announced ride. Vic, DFS, Goldie, Bob, Ted, Drew, Nannup Nick, Prof Dist + Bec, GS Bill + Trish, Count Griceness, Peter, Swampy and Bozo headed out past the airport only to find that Count Griceness had become ride leader by taking a shortcut. Normality was restored at Gingers and the group turned off at Warbrook Road to get to Neaves Road and the still slow run under Northlink. Turning on to Old Yanchep Road we lost Goldie who turned south. The area around Yanchep was badly burned and there were still bulldozers and fire trucks active on the previous fire ground. A stop at the Gravity Centre was embarrassing for Bozo who was asked the same question as had been asked in the same location eight years ago...what is that yellow flower? The answer is Verticordia Nitens or Morrison Feather Flower but it took a search of old posts to turn it up.
A run into Gingin and onto Moolabeenie Road and then down Crest Hill Road got us to the Bindoon Bakehaus for rolls and pies. A run through the Chittering Valley was only interrupted by a slow moving tractor towing smiling tourists in a trailer.
Another great riding day and a happy group.
Thanks to Swampy for running as Tail end Charlie.
Happy Christmas
Bozo
