Paul Keller Memorial Ride to Quindanning
Posted: Sun 08 May, 2022 5:57 pm
Paul was a well liked, long term, active member of the Club whose riding was cut short when he died in April 2019 aged 75. His last ride with the Club was in January 2019 to Quindanning.
Paul Keller aka German Paul
15 riders left Catalanos and the Dome (the haunt of the Novocastrians) to run up through the hills and past Canning Dam. Drew, Rod Rocket Peter, His Royal Griceness, Water Mark, Rainer, Wightman, Jeff De G, Paul J, Nannup Nick, Brian/5, Multimedia Mark, Fiery Ross, Ted, Swampy and Bozo headed to the smokey hills. The landscape was surreal around Araluen with dense smoke, concentrated by an inversion layer, filling the gullies and only light smoke on top of the hills. There was heavy picnic traffic for Mother's Day so the group pulled up at Canning Dam in the hope of a clearer run.
Leaving Canning Dam we had a clear run briefly before getting stuck in more Mother's Day traffic. Turning onto Albany Highway we encountered a succession of roadworks including those with single lanes controlled by traffic lights. This split the group up and when one rider turned off, as planned and publicised, to Jarrahdale, others followed.
Only 9 riders arrive at North Bannister in the first tranche to find no fuel. The immaculately cleaned bikes of Drew, Swampy and Rod Rocket Peter were covered in mud from the freshly watered gravel sections on the highway.
Swampy led another three riders direct to Bannister for fuel whilst the rest enjoyed the sweeping bends of the roads between Wandering, Dwarda and Crossman. Swampy's group got split up with a rider missing the turn off to Quindanning. Bozo's group stopped for fuel at Boddington and caught up with Swampy and His Royal Griceness at Quindanning. Eventually another group, with Fiery Ross arrived, making three groups split by fuel and roadworks.
A chat about Paul and we headed home via Dwellingup. Local farmers were burning off and the sky was a weird colour from the stubble smoke.
There was some jockeying for tail end Charlie and it seems that Swampy, Wightman and His Royal Griceness all undertook the role.
A great day to get out with circumstances conspiring to split the group. Good to remember German Paul and have a substantial group participate in the ride.
Bozo
Paul Keller aka German Paul
15 riders left Catalanos and the Dome (the haunt of the Novocastrians) to run up through the hills and past Canning Dam. Drew, Rod Rocket Peter, His Royal Griceness, Water Mark, Rainer, Wightman, Jeff De G, Paul J, Nannup Nick, Brian/5, Multimedia Mark, Fiery Ross, Ted, Swampy and Bozo headed to the smokey hills. The landscape was surreal around Araluen with dense smoke, concentrated by an inversion layer, filling the gullies and only light smoke on top of the hills. There was heavy picnic traffic for Mother's Day so the group pulled up at Canning Dam in the hope of a clearer run.
Leaving Canning Dam we had a clear run briefly before getting stuck in more Mother's Day traffic. Turning onto Albany Highway we encountered a succession of roadworks including those with single lanes controlled by traffic lights. This split the group up and when one rider turned off, as planned and publicised, to Jarrahdale, others followed.
Only 9 riders arrive at North Bannister in the first tranche to find no fuel. The immaculately cleaned bikes of Drew, Swampy and Rod Rocket Peter were covered in mud from the freshly watered gravel sections on the highway.
Swampy led another three riders direct to Bannister for fuel whilst the rest enjoyed the sweeping bends of the roads between Wandering, Dwarda and Crossman. Swampy's group got split up with a rider missing the turn off to Quindanning. Bozo's group stopped for fuel at Boddington and caught up with Swampy and His Royal Griceness at Quindanning. Eventually another group, with Fiery Ross arrived, making three groups split by fuel and roadworks.
A chat about Paul and we headed home via Dwellingup. Local farmers were burning off and the sky was a weird colour from the stubble smoke.
There was some jockeying for tail end Charlie and it seems that Swampy, Wightman and His Royal Griceness all undertook the role.
A great day to get out with circumstances conspiring to split the group. Good to remember German Paul and have a substantial group participate in the ride.
Bozo
