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After leaving from palmy at 5:30 on the Friday the Manawatu chapter of the VJMC made its way to Whanganui the long way. This was through the back of Halcombe and Marton and finally into town via Fordell. We were greeted by a garage full of bikes and the Barbie on full. We quickly found our accommodation and the bar and caught up with others from around the country. The next morning we awoke to the sound of rain on the roof and questions being asked about the the ride out up to the Tawhiti Museum in Hawera. After looking at the rain radar and the forecast everyone decided to stay put and if the rain stopped go for a smaller run closer to Whanganui. Luckily some interesting bike videos appeared out of the woodwork and the morning was spent watching them. After lunch the the weather started changing and so by 2:30 a brief ride was organised around the town. This included a a couple of circuits around the the famous Cemetery circuit. Arriving back at HQ we all gathered for the prize giving which some enjoyed from the comfort of the sauna. As with previous rallies everyone got a prize with a lot of fun alround as people responded to there good fortune with some interesting banter.
Next on the timetable was the BBQ dinner on board the Waimarie, a very old restored paddle steamer. She used to do runs up the Whanganui river when it was the main means of transport before rail and road became widespread. After boarding we had a very pleasant run up the river and ate our BBQ to the chuffing sound of the steam engine. With no wind and at last no rain it was a real highlight of the weekend and highly recommended if you are traveling to Whanganui. As the light faded we came back into port and those of a more partying nature headed off into town whilst the rest of us headed back to the Anndion to continue conversations around the bikes in the garage. The following morning greeted us with more promises of rain so we dragged out the wet weather gear yet again. Luckily we didn't have to travel to far back to Palmy and the only incident was Dions KH400 running out of sparks. A battery swap with Don had us back on the road again and back home in time for morning tea.
It was a great weekend. Judy, Ross, Angela had out done themselves and found us a venue that was very bike friendly and the Saturday night dinner on the river added to a memorable weekend.
Thanks heaps
Roll on next years rally!
Prizes were awarded to
Best 80s - Don Mardle Yamaha RZ350
Best 70s - Dion Tornquist Kawasaki KH400
Best 60s - Murray Smith Suzuki TC250
Best Yamaha - Barry Cooper Yamaha TDR250
Best Suzuki - Alan Clark Suzuki TS250
Best Honda - Ray Bokkerink Honda CB750
Best Kawasaki - Ross Charlton Kawasaki S2350
1st Rally entry - Barry Drummond
Peoples Choice - Bruce Currie Suzuki GT750
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