CH ristmas par - taY

By Duncan Bennett, Member #4171

Could it be that we are heading interstate? I’ve forgotten how to adjust my watch for daylight savings! Are we an hour ahead or behind? Who cares, Evans Head is like going back to the good ol’ days anyway.

No led ride, we’d better make the most of the non-highway opportunities on a Friday. Down into Beaudesay, coincidentally meeting some other BMWers in the Bean To. Then onto an old favourite - the Lion’s Road. Dave’s lovely R1200RT like it is on rails through the corners, don’t care what Cindy and the R1200C tractor are doing behind. What a difference that BMW suffix acronym makes. Into Kyogle, coincidentally meeting up with some other BMWers in the luncheon venue.

The trip via Woodburn still showed the flooding devastation along the Richmond River, and the weather was a bit iffy as we rolled into Evans Head and the prime accommodation at the Bowlo. Off to the pub for dinner, Tracy won a voucher for the Fisherman’s Co-op, which set us up perfectly for a huge prawn lunch the next day. Evans Head is a great place to just relax and wander about, not that we could after the prawn lunch, but people with self-control could.

Off to the RSL, it was a great party and catch-up with lots of old and new friends in the grand tradition of one of the club’s major events. It was very nice to be back in Evans Head, and we capped it off the next day with some hard-core adventure riding out to the F111 Museum with its Dakar-level access road. Well worth the visit.

Another year down. Lots to go, and hopefully not the last time at Evans Head.

CH ristmas part Y pi C s

February 2023

What a fun event the annual Christmas Party was - and a welcome return to Evans Head. A bit of patchy rain for those arriving on the Saturday but cleared up for the ride home on Sunday. Enjoy some photos. Thanks to Jon Reid and Ken Madsen for their contributions to the photo gallery.

Above - Jon, you have a stow-away!

Right - Donna’s table deco’s were awesome.

Below - Winners of the vouchers, Rosi, Klaus and Greg.

Ian trying to hide an early attack on his Ferrero Rocher. The port hadn’t even been sighted.