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Page 3 - Alice Springs |
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| Stuart Wells...next stop the Alice. | Tired. | The Thunder Run through Alice Springs started at the oddly named Blatherskite Park, located just south of Heavitree Gap. | |
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| More Blatherskiting | Ex TasHOG - Viv and Gaynor. | Through Heavitree Gap. | The local constabulary on a suicide mission to stop the Thunder Run. |
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| The good ship Nauteus giving way to the HOGs (as it should). | In the Alice, approaching the Mall. | The start of the slow ride. If anybody doubted their ability to keep pace with the snails... | Where else can you relax at a sidewalk cafe and watch a Thunder Run a metre away. |
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| Some plates need no explanation. | Entering Anzac Park ready for the thrills of the boat racing in the Henley On Todd Regatta. | Biker and Bikette (note the soon to be patented gooseneck pillion coupling). | Bikes at the Park |
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| More bikes at the Park. | Shepparton HOG sneaking their entry into the Regatta. | Young Regatta fans showing their support for non-water Outback Navy. | The Henley On Todd official vessel - the good ship Pistill Dawn. |
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| The official racing course. Fortunately the course was bone dry and dusty. | The official Tourism Tasmania entry? Perhaps not. | The good ship Harley, doing a mono up the course. | Central Highlands Chapter allowing their kilts to fly, hoping to scare the opposition and thereby gain an unfair advantage. |
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| They'll let anybody in here. | Me, leaving, disappointed, having sought unsuccessfully to gain a 1 day pass to Liverpool Chapter luxury marquee (and some shade). | The Official Tent. | The final dinner venue south of Alice Springs, the Transport Museum. |
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| A bit tricky with the railway line splitting the venue. | Bike parking area. | Onstage entertainment. | Desert Edge Harley Davidson, Alice Springs, ready for the ride to Standley Chasm. |
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| Anybody watch "The Alice", seen the Baa Bar? That's it, the lilac place...yes it exists. | Open speed limit, nice day, no skippies, no cattle...what more could you want? | River bed training to be the next venue for the Henley On Todd. | The upmarket entrance to Standley Chasm. Riding tested by a road and carpark of river stones. |
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| And it just got better. | In an open speed limit, entering onto intersections can be interesting. | Going... | going... |
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| gone. | Flynn of the Inland Memorial. | ShepHOG up to no good on the last night in the Alice. | They even had their own masseuse. |
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| Nothing to do with me, I'm just being polite and sociable. | JD and Mongrel celebrating something! Junkie is somewhat mystified. | ShepHOG visit to Anzac Hill High School on the last morning. Relative of a ShepHOG member is a teacher there. Slowed the start of classes somewhat. | |
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| Mal telling the students that with good study and hard work...they can still ride bikes. | The kids were well pleased with the morning. | The Principal wondering if the neighbourhood values will ever go up again.. | |
| Updated: 23 December 2005 |
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