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RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - peterbaron - 02-13-2025

160,000 kms = Clap
Cormanus, what happened tp Pterodactyl????

RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - the Ferret - 02-13-2025

congrats on the 100,000 mile milestone Cormanus.

No one can say you're not a rider!

RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - Cormanus - 02-13-2025

(02-12-2025, 11:21 PM)pdedse_imp Wrote: RE: "At this point a word on Goonoo Goonoo. Aside from it being a creek, it's also a suburb of Tamworth. What I find curious about it is that it's pronounced "Gunny Gunoo" not Goo-noo Goo-noo."

Haha! I'd like to visit Australia just to take in all the crazy names.

RE: "Boorowa".... seriously?

RE: "Wyangala Dam" ... why not? Every time I read your reports and come across such names, I always "hear" my Australian brother-in-law's voice pronouncing them.

RE: "Kiandra...Cabramurra...Tumut...Corryong...Walwa..." It's as if the director of Star Wars visited Australia before making the movies and used the funky names as inspiration for names of places in the series.

RE: "Mitta Mitta" so...I think I understand now. If Goonoo Goonoo is actually pronouned "Gunny Gunoo", then please tell me that Mitta Mitta is actually pronounced "Mighty Mutta". Am I close?

Awesome ride report. Very enjoyable.

Sadly not, pdedse. I wish you were. Mitta Mitta is pronounced as it reads. It is usually shortened to Mitta. There's also a place called Wagga Wagga — not unreasonable far from Boorowa — pronounced as it sounds but usually shortened to just Wagga.


(02-13-2025, 04:34 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: 160,000 kms = Clap
Cormanus, what happened tp Pterodactyl????

Nothing that I'm aware of.


(02-13-2025, 06:22 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: congrats on the 100,000 mile milestone Cormanus.

No one can say you're not a rider!

Thank you (and to peterbaron) for the congratulations on the milestone. Moving back to the city and Covid have brought about a change in my riding habits, and not for the better. Still, I'm lucky to be able to get away for a couple of good rides each year. if this year goes according to plan, I won't be on the bike much at all until the end of it.

RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - Aussieflyer - 02-14-2025

Thank you Cormanus. You are an accomplished tour guide, a fabulous author of ride reports, and a great bloke to hang out with. Our roll around regional New South Wales and the 'Australian Alps' was awesome thanks to your planning skills. Here's a little pictorial of our ride assembled from the still photos and screen shots of videos taken with my bike's dashcam. The resolution isn't so good and my timing on the handlebar mounted shutter button could be improved but somethin's better than nothin' eh. Red 'pin' on maps shows the approximate location where some photos were taken.

11th January - Meeting up with Cormanus, Jugiong to Boorowa
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Threatening sky but no rain
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12th January - Let's visit Mt Panorama circuit, Boorowa to Bathurst and back
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Where's the road maintenance crew when you need them?
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Climbing Mt Panorama circuit
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At the top
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Pit entry
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Cormanus and his wet weather onesie
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Wet weather onesies were essential!
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13th January - Heading south, Boorowa to Walwa via Tumut Pond Dam
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Lovely roads around the reservoir
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14th January - Aussie Alps, head this way, Walwa to Bright via Granya, Mittta, Omeo, Hotham, and Harrietville
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The mighty Murray River also serves as a segment of the border between Victoria and New South Wales
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Rolling over Mount Hotham
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The resort village
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Riding on top of Australia
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Onwards to Harrietville
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Having fun in the hills
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Welcome to bright's Alpine Hotel
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Leaving the pub fully refreshed
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15th January - Going home, Bright to Melbourne via Whitfield and Kinglake
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Gotta get around this truck
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There's a look out here somewhere
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The final leg only 30km from home
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Another truck to get around, be patient
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... oops bad decision, thanks driver for the warning. Next time I'll be more patient!
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Awesome 'twisties' only 30 mins from home
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RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - the Ferret - 02-14-2025

Cool pics Aussieflyer

RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - peterbaron - 02-14-2025

Nice long trip.
How many kms on your bike, Aussieflyer?

RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - suhawk305 - 02-15-2025

I always enjoy keeping up with your trip reports. Reports like yours and peterbaron’s recent report are great, especially during the our winter months.

RE: The Cormanus Chronicles — 2025 January - Aussieflyer - 02-15-2025

(02-14-2025, 10:59 PM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Nice long trip.
How many kms on your bike, Aussieflyer?

I too hit a mileage milestone on our tour, 30,000Km. In the company of Cormanus and most others on this forum that's an embarrassingly minor achievement. Based upon my average usage calculations on today's luncheon napkin indicate that I'll reach the 160,000Km milestone in 43 years and approximately:
- 7,150 liters of fuel,
- 39 oil & filter changes,
- 11 sets of tyres, and
- 4 chain/sprocket sets.
Touring with Cormanus, Pterodactyl and Noroomtomove is so enjoyable it's very likely that when I retire from work my annual mileage will increase exponentially just trying to keep up these guys.