There will most likely be a few mentions or postings of the Horizons Unlimited 2011 gathering around the place, but for me it was my first...and I loved it! Preparing the bike and packing for 4 days away in the Queensland winter... beautiful.
The mandatory stopoff for morning coffee and local country pies. We had a run up on Friday from the Gold Coast on some dirt and back country roads.
There were 4 Gold Coast Stroms (all 650's) in our travelling group.
We setup camp and had Blackwidow and his wife from Brisbane join us on their DL1000 and we also had another Strom we met on the day along side us. The camp ground soon filled up with upto 100 bikes.
These were some of my favourites.
This classic BMW came across from Perth, nice guy to chat to also.
And these guys are on a world trip on this Moto Guzzi from the UK - it was a work of art, I loved it. He built it up from a bare frame. Windscreen wiper, electric winch, 2 braking systems...etc. Oh yeah and a roof! You have gotta have a roof.
There were talks from all sorts of travellers, a couple who travelled the world on a 650 Strom and loved the bike, and Travelling Strom told us of his south America trip. These guys then told us all about the Guzzi and how they built it up. They are heading anticlockwise around Australia at present.
I took the long way home over Mt Mee over to Esk and down to Toowoomba on Sunday.
Light a fire and enjoy a hot lunch and cuppa along the way - it was bloody cold.
This was a stopoff near Perseverance, lovely riding around these parts.
Two nights camping at the gathering in very cold (for Qld anyway) nights meant a night in a cabin at Toowoomba was luxury. Though $70 bucks as opposed to $7 it had better be warm.
An old rail station at Grandchester on Mondays return run to the Gold Coast.
Beaut roads for travelling on cool winter days - near Mt Walker.
The area called Rosevale is great as the short dirt section keeps away all the other bikes.
The region is called the Scenic Rim and if you get out to the back of Boonah it is geat riding, the other Stroms I travelled up with had already explored out here, but for me it was new and a great way to end a fantastic gathering and a 4 day weekend.
I hope you all get out and explore this winter. Send us some pics of the snowy areas fellas. Cheers - Trevor
