--- In sydneytandems@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Tritschler
<Adrian.Tritschler@...> wrote:
>
> 2009/3/24 Samantha Gardner-Wade samgw@...:
> > Hi
> >
> > Malcolm and I had a chat about this last night and can understand
where
> > Tracey is coming from.
> >
> > We think January would be too hot on the mainland (and
potentially humid)
> > and would prefer a bit later in the year. If, it needs to be in
school
> > holidays (and yes, Year 12 is very important for Cait), happy if it
is the
> > April ones.
> >
> > We're happy with a mainland holiday (though would like to do more of
> > Tasmania another year if that fits with others' timetables).
> >
> > We think a loop anywhere is a good idea. Then Marc doesn't need
to get
> > transport back to the starting point (a possible problem with Snowys
to
> > coast option, but not snowys loop option). We're happy for a
northern NSW
> > loop. Don't know what Qld is like in the June/July holidays
(too wet??? but
> > cooler?)Â Maybe there are some Bike Qld loops we can replicate?
>
> Jo and I did a four day loop out of Tumbarumba in March 2007 inspired
> by the 2006 RTA big ride that I'd gone on. We went Tumbarumba ->
> Tumut -> Gundagai -> Adelong -> Tumbarumba, stayed in pubs along the
> way. Was thoroughly enjoyable.
>
> 1) http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2321448
> 2) http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2321447
> 3) http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2321450
> 4) http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2321451
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajft/sets/72157600046725060/
>
> Loop rides certainly make the logistics easy.
>
> > roger's email has come in while I'm typing this.
> >
> > Sam
>
> --
> Adrian
>
> Sent from: Melbourne Victoria Australia.
>

Sounds like a good ride, though seeing we haven't done that many Big
Rides would probably prefer to go somewhere we hadn't already been...
so recently anyway... Also, pubs would be a wonderful way to go if it
wasn't for the children! (In terms of finding enough rooms, and big
enough rooms!)

Don't worry about us (and transport) in regard to loop rides. Might be
just semantics, but the Schmidt family get a kick out of being able to
say we've ridden from A to B, rather than A to .. um.. A.

Will keep thinking and researching. (Meanwhile, last night, Marc and I
started talking about an 'sans kids' tandem escapade for us... I once
proposed we ride from Sydney (leaving the kids with grandparents at
Pennant Hills) up the northern beaches, over to Patonga on ferry, up
through Central Coast, Newcastle, ending up at his Mum's at Tea Gardens.
(Then get car and kids brought up from Syd by my parents.) For some
reason he doesn't seem to think this is long enough and he started
suggesting a loop back through the Hunter Valley, Wisemans' Ferry...
(And so there I go making a liar out of myself with the 'loop' thing...)