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Ulysses Club Albury Wodonga Branch, Blind Freddy's Cafe, Wodonga (2026)

02/09/2026

Wednesday Ride Report – 2nd Sep 2026 (Harrietville)

What do you do when you have near perfect weather 🌞.

Oh yea, get on the Bmmer and go riding but I will see if I can pick up some ride Buddies on the way.

I did manage to put a quick note out late last night on FB as a reminder of our planned destination and surprisingly enough, there were a few that read my post which may have helped grow the numbers.

So briefing out of the way at Blind Freddy’s and with 13 people on the list itching to go, departure was on time and we were soon heading towards Mt Beauty down the Kiewa Valley Hwy (via Mahers Rd of course).

The climb over Tawonga Gap can be a little adventurous on a good day but some of the fun is taken out of it when every second corner is damp with moisture so today was taking it a little easier with a reduction in the power setting.

It has been a while since many of us have been to Harrietville but we made it to the other end of Town as a number of us needed to check out the condition of the Toilets. Mission was accomplished so we headed back towards Bright for some lunch.

Gum Tree Pies may not be everyone’s favourite but we all made managed to exchange money for food at this location and a coffee or drink to wash it down.

We made our way back up the Buckland Gap and despite being a 60kph zone, it can still be a bit of fun. We continued through Beechworth where we pulled over at Leneva to part company and head home.

Last Sunday, we had twins (BMW R1300GS) on the ride and today we had triplets. Can’t wait to see what next week brings.

The round trip today completed 249kms which is a little longer than our normal Wednesday ride but I was riding in my driveway at 2:00pm so possibly 30 mins longer than the norm. That doesn’t matter as long as we all enjoyed the ride.

Terry will probably be running the Wednesday Rides for the next 5 weeks as my wife and I need to baby sit a house (complete with a dog) on the Gold Coast BUT I and the committee will still be working behind the scenes in the interest of the members of the Albury Wodonga Branch – Just keep watching this space 🤔.

01/09/2026

Sorry for the late notice but just letting everyone know that tomorrow’s ride (pending weather) will be to Harrietville via Tawonga Gap. We will more than likely have lunch in Bright before returning home via Buckland Gap through to Beechworth.
Looking forward to seeing as many as possible 🙂

31/08/2026

Sunday Ride Report – 30th Aug 2026 (Tumbarumba)

Wow - who would have thought that with about 3 days notice to our members via Facebook and E-Mail that we would have got 14 riders joining us today.

As per BOM, the weather Gods played their part and turned on great day for our run to Tumbarumba.

Briefing was straight forwarded but a word of caution that there were plenty of Police on the road although this doesn’t tend to bother us too much nowadays but nice to just keep this at the back of the mind. Without too much delay, we were riding out of Blind Freddy’s by 0930.

We made our way to Corryong around the Weir but as hit the 60kph zone approaching the town, the local Police decided that they wanted to conduct RBT on all of us and without any issues as expected. We then continued for a comfort stop a few hundred metres up the road and it was not long before our friendly Copper came to have a chat with me but essentially, he just wanted to explain the use of the “Crash Card” where you complete some personal details and then place the card inside your helmet. This is a great idea and I have done this previously. I have spare forms available for those that are interested.

We managed to escape from Corryong without any tickets and headed to Tumby via Towong, Greg Greg and Tooma. A few kms later, we pulled over at the Southern Cloud Memorial Site for a photo shoot and a quick look at the History behind the crash of the Southern Cloud.

The Story behind the Southern Cloud: On the 21st March 1931, the Southern Cloud (Avro 618 Ten Aircraft) departed Sydney on route to Melbourne in terrible flying conditions and was off track where it ran into the side of a hill killing all 8 occupants. The Southern Cloud's fate remained a mystery for 27 years until the 26 October 1958 when a Kiwi working on the Snowy Hydro Scheme discovered the wreckage. If you have not been to this memorial site, then well worth a visit BUT the actual Aircraft is many kms away from the memorial site.

We then continued on to Tumby via Paddy’s River but this road is not one to ride in the evening as the number of dead Roo’s was quite noticeable.

We pulled into the servo for a top up just to be sure that we can all make it home and then head to the local Bakery for a bite to eat. We also had Anthony from out of town join us for a bite and a chat. Look forward to seeing Anthony again at one on one of our ride days.

We departed for home via Jingellic with a run down the Murray River Road but not without a couple of discussions with some wild life. I manage to connect with not one but 2 Cockatoos (I understand they continued to fly on) and closer to home I encountered 5 deer crossing the Road (Just North of Talgano). If I was one second earlier, we may have had venison for dinner (and a new motorbike) but the brakes worked so we all escaped that moment.

A quick re-group once over the Bethanga Bridge where we all made our own way home from there.

For a ride to be broadcast at such short notice turned out to be an amazing day’s riding completing 370kms and I am sure enjoyed by all.

28/08/2026

Wednesday Ride Report – 26th Aug 2026 (Howlong)

The roads were very damp from a couple of days of reasonably solid rain but what the heck, lets go riding (and I am glad that we did).

We started out with 7 Riders and picked another one as we were about to leave so bonus.

Standard Briefing achieved with departure on-time as made a right turn at Leneva heading Southbound along Beechworth Rd before diverting past the Strawberry Farm to pick up the Beechworth-Chiltern Rd.

At this point and after discussions prior to departure, we chose to head directly across the intersection at the crossroads in Chiltern which made a change from the norm. This route took us onto the Chiltern-Howlong Rd where we took the left branch of the road at Old Howlong Rd. This eventually leads us to connect with the Chiltern-Rutherglen Rd. Whilst the road is not new to me, it has been a while and well worth the variation and surprisingly a number of large paddocks showing their full colours with the amount of Canola on display.

We made our way through Rutherglen passing All Saints and taking the new bypass avoiding Corowa to make our way into our lunch stop at the Howlong Bakery.

A good chat inside the Bakery and then we all made our way home depending on which side of the border you lived.

The sunshine was kind to us today achieving only 147kms but damp conditions remaining on the roads does tend to stifle ones desire. Never mind, the warmer months are approaching.

Been to Harrietville recently, then that is next week’s destination pending weather.

Also, do not forget the ride this Sunday to Tumbarumba via Corryong.

See you at Blind Freddy’s.

27/08/2026

Planned Ulysses Sunday Ride (30th August 2026) - Corryong with lunch planned at Tumbarumba.

With a few warmer days on the horizon with this Sunday having a forecast high of 21 degrees, we have decided to take this opportunity to plan an unscheduled ride for those that may be interested.

We are planning a ride to Corryong and then onto Tumbarumba for lunch and then returning home via Murray River Road.

As per normal, we will meet at Blind Freddys for a 9:15am briefing with a planned departure time of 9:30am.

Hoping that you are able to join us for the day.

See you at Blind Freddy’s.

20/08/2026

Wednesday Ride Report – 19th Aug 2026 (Tallangatta)

As the clouds were showing signs that they were ready to burst at the seams, one then has to decide whether to ride to Blind Freddy’s or take the car. However, I made an executive decision and put on the bike gear and headed down for a coffee (little did I know that this was the right decision).

Arriving at BF’s, there were a few bikes and a quick check on the radar does allow one to think that we all should ride back home. However, at around 9:30, there was enough interest to hold a ride although a little shorter than our normal Wednesday ride.

Back to Plan “A” and a quick briefing at 9:45 with 9 riders on board (plus 1 car) and we were heading over the Bethanga Bridge 10 mins later. A right turn took us though Bell Bridge allowing us to enjoy a scenic run around the Weir along Lake Rd and despite being restricted to 80kph, it can still be enjoyable run. Into Bethanga and the connecting with Talgarno Gap Rd but since we have come this far, we then connected with Georges Creek Rd before finally arriving at the Tallangatta Bakery for an early bite to eat.

Here’s the best parts, we started out with 9 riders and ended up with 10 by the time we rode into Tallangatta and even better, there was no sign of rain or at least not yet.

After a bite and a chat, we all made our way home although the majority of us rode via Sandy Creek and into Tangambalanga to enjoy one of our favourites being Mahers Rd. Not sure what it is about this loop? Could it be the flowing corners, the gentle rises or maybe it is one well known “Cow Poo Corner” (there are other names but we not put this into print).

We completed 125kms and despite being a shorter run than normal and the potential for the clouds to dump their excess moisture, I am kinda glad that we took the opportunity to get back on the rides seat.

Next Wednesday we are planning to head West of the Hwy.

20/08/2026

Monthly Ride - August
Well, we had a great turn out for the ride on Sunday with 23 members ready to leave. 18 Bikes and 3 cars (5 members). Paul gave the briefing on time at 9:15 and after a report the Bandiana Link was closed, Paul, towing his trailer with the goodies, proceeded to High Street and down to the turn off and onto the Hume Highway, turning left off at Thurgoona Drive, right onto Wagga Road and then onto Gerogery Road and onto Gerogery for a PITSTOP HERE. After several took advantage of the break (although the sun was out it was a bit cool when we left) we went left and then right onto the road to Morven then right and left to Mangoplah, left to South Wagga, right onto Bourke St, and Right onto Urana Street Right onto Macleay and left to Willans Hill.
We had arrived at the Willans Hill Miniature Railway, great weather, which had brought out ‘everyone!’ in Wagga, but we all found spots to park. Several members went for a ride on the trains (all safe! – no de-rails) while Paul setup the BBQ. Paul was well prepared, as the local BBQ was being use, Paul had brought tables, gas stoves and pans in the trailer and cooked up a storm with the help from Tracey, John and Damo.
As they were cooking the group from Wagga and Tumut arrived and we all enjoyed a well cooked meal with salads etc. We had a great a group gathering with around 46 members all together from the 3 Branches.
A Gold coin was collected to go to UCARF.
After a great meal, the groups broke up to head home. Those of our group left headed home via a short stop in Holbrook and then down the Hwy to home.
Thankfully the weather was great, verging on “WARM”.

26/07/2026

Wednesday Ride Report – 22nd July 2026 (Milawa)

I usually plan our rides the evening before but one does start to scratch the head where to go. It is not so much in the final destination but the route that we wish to take. There are only so many roads that one can ride.

Looking through the maps and trying my best to ensure that we stick to the black stuff, I discovered a road that I had never ventured on and this was the Eldorado-Tarawingee Road which runs off the Beechworth-Wangaratta road so this allowed for a planned route utilising using this road.

Today was pleasant enough with 8 riders registering for today’s run so we were on the bitumen a little before 10:00am. Lawrence had agreed again (Thanks Lawrence) to be Tail-End Charlie and from a Ride Leaders perspective, the Can-Am Spyder allows for easy recognition in the rear vision mirror or when regrouping.

Corner marking was in play today although we were holding together pretty well as a group so not too sure that we needed to apply these rules.

Regroup on Plunkett’s Rd before passing the logistics centre and then making our way into Barney. The run along the Barnawartha-Chiltern Rd is always a relaxing run being surrounded by trees for the entire length of the road.

Making our way into Beechworth along the Chiltern-Beechworth Rd with a spirited climb up towards the township before continuing down the Wangaratta-Beechworth Rd.

I managed to locate our intersection being the Eldorado-Tarawingee Road so a quick pitstop in Eldorado before heading to Milawa via Tarawingee.

The Bakery at Milawa always provides plenty of Parking and usually enough choices to satisfy everyone’s taste buds.

Heading home was back up the Buckland gap and always great on a bike but remembering that it has been reduced to 60kph.

Pleasant day for a ride with a great team enjoying the same achieving 193kms and managing to make it home around 1pm.

So any ideas for next week 🤔. Please feel free to reach out and share your thoughts.

18/07/2026

Wednesday Ride Report – 15th July 2026 (Beechworth)

A quick coffee followed by a debrief and we were ready to venture out with 8 riders along for the ride.

The weather was on our side with the sun shining but to be honest and little known to us, this was going to be short lived.

We decided to use one of our favourites being Maher’s Rd then through Kiewa before heading South through to Dederang. So far, so good.

Along the Dederang Rd, we observed the fog making its way back in and a reminder to take extra care in these conditions.

We continued to make our way through to Myrtleford despite my bike wanting to aggressively turn onto Carroll’s Rd but my willpower managed to overcome the bikes desire (BMW’s just love corners).

As per plan, we were not stopping in Myrtleford and made our way up the Buckland Gap for a stop and a bite at the Beechworth Bakery. The gap can be a bit of fun but not today due to the damp corners hiding in the shade.

A few of the Team made their own way back home whilst Bill and I decided to take the Indigo Creek Rd before turning up Cookinburra Rd and over the hill back into Wodonga.

Today’s run was a little shorter than normal being 175kms and the fog did put a damper on things for a while BUT it was great to get out with fellow riders making the most of the day.

11/07/2026

Wednesday Ride Report – 8th July 2026 (Glenrowan)

Chilly start to the day but it is winter and with no cloud predicted, we should get close to around 13 degrees making the riding temp acceptable.
We managed to secure 11 riders for the run this morning to Glenrowan via the Warby Ranges.
My plan was to head down the Jones-Swamp Road and turn off at Peechelba East to cross the Ovens river and then head Southbound along the Yarrawonga-Wangaratta Rd. Some of the members advised that this particular road may have incurred flooding so we made an amendment to our original plan to avoid the area.
We did have another rider (Peter) join us as we were about to ride out. We look forward to seeing Peter on future rides.
We made way through Rutherglen via the Old Barnawartha Rd and then continued onto the Yarrawonga-Wangaratta Rd.
As we made our way Southbound, the decision to avoid Peechelba Rd was a good decision as the Road was closed due to flooding.
We made a right turn on to Wangandary Rd to take us over the Warby’s. However, there were still a number of damp patches on the corners which made us more cautious adding to our concentration levels. Most of us are also super cautious where most damp areas are in the shade which sometimes makes it hard to see what is in the corners.
A quick Re-Group on the intersection of the Wangandary Rd and Glenrowan-Boweya Rd before making our way into the Bakery at Glenrowan.
After a chat and a bite to eat, some of the team decided to head up the Hwy whilst others followed us via Beechworth just to add a bit more excitement to the run.

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