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Ride To Carmel’s at Carricalinga
Sunday the 13th of January

Nine riders, one pillion and Barb in her car set off from Maccas at Darlington on South
Road towards Clarendon. The weather was a lot cooler than it had been and there had
been a light shower earlier in the day. After Clarendon we turned off at Kangarilla onto
the McLaren Vale road just a few k’s along this road a group of bikes passed us going
the opposite way and warned us to slow down as just around the next corner were a
couple of CFS trucks were pulling a car out of the ditch.
We turned off to take a road that took us to the Kuitpo forest road and on to the top of
the Willunga Hill, where we regrouped. Everyone had made it so far without getting lost.
The best part of the ride was from Myponga to Carrickalinga as we rode over the dam
wall and across the top of the hills along the coast where the views are spectacular.
When we arrived at Carmel’s we found that she had set out chairs and tables on her
back veranda and had put on tea, coffee and chocolate cake for all of us. She has quite
a nice little farm with her silky bantams wandering about the yard.
Carmel, Lee and Barb have been WIMA members from the 80s and it is great to hear
stories of rides they went on back then. It was nice to have Sandy come along as I had
not seen her for a while.
Kerry, Brian, Lee, Lisa and myself rode back through Meadows, Lobethal and through
Chain of Ponds, while the other group went home via Willunga and the South Road.

Safe riding,
Liv