Island Bend Kosciusko ride Jan 30-31

[Bob Bennett]

It's a bit overcast here but I'm loaded and setting off now.
See yas there.

[Airbear]

I'm just about to head off, slotting into a weather window (I hope). See yez there.

[Mal S7]

Still raining. I'm bailing. Will take the x-trail to Canberra, drink wine with my brother, go see Mephisto. http://www.awm.gov.au/mephisto/

Sad to miss the run tho.

Have fun fellas!

[ME 109]

No worries Mal.
Charlie may have had a good dryish run up there today, I'll find out tomorrow.
Tally Ho!

[Sibbo]

I just emptied 75mm out of my rain gauge. Damp up this way.

[SteveD]

Island Bend, nrJindabyne sw corner of the picture, about to experience some northerly storms for a few hours by the looks of it! I hope those flies are taut!

[Bob Bennett]

On the way up on Friday visibility was only about 100m in the fog at the top of Brown Mtn and
when that cleared up I had to stop and get the wet gear on to go through a storm.
Got to Jindabyne and it didn't look that good and started raining again so got a cabin at the van park
near the turnoff.
Saturday morning it started raining again at 7.30 so I packed up and headed back home.
Hope the Boys didn't get too wet or blown about.
Charlie and I texted each other a couple of times but It was while the other was riding
or out of range so we missed each other some how.
Will try again next time.

[grant81rs]

Gidday,

Bob good effort mate Fog, rain and twisty bits are not a comfortable mix.

[malcom]

Hi Bob i was keeping an eye on the snowy mt's weather, you get that sometimes. It got wet up there sat night, bega got 98mm too.
We had a good run to Braidwood for the brunch run today, nice dry, well washed Clyde Mtn and the normal race back down.

Cheers mal.com

[ME 109]

Another great ride and saturday night. Thanks blokes. Sorry we didn't get to see you at the fire, Bob.

Pissing rain at times but we made it work and it was fun. Sitting under Charlie's tarp through a few full on thunder storms, alternating with sitting around the big fire in still conditions after the rain stopped. I love how nature works that way.
We all cooked and ate dinner in one of the breaks between rain. T bone and veg for me.
My tent stayed nice and dry and sleeping was very comfortable.

My RS performed flawlessly. Beautiful stormy skies and thunder storms today in the mountains.