Woronora Dam

[BMBEN]

BMU WEDNESDAY RIDE
All welcome to join in

Meet :- Blaxland McDonalds, GWH, BLAXLAND, NSW, 2774
for a 9.00am Start
Ride Leader/Photo’s :- Franz (BMBEN) 0427 830 712

17th March 2010

Destination :- Woronora Dam NSW
34°06’41.5”S 150°56’04.3”E

The weather forecast for to day was 25° C and city and 26° C to 27° C in the west. I arrived that McDonalds at approximately 8.15am and there were already a few riders there, we ended up with a total of 10 and Franz Garde had planned the ride to Woronora Dam. We would go around the back roads and the down to Liverpool to a place called Haigh park, it is at the back of Liverpool and on the southern side of Warwick farm, I have never been there before and I was quite surprised at how nice the park was. When we arrived there we were the only people there so we had the place to ourself as usual.

Franz Garde led the ride followed by Les Welch, Len Price, my self, David Camble, Malcolm Kerry, John Mccrae, Rod Brigham, Peter Morris, Richard Mason, and tail end charlie would be Noel Harris.

The boys were having their morning tea I had finished mine and I walked down through some of the park, when you got to the lake their was an Island and it looks like it is some sort of ethnic area called Satyam Ghat and there is a sign up for you to only throw biodegradable objects into the water. The sign reads no coconuts no clothing to be left there, no ornaments to be thrown in the water, so that gives you some sort of explanation of what they do there.



We had morning tea and then continued on along Heathcote Road down to the Princes Highway and then along to the turnoff to Woronora Dam. We arrived there and went straight down to the dam wall and the level of the water had gone down quite a considerable amount. I had some old photos that I took 12 months ago and I reckon that the water level was down 4 to 5 m. John Mccrae stayed with the bikes to keep an eye on things as he was a bit concerned that maybe some aboriginals would jump out of the bushes and steal them, we went up to the top park to have lunch and you would not want to know it, the MG car club was there, we have run into them a few times and today they were not as snobby as they normally are probably because I had my tats covered up and I had on a respectable shirt.



After lunch we headed back onto The Old Princes Highway and then down to Appin Rd where we would turn right to Appin and through Douglas Park stopping at Menangle for afternoon tea. We then said our goodbyes and Les Welch Richard Mason David Campbell and myself would go back through Camden and along the northern road,

I arrived home at approximately 4:45 pm after having done 260 kilometres for the day's ride. To the riders that did not go you missed a fantastic day the weather conditions were absolutely perfect for motorcycles and the company was even better, because when we stopped at Woronora Dam for our lunch there were some people arrived in a bus from an old people's home, and when you see how lucky we are, that we can go for a ride every week, my philosophy is you have to grab it while you can and that is why I get into trouble when I am around good looking woman.

And it was a fantastic day and if you didn't get there, you missed out on a really great ride. I hope you enjoy.

Regards Eric Baldwin.