Melrose Fat Tyre Festival 2008
Jon organises a weekend away to Melrose and the Fat Tyre Festival. Kain, Jonno, Callie and Angelo join us and we meet Ted & Sarah, Ian & Deborah and Chris during the rides. The weather on the second day is pretty poor and turns all tracks into great mud slides. We lose tracks a few times, but find a great bike wash along the way. The port is great, the trails awesome, company fantastic, food delicious and weather crap. A great weekend! We’ll definitely go again next year.
Angelo, Callie and Jonno around the fire
breakfast with Jonno, Jon, Angelo, Callie and Kain
Jonno and Kain ready to ride
Jon ready to ride
we’re off…
Jonno on the ride
Jon coming in
the trails are quite hilly
team shot – Jonno, Angelo, Jon, Jude, Kain and Callie
picnic lunch at a winery
great food, we meet the guy who writes for the mtb magazine
sheep dog demonstration
pretty impressive
tasting the port before continuing the ride
Kain
Kain and Jude
Callie and Jude
views from the top
riding to the pub in town for food
kiddie’s race
and some older kiddies…
enjoying a few drinks around the campfire
whilst some play music
next morning getting together for the start of the ride
Kain and Angelo
Jude coming in at the top of a long and muddy hill
a rather damp lunch
checking out the little waterfall
some sections are too wet (slippery) to ride
we collect a bit of mud on the ride
Jude on a hike-a-bike section
Jude through the creek, probably cleans the bike a bit
muddy bum! waiting for Angelo to fix his tyre
Angelo, Jonno, Jon and Jude after a muddy and wet ride
the next day we explore Alligator Gorge with Kain and Angelo
very pretty but no alligators
very, very hungry after the walk